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Originally Posted by Racki
I have to admit, the hatchet job being done on Oilers by the mainstream media has me feeling vindicated. It's like the hockey world has finally - finally come to realize what we have known here at CP for so long...Edmonton is no good.
After years of trying to force feed us "the Young Turks", "something special", "not if, but how many" and countless other descriptors for that tire fire...they get it now.
Edmonton is no good.
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It's a temporary thing. They'll do a move or two at the deadline to shuffle chairs, get a few game winning streak to end the year and be close enough to sniffing the playoffs (in.a crappy bottom of the conference) that them, or some in the press, think that they are close.
Lowe will hire a GM who's got potential but more importantly, is someone the national media thinks may be good (Tambelleni, and yes Eakins, as an assistant, we're highly regarded by those in the press) so that Lowe can get that positive media attention applauding him for that hire, to kick off his campaign of selling hope and real change, like he has so often before.
Come late August, after a campaign by Lowe all summer to put himself back in the spotlight, and has had his chats and taken as many media members out to the country club for a round of golf and steak dinner, the criticisms of the situation fade away, and the media starts writing puff peices and sells hope.
Partially due to some media taking random guesses for next season, and want to increase the reputation by calling their shot about the Oilers improving so they can say they are right if it miraculously does happen. Some will predict it to get better because thy don't think it can worse and some who've been seduced by Lowe and believe the tripe yet again, he throws their way and believe that this rebuild will be different.
It is always the case as each preseason the local press expect massive gains and one one or two of the more national guys get tricked into the sale of hope, too. And many of their fans eat it all up and ask for more, just as they have the last 20 years with Lowe at the helm.