[Sylvanfan]

EDMONTON SUN

New GM Makes first move

New Oiler GM Sylvanfan made his first move as Oiler GM yesterday shipping versatile, but fragile forward Andy McDonald to the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Jani Hurme. "It was no secret that we needed a back up tender" admitted GM Sylvanfan. "We feel Andy is a very good young player, but he's stuck as a 4th liner in our organization, and we felt we required a better backup goalie more than a 4th line forward. Once we saw Andy get through our game against those malicious violent punks from L.A. we figured we better get him the hell out of town before he get's injured in the next game." Facing a difficult 4 game in 5 night stretch Sylvanfan insisted that the Oilers must provide protection for their most valuable roster player Thomas Vokun. "We'd be on crack to think that Thomas could play all 4 games in this stretch, so we really felt like we needed to get someone who we were confident could fill in and help us win games." When asked if the Oilers had anything else on the burner Sylvafan offered the following. "Well we're trying to get to know the guys in the league again. We feel no desperation to trade anyone, but we do feel we can improve this hockey team".