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A night of treachery and deceit
March 27 2009 09:29AM
We will go uh... WTF for $500 Alex.
A: On March 26, 2009 this team shot itself directly in the foot, losing 3-2 to the Phoenix Coyotes.
Q: Who are the damned Edmonton Oilers of 2009?
If you've just woken from a doctor-induced coma and are seeking to catch up with the world since you were put under, we can bring you up to speed pretty quickly on everything you have missed in the past 10 years:
- Britney Spears was a teenage popstar.
- She rose to the top of the world with her sweet, demure nature and sexy looks.
- She then went completely crazy, nailed half of the paparazzi in LA, shaved her head and trashed a car with an umbrella.
- When all was lost, she sold her soul to Satan and quickly rose to the top of the pop world again, with her demure nature and sexy looks.
- The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Oilers last night 3-2, scoring a goal for every Phoenix fan in attendance in Glendale. Britney's thoughts on the matter are unavailable as of press time.
There. Now that we're all on the same page we can proceed with railing against how awful the Oilers are and worse.
Let's get this straight
Dwayne Roloson started in net AGAIN? Really MacT? You do realize Roloson is older than you right? You do realize that if the Oil manage to get out of their own way and somehow make the playoffs your starting goalie will already have the fatigue level of a 7th-game Cup appearance. You do understand this right?
We could go on about the Oilers losing until the cows come home. But even greater treachery is afoot. Coupled with the Oilers losing, it is probably the greatest attack on our values that we have suffered in a single evening in quite some time.
The worst thing ever
As we have been known to do on most Thursdays we went and played some poker with the boys. It's 51% beer, 40% "something" and 9% poker and on nights when the Oilers play it can go downhill very quickly.
Last night, the Oilers were busy in the long and torturous process of gassing a game that they could afford to lose. Your ol' pal Wanye, on the other hand, was coming off a win the last time we played poker and we were busy slow playing the table to a second place finish whilst drinking our usual 58 Bud Lights.*
We go to the fridge to grip a beer and it was at this point in time the absolutely unthinkable occurred.
At first blush this may look like nothing more than another soldier about to get crushed by your ol' pal Wanye en route to another world class poker performance. But upon closer inspection Members of the Jury, you will note two key facts:
Exhibit A: This can remains unopened – note the sealed top. Exhibit B: There isn't a drop of beer in the can.
Is anyone else's mind just completely blown by this? Is anything sacred anymore? An empty Bud Light can shipped in a case to some devil-may-care Canadian Poker Sensation? Uh WTF?
A pair of losses
We're at a loss to explain how the Oil could show up with as little emotion or skill as they did last night, with the playoffs on the line and facing one of the worst teams in hockey. We can't even begin to explain how in the hell the fantastical beer Oompaloompas at the magical Bud Light factory somehow allowed one of their delicious cans to escape unfilled.
This is an absolute outrage and it won't stand. Doesn't anyone care about professionalism anymore? Is anyone interested in competing on a night in and night out basis anymore? Or is everyone just mailing it in and rushing home to watch American Idol?
Make a note in the log: March 26, 2009. The night both the Oilers and Bud Light completely failed us.
*The cold and crisp taste of BLs are not being endorsed in the least in this article.
A non-Bud-Light-Scandal-related note
As we have never it discussed prior to right now, no one knows that the official band of the OilersNation is a band called Toast. No one knows this, but they totally are. Our boy Chris basically runs most of E-Town with his crazy band and they recently performed a jam called "Smile On," on CityTV's Breakfast Television last Monday morning. Completely unsolicited by Chris we are going to demand everyone able to walk, run or drive should make their way down to the Crown & Anchor pub in Castledowns and witness musical history this weekend.
But if you order a Bud Light at the concert make sure it isn't already empty. Cause that totally can happen.
March 27 2009, 09:40AM
*sits forward on couch with shoulders slouched. stares at tv screen watching highlights of the loss for the 5th time. sighs. listlessly picks up his ak-47 and fires imaginary rounds in the air only to find that even they offer no solice. suddenly feels the urge to buy a tie and forgets all about the pretend russian rifle. the oilers have killed his inner child and apparently his ability to capitalize letters.
I don't know what's more disturbing: The Oilers ineptitude, or your choice of wobbly pops. C'mon, Bud Light? Really?
Thanks Wayne. I needed some humor and perspective.
* Comes in off the ledge of his office building.
Also, for the record I blame the last couple of games on Souray shaving his playoff beard.
Hate to say it but, serves you right. Bud Light? Pfffft
Ohh and it wasn't just her head that Britney Spears shaved....
Looks like SOMEBODY wishes they were American. And is watching their figure.
What's that first picture? I assume it's just another round of Thursday night White Boy Breakdance Showdown®, but I'd like to think your friend was trying to drive himself straight through to the basement to avoid having to watch anymore of that craptacular debacle last night.
March 27 2009, 09:51AM
@ bcjames: @ Rick:
Are you serious? Have you ever had a Bud Light? Have you ever had 30 Bud Lights in one sitting? Absolutely zero bloating. I convert people to Bud Light like Tom Cruise converts people to Scientology:
Quite regularly and I starve Katie Holmes in the process.
@ jeanshorts:
First of all that wasn't a breakdance showdown. It was a worm competition. And it wasn't last night either. It was at a party my boy Lavinskidine put together. His wife later threw out the guy in the picture for being too buckled. He wandered the streets like a ghost for about an hour in sub zero temps and we all thought he had been pinched by the fuzz.
Yeah, Bud Light? What colour panties do you buy from Wal-Mart?
March 27 2009, 09:53AM
For some reason, I have a craving for a cold, crisp, refreshing Bud Light. It's the best selling beer in America. A 12 ounce serving contains 4.2% ABV and 110 calories.
The difference is drinkability.
March 27 2009, 09:53AM
Wanger wrote:
Yeah, Bud Light? What colour panties do you buy from Wal-Mart?
I haven't bought underwear in years. Your mom usually leaves a pair behind when I throw her out of my house in the morning. They are about 12 sizes too big, but with a little sewing I can make them work.
March 27 2009, 09:54AM
@ The Towel Boy:
See? Towel Boy gets it.
*flips him a quarter for choosing the right beer*
The biggest question is - plastic on the poker table? Who wears the pants over there anyways??? Mua-hahaha!
March 27 2009, 09:59AM
~MacTavish you are my hero. I love you like Ovechkin likes assists.~
Wanye Gretz wrote:
Wanger wrote: Yeah, Bud Light? What colour panties do you buy from Wal-Mart? I haven't bought underwear in years. Your mom usually leaves a pair behind when I throw her out of my house in the morning. They are about 12 sizes too big, but with a little sewing I can make them work.
Nice! Bud Light and Mom jokes. Now that's how to start off a Friday!
*Shotguns a BL, belches, and scratches crotch*
March 27 2009, 10:05AM
Wanye Gretz wrote:
*flips him a quarter for choosing the right beer*
*jumps in air, catches quarter as film pauses and 80's commercial jingle for Bud Light plays*
March 27 2009, 10:13AM
I think that the empty Bud Light is an excellent metaphor for our team. On the outside, they look like something great. Something that can take away our stress at the end of the day by quenching our thirst for a victory.
But then, when they are ready for duty and you reach out to that cool can in the fridge, you only find that they are empty. They have NOTHING in them. The whole act of reaching out to them feels like a complete waste of energy and time... and yet, you know you will be back for another one on another day. Hopefully though the Wobly Wonka at Budvilla filled up that can and the right team shows up.
Funny how art imitates life.
March 27 2009, 10:17AM
Have you seen the emergency wards of the hospitals in the Capital Health Region? They're full.
Full of Oiler fans getting on the bandwagon and falling off again. Over and over and over again.
All season long this happens. We win one and the ON is full of posts about the world beaters this team has become.
A loss and the opposite. The end of the world is at hand.
It should be clear by now that this team plays to the level of it's opposition and little bit lower.
We have a culture of losers in the Oil management and team. This team doesn't know how to win anymore. They don't know how to impose their will. They are reactionary.
Whatever the opposition does, determines how they play.
I am so looking forward to the major house cleaning that will be coming in the next couple of years.
Kevin Lowe, you have fooled people for long enough about your management skills and hockey sense. It's been nice.
The plastic on the table makes it look like there will be a post-game murder.
And for Goodness sakes, if you really need to drink a light beer, make it a Heineken like a respectable person. For added pomposity, wear a monacle and/or an ascot.
@ I'm a Scientist!: You, sir, are a poet.
Wanye, it looks like that can fell victim to the Bic pen shootgun. Maybe the fantastical beer Oompaloompas at the magical Bud Light factory were witness to a recent Oilers game and needed to drown their sorrows.
It's official Oilers, I usually get (and take) a free pass from the wife when there is a hockey game on. I'm not expected to 'talk just for the sake of talking'. I don't have to watch Jon and Kate plus 8 and I get to swear and yell at the TV (Deep Oil yelling at a stop sign style) as long as our daughter is in bed. But after last night and honestly, most of this season, I'm not being your b*tch anymore. I've made the effort, the Oil haven't. You've killed my spirit by watching this crapfest all year. I honestly can't wait for the suffering that is your season to be over.
Thanks Wanye! Just wanted to see if I could get a response from ya....and you didn't disappoint! No hard feelings, I never knew my mom, but she probably was a slut.
March 27 2009, 10:33AM
bingofuel wrote:
@ I'm a Scientist!: You, sir, are a poet.
Oh stop.
I'm so mad at every single Oiler right now it's a good thing I don't have that AK-47! People say you have to get rid of the coach because you can't replace every single player...right about now I wish we could replace EVERY SINGLE PLAYER! You hit some posts...BOOO FREAKIN HOOOOO! There is no excuse...NOTHING you can say to your fans right now that justifies your failure to skate. SKATE! AAAAAGGGHHHHH! Give the trainers a TASER. How can any of those guys even look Joey Moss in the eye?
I said this one blog roll over... There is a culture of losing in this organization. The Oilers had such a great start (Like the Islanders) but 17 straight years of ineptitude: CULTURE OF LOSING. There is a problem when the dream of every young hockey player is to break into the league with a team like Edmonton, be given a lot of responsibility right away, and then move on to a real organization upon free agency for a chance to contend...
March 27 2009, 10:40AM
@ Abdullah the Butcher: i agree totally. K Lowe has signined one good contract in his career and that was Hemsky. you only need to look at Horc and Penner to see how the rest have worked out. lets hope and pray for a house cleaning that will never come.
March 27 2009, 10:44AM
So KLowe states publicly that Ryan Smyth isn't an elite player and he trades him away. Only to watch our first line fall into disarray for two years. Then he deals away our two best faceoff and PK guys in Jarret Stoll and Marty Reasoner. Then they trade away our best backup that won us many many OT games last in Garon. Missing the playoffs this year should be no surprise when you look at the history of this team's trades over the past few years.
March 27 2009, 10:45AM
Hey guys, The journal is reporting that the KHL is trying to poach our top prospect in the Swedish League. Is it too much to ask that they poach the coach or our first line centre?
March 27 2009, 10:49AM
@ Harlie Chuddy: The worst thing about the Smyth nonsense (and I think K-Lowe is right, Smyth is a GOOD player, but not elite) - the results and backlash led to the utter cluster.... that is 7 million for the faceoff specialist.
But really, aren't all cans of Bud Light 'empty'?!?!?
"We are running out of defeats"
MacT. Post game comment.
*Relayed to you by a fan weeping openly on a bed of freshly delivered though probably invalid playoff tickets*
An empty Bud Light tastes worlds better than if that craptacular beer was inside. I'd rather imagine what a real beer tastes like than have to suffer through one of those lady beers.
@ Archaeologuy: I agree I haven't jumped off the bandwagon in those 17 years but I am clinging to the tailgate....can't take much more of this.
Why do people purchase americian and european beer when there is the best premium beer in the world sitting right there, and it's Canadian! is OV not cool or something?
March 27 2009, 11:08AM
@ Wanger:
Eeek. Now I am super vulnerable about making fun.
*vulnarable mom joke regret begin now*
You sir are a rascal. I would meet you for 100 paces with pistols at dawn to settle this matter however:
a) dawn is too early b) pistols are out dated c) 100 paces is too far to walk to do anything really
Take note Bud Light haters. You can all bite me.
Let's put it to a poll. Let's see who likes what beer. What are the poll options.
a) Bud Light
bingofuel wrote:
@ I'm a Scientist!: You, sir, are a poet.
Um no, he's a scientist. It's right there in his name...
I would rather drink my own whiz than have a Bud Light. I will propose
b) Kokanee
Ranger or not - best beer out there.
Wanye Gretz wrote:
Let's put it to a poll. Let's see who likes what beer. a) Bud Light
But I thought the poll was supposed to be about who likes what Beer?
March 27 2009, 11:18AM
I think the MT can of bud light is a ringing endorsement of just how "light it is. You can slam back beers so fast you didn't know you drank them...
*awkward pause, crickets chirping*
I didn't watch much of the game, the parts I did watch they stunk - the parts I missed they scored goals. Ridiculous that these guys still take nights off against teams they need to beat to get into the play-offs.
If they lose tonight I think the tickets I had delivered to me for the play-offs yesterday will be just like "2009 Arizona Cardinal Superbowl Champs" t shirts that people in Ethiopia are wearing now. A nice conversation piece.
March 27 2009, 11:22AM
@ 442Junkie: Good point. This goes against the left brained - right brained theory. I can only be one.
I'm a Scientist!
March 27 2009, 11:23AM
@ Zamboni Driver:\
I agree that Smyth may not be elite and KLowe was right in his remark but that doesn't change the fact that our first line was dependable and our best line every night when it was 94,10,83. Now it's a constant carousel with players in and out of that line trying to find chemistry. And exactly, the Whiffocff contract is a fricken abortion.
March 27 2009, 11:24AM
Labatt 50 edges out Steamwhistle in a squeaker.
Retweeted by Wanye Gretz
March 27 2009, 11:27AM
time for Zack, Mack , JJ (they couldn't do any worse)and ell them to show some emotion (and deal some bruises out). 6 points in the next 3 games and (almost) all is forgiven.
This is a young team and sometimes it shows, but some vets are not stepping up and leading. Sam G. is a 19 year old 2nd year pro, he shouldn't have to be the teams go to guy for scoring yet.
By the time I return from Punta Cana will only be two games left, hope I have something to cheer about. 1st round, as we back in should be Detroit. If ever there was an elite team that could fail it's Detroit with their goaltending. (I didn't count the Flickers as an elite team).
"It wasn't horrible.... we just weren't able to score early... that was the difference in the game." -Ethan Moreau. Team Captain.
"There's not many opportunities to lose games anymore." -Sheldon Souray. Assistant Captain.
Culture of losing. The Oilers aren't playing to win. They are trying to limit losses... It's NOT the same thing. Oh, and Ethan... It WAS horrible. The rhetoric of letting this one go, and focusing on the next one, etc... only rings true if you DO focus on the next one! Try playing for the entire 60mins for once... Every player on this team is tradeable this offseason. There needs to ba an attitude adjustment.
I like all of the outrage every night when the oil lose, but really... I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that we were in 7th place going into last night's game. How is that even possible? Oh you crazy oilers...
Wanye Gretz wrote:
Let's put it to a poll. Let's see who likes what beer. What are the poll options.
Wayne, I'm on the Bud Light wagon. I don't think I drink nearly as much as you do (as if that would be possible) but if there's beer in the house it's usually the B.L. This by the way drives the F-in-Law nuts as he's an old school Sask. farmboy and the word 'Light' should never be in the same sentence as beer.
As a disclaimer if I'm out and it's there, I drink Guiness.
March 27 2009, 11:36AM
I'm a Scientist! wrote:
Good point. This goes against the left brained - right brained theory. I can only be one. I'm a Scientist!
could you skirt the issue by writing poetry in binary?
@ Eddie B.: Pilsner is my weapon of choice on game nights. Excellent pick, bearded stranger.
Not once have I ever handed somebody a Newcastle Brown Ale and had them not love it. It is the perfect beer.
Wayne, What the diference between bud light and an empty bud light exactly?
Hey, maybe that's why the boys are so soft....they drink bud light too!!!!!!!!
And did anyone else notice the Oil only need 13 out of a possible 16 points to get to that magical "92 points and you're in the playoffs" line?
shakey wrote:
Wanye Gretz wrote: Let's put it to a poll. Let's see who likes what beer. What are the poll options. Wayne, I'm on the Bud Light wagon. I don't think I drink nearly as much as you do (as if that would be possible) but if there's beer in the house it's usually the B.L. This by the way drives the F-in-Law nuts as he's an old school Sask. farmboy and the word 'Light' should never be in the same sentence as beer. As a disclaimer if I'm out and it's there, I drink Guiness.
I expect that is why you are called shakey.
Wonderful food that Guiness.


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AARP and Emery County will conduct a driver safety program April 8-9 from 1-5 p.m. at the Emery County Courthouse on Main Street. This course is newly revised and updated. It is for drivers over 50 years of age. There are no tests given and additional incentives for taking the class may be offered through your insurance carrier. Cost is $10. To register contact Mary Huntington at 381-2307.
To help clear up some confusion for seniors, Mark Justice gives this advice. The IRS will be sending economic stimulus rebate checks to qualifying persons this year. To qualify to receive that money, a person must file an income tax return. If you don't normally file because you are not required, his office will file your return at no charge. To do so you need to have your pension, social security, interest and dividend statements available. Call for an appointment 435-687-2403.
Come join us and get "Animated for a Cure". You can now register your 2008 team at http://www.events.cancer.org/emerycounty. We will be offering a $50 discount to all teams registering through April 3. Use the coupon code purple. If you would like to register in person call Claudia Kenney at 748-2127. Usual registration fee is $100 now through April register for only $50. Questions call: Kristi Rasmussen, Emery County Relay For Life Chair American Cancer Society, Great West Division 435-653-2471 or 435-749-2533. For cancer information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit our website at www.cancer.org.
Bookcliff Historical Society will hold an open house on April 12 at the newly acquired building located on Whitmore Drive next to Shepherd's Video in East Carbon. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy historical photos and other items depicting the early days of East Carbon/Sunnyside/Columbia area. Door prizes and refreshments. For more information contact Brenda at 435-888-2425.
The Emery County little league wrestling tournament will be held April 3. Warm up at 4:30 p.m. and wrestling begins at 5 p.m. with awards and medals about 7 p.m. Parents, remember to stay off the floor to coach and to stay in the bleachers so that everyone can watch the wrestlers. Plan on staying for pictures after the awards.
The Utah Humanities Council, an independent nonprofit organization that supports cultural and educational activities throughout the state is seeking nominations to fill three open seats from the general public on its volunteer Board of Directors. Both self- and third-party nominations are welcome. A nomination form is available on the UHC website (_www.utahhumanities.org _) or by mail or phone request: Nominations, UHC, 202 West 300 North, SLC, UT 84103; 801-359-9670.
Food handler's classes will be held at the SEUDHD, 25 West Main, Castle Dale on the following dates: April 17, May 22, and June 19. Classes will be held at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information call 381-2252.
If you are a girl between ages 17-24, this includes girls who are juniors now or seniors and college age girls. This is a scholarship pageant and the winner receives a new computer and a $1,000 scholarship, first runner-up $700 scholarship and second attendant, $500. Pageant will be on July 19 at Emery High auditorium. If you are interested in being a contestant contact Leslie at the commission office at 381-2119, Jarilyn at 381-5677 or the Emery County Progress at 381-2431.
The search is on for the Little Miss Emery who will accompany Miss Emery to the Miss Utah pageant in July. The Little Miss Pageant will be on May 31 at the Huntington Elementary at 6 p.m. Girls between the ages of 5-8 are welcome to try out. They will write a poem entitled "Why I love Emery County," they will perform a two minute talent number and on-stage question and evening wear. The cost for registration is $40. This pageant is used as a fund raiser to help send Miss Emery to Miss Utah. The Little Miss will win a Miss Utah packet which includes, crown, dress to wear to the pageant, T-shirt and other prizes. If you are interested in participating in this pageant call Leslie at the commission office at 381-2119, Jarilyn at 381-5677 or the Emery County Progress at 381-2431 to sign up.
On April 12 at 5 p.m. the Huntington First Ward will hold a "Spring Out" activity. There will be basketball, treasure hunt, volleyball, horseshoes and a quilt to work on. Bring a potluck item to share a dessert or salad. The main dish of hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. The activity will be held at the pavilion of the Huntington First/Fifth ward. Everyone welcome.
Emery County Courthouse, 75 East Main Street in Castle Dale, from 9 a.m.-noon on the following days: April 16, May 21; and June 18.


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ASX Statement - New Fuel Mitigation Measures18/07/2008
Further Capacity Reduction – No Redundancies Introduction of New Baggage Fees, Lower Lead-in Fares And 5% increase in Flexible Fares
Virgin Blue Airlines today announced four key measures in its second round response to record fuel prices. These include:
the removal of a further two aircraft from Australian flying
the introduction of new baggage fees
significant fare reductions on baggage heavy leisure routes to preserve Virgin Blue's commitment to air travel affordability
an increase in the airline's Flexible Fares
"We have endeavoured to seek a reasoned and balanced approach to recover costs associated with current punitive fuel prices and the direct effects on our business," said Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey.
"The necessary introduction of baggage fees and the reduction of our lowest fares for our price sensitive Guests, is anticipated to yield both improved demand levels and revenue," he said.
"In addition the airline continues to see encouraging support from the business sector and expects the increase in Flexible Fares to be revenue accretive," he concluded.
1. Capacity Reduction
Virgin Blue will remove a further two Boeing 737 aircraft from the Australian domestic market by October 2008, reducing capacity by approximately 3% in addition to the previously stated 6% planned capacity reduction for the fiscal year 2008/09.
The aircraft will be withdrawn from service to operate as maintenance spares and to support the airline's focus on efficient recovery from disruptions and improvement of its on-time performance. The removal of these planes from scheduled flying will result in frequency reductions on a number of under-performing routes.
Determinations on which specific routes will be affected will be made closer to the time of the withdrawal of the aircraft; however the airline has no plans to withdraw completely from any markets it currently serves at this time.
Virgin Blue has also agreed with the Embraer corporation to delay five committed 2009 deliveries. This will reduce planned capacity by a further 3% in fiscal year 2008/9.
These decisions, coupled with those announced on 13 June 2008, take the Virgin Blue capacity to be withdrawn from the Australian market to 12%. There will be no redundancies at either Virgin Blue or Pacific Blue as a result of these capacity reductions.
2(a). New Baggage Fees (refer to table further below)
Virgin Blue will introduce a new "pay for weight" baggage policy which will apply to Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue domestic flights for fares booked from Monday 18 August on flights departing from Monday 1 September 2008. This policy replaces the current allowance of up to 20kg of free checked baggage.
A flat fee of $8 will apply for an increased allowance of 23 kgs of checked baggage for Guests travelling on all discount fares including new "Go Fares!" and "Blue Saver" fares when purchased online or through Virgin Blue's Guest Contact Centre as part of the booking process. If the checked baggage allowance has not been pre-purchased, a $20 charge for up to 23kgs will apply at airport check-in.
The new baggage policy will include:
Increased baggage allowances and exemptions for families, with infant equipment (such as prams, portable cots and car seats) to be carried free of charge
For Guests with special needs, mobility aids (such as wheelchairs and special medical equipment and similar) will continue to be carried free of charge.
Guests travelling with sporting equipment (such as bikes, surfboards, skis and tennis bags) are also eligible for an extra 5kg of baggage.
No fees will apply for baggage up to 23kgs for Velocity Silver Members and Guests travelling on "Flexible Fares".
No fees will apply for baggage up to 32kgs for Velocity Gold Members and Guests travelling on "Corporate Plus" and "Premium Economy" fares.
2(b). New Excess Baggage Fees (refer to table further below)
New Excess Baggage fees will apply from 1 September 2008. Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue domestic excess fees will be $8 per kg for baggage over 23kg (or over 32kg for Premium Economy, Corporate Plus and Velocity Gold Member travellers).
3. Lead-in Fares Reduced with Launch of New "Go Fare!"
To reassert our commitment to "Keep the Air Fair", Virgin Blue will introduce a new highly competitive "Go Fare!" cutting its lowest lead-in fares by up to $20 across more than half of the airline's domestic route network.
The year round "Go Fares!" are intended to allow price sensitive travellers to offset the new baggage fees and to stimulate support for leisure markets. The "Go Fares!" will "Go" on sale from 18 August 2008.
4. Flexible Fares to rise
Virgin Blue has also increased Flexible Fares by up to 5% on about half of its more demand resilient business markets.
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Ahhhhhhhhh.....glug, glug, glug-glug-glug......Cheers Lynn...all the best of life to you and a toast to US on this day!!! I have survived the 10 alarm family Christmas gathering and have a big smile on my soul to prove it!!! I trust all was as fulfilling for you...all the best of wishes to you and all of your relations...your 'friend' Michael.
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Oh you are very welcome Lynn! In fact I have not seen the actual movie just the series on regular TV, have you seen the movie itself, I dont I will probably vote for a sequel even though I haven't gone to see it, LOL.....
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas surrounded by friends and family, how many inches of snow did you guys get over there?
the "big guy" is Cody and the "miss thing" is Brandi - they bring such joy to me since the kids are out of the house. You ready for the big day? I still need to finish shopping for hubby - there has been no time... with doing all of the other things.
Merry Christmas Lynn! Surprisingly we are all well and looking forward to the festivities a coming!!!How are you holding up? I trust you will have lots of good things to do and good folks to enjoy company with this next few weeks...
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Good morning to you !!! iam doing good hope you had agreat weekend !!!!
Hi Lynn - hope you had an enjoyable weekend. So you guys got snow ?, stay warm.
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I hear back in the states the East coast is getting hammered with some bad weather. Hope everybody is bundled up and safe. Have a great day!
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Hi Lynn, how are you and do you manage the cold? I hope you are indoor, safe and warm. Have a wonderful end of Sunday and a blesed evening
Hi Lynn how are you hope you did not get to much snow and enjoy your sunday
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Good morning to you too iam doing great very cold her but all is good how about you hope all is well havea great day and God Bless you !!!!!
Good Evening! Well, after I learned everything I could from TKD, I decided to try Akido since I knew the instructor. Also, my uncle has a school in New York that I attended but it was Vee-Jitsu which is a combination of serveral arts including Akido.
that is wrong on my resume work no construction just worked on over the road vehicles, mining equipment, and yes it is pretty when it snows until it gets messed up
good afternnon lynn hope you are having a great weekend
I'm fine! How are you doing? Yes, I enjoyed my career very much. My typical day was different for every assignment because I performed different jobs for each assignment. No, I didn't find it hard to join the Air Force. I practice TKD and Akido. Yes, I do like Steven Segal and Jean Claude Van Dame movies but my favorites are Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li.


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The Shoreline Community College baseball team dropped two games to Lower Columbia College on Sunday, losing 14-1, 14-2. SCC pitchers had a tough time finding the strike zone, as SCC combined for 20 walks in the two games.
Micah Yabes had 2 hits in the second game including a double for SCC and scored a run. Lower Columbia is ranked #3 in the NWAACC and is 10-4 overall.
SCC begins NWAACC Northern Region play on Saturday, as they play at Bellevue College at 1 p.m. and then return home to Lower Woodland Park to face the Bulldogs on Sunday at 1 p.m. as well. Both dates are doubleheaders. SCC is 6-9 overall, while Bellevue is 11-8 overall and 3-0 in the region.


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Robin Brownlee
November 17 2008 10:22AM
Poor Dustin Penner. Beset upon again.
This time a year ago, PDP was being unfairly criticized for being fat and satisfied as he slogged through the Edmonton Oilers first 20 games of the season with about as much gusto as a honey wagon worker thrusting his pipe down the last hole of the day.
You remember. PDP, his pay cheque multiplied 10-fold by the $21.25 million offer sheet GM Kevin Lowe used to pluck him from Anaheim, was being singled out without any consideration for this Stanley Cup hangover. Without regard for a short summer of celebrating. Had PDP's critics even considered he was being asked to play more? With all that, how could he look anything but fat, lazy and slow?
Zip ahead to now, and PDP is unfairly suffering the indignity of being publicly pooped on by coach Craig MacTavish, who unbuckled his trousers and dumped a load on the three-toed forward with the Oilers getting ready to face the Detroit Red Wings tonight.
That movement has caused PDP apologists to rise up with a big wad of excuse-scented bum wipe at the ready.
How could MacT do this? Isn't it MacT's fault PDP is struggling mightily again? It's MacT, after all, who has mis-cast him, who has asked him to play out of position, who has given him the wrong linemates, the wrong situations in which to perform. It's clearly, some surmise, a desperate act by a coach trying to save himself, a coach whose team is tuning him out.
And besides, if you look hard enough, which some people have, you can find numbers that show PDP, still lugging that $4.25 million annual salary and all those unreasonable expectations like a millstone around his neck, isn't really THAT bad.
Well, yes he is. PDP is in MacTavish's doghouse again because, well, he's a dog. He's a big player who plays small and who plays only when he feels like it. PDP is a player, it's obvious, incapable of consistent commitment, be it to an off-season training regimen or the pursuit of pucks, opponents and excellence on the ice.
PDP is in the doghouse because he's not really interested in being the best he can be and because he doesn't play with the fire in his gut that many players, most of whom would give their left gonad to have his physical tools, do.
PDP is playing in the NHL. He's wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. What? There's more?
Here's what MacTavish said:
"When we signed Dustin we thought he'd be a top-two-line player," said MacTavish. "We thought the contract was a starting point for him but he views it as a finish line. I can't watch it, certainly not for another two-and-a-half years."
The bad news, as PDP continues to show-up Lowe and the Oilers organization for thinking he was worth a stack of cash and draft picks by shrugging his shoulders and paying lip service to commitment, is the contract is for three-and-half more seasons.
In 2007-08, with the short summer and greater expectations and ice time excuses at the ready after winning a Cup with the Ducks, PDP showed up in abysmal shape. His fitness testing proved that beyond any doubt.
After scoring 29 goals in Anaheim, it took almost one-third of the season for Penner to get going. Through 26 games, Penner scored four goals and added eight assists for 12 points. He finished the season, most of it spent with Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky on the first line, with 23-24-47 and a minus-12 rating.
Through 15 games this season before MacTavish kicked his big backside up to the press box against Colorado, Penner had 3-1-4 and was a plus-6 in 16 games.
"You can't throw gratuitous ice-time at a player that's inconsistent," said MacTavish. "It's his competitiveness.
"The frustrating thing for me is he has the game but he can't find it and you have to put the work in. He has a great set of tools but his legs are inconsistent. He needs more horsepower."
Has MacTavish played a part in Penner's struggles? Sure he has. I didn't like seeing Penner moved off the left wing on the first line with Horcoff and Hemsky any more than I liked seeing Fernando Pisani force-fed into the middle from right wing, or having Eric Cole shifted to the left wing from the right side. I didn't get the thinking there.
But what I like even less is the lack of piss and vinegar in Penner's game, his reluctance to use the God-given tools -- size and strength -- he has. It's frustrating to see a big, strong man play so small. And no, I'm not talking about wanting Penner to become a tough guy or a board-busting plug who neglects the offensive end of the game.
That would be a waste, too, because Penner is one of those rare big men with great hands. I'd just like to see him knock more people on their asses, create more room for himself. Stick a glove in somebody's face.
And I don't care if he's put in less than optimal situations in which to perform -- ill-matched linemates or situations be damned, force the issue, show some fire, kick some ass.
What would you have if you could take Penner's body and physical tools and graft Ethan Moreau's heart, grit, character and competitiveness into the package? An all-star, that's what. But you can't, so you get what we have here. PDP is a player who'll score 25 goals without a truckload of commitment when, based on physical tools and talent, he should score 30-40 goals and have an impact on the game even when the puck won't go in for him.
You get a player who could be so much better, so much more than what he is -- the kind of player so many less talented plugs can only dream of being. And you get excuses for why he's not remotely close to being that player, and the disappointment and frustration that comes with his obvious lack of passion for the game.
Worse, it's not likely to change. Penner is what he is. Like I said, he's in the NHL. He's wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. There's more?
What a waste.
-- Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on Team 1260.
November 17 2008, 10:47AM
Robin I'm copying and pasting my comment from the Righteous Sack Beating into here where it's more appropriate.
I agree with you there, but put your MacT love drink down for a minute. You would know Dustin Penner better than anyone here, was this the right way to motivate him? Watching Kelly Hrudey Saturday night talk about Al Arbour, he said that players sometimes lose respect for the coach if they single them out publicly. Not only did MacT call him out, he threw him under the bus and backed over him a couple times as well. Is this the right way to motivate Penner is my question? Or will this be another case of Oiler fans jumping ship after one year and shipping another slumping player out of town only to have him succeed under a non-MacTavish regime. You know what Penner is like as a person, I don't.
That pretty much sums it up.
Lots of entertainment in Oiler land today. I am surprised that there are so many cross hairs on MacT though.
One of the points getting harped on is that MacT moved him off the top line in order to play Cole and Penner has suffered because of it. A point mentioned here as well.
The thing is, wasn't Cole brought in because they felt they needed a higher calibre player to play with Hemsky?
We can second guess the RW vs LW thing till the cows come home but there is one simple thing that we shouldn't lose sight of.
They got Cole because Penner's game wasn't seasoned enough, high end enough or gritty enough based on LAST seasons play to properly compliment Hemsky.
All this BS about MacT playing Penner away from the top line would be a non issue if Penner did what was expected of him last year because if he had, Cole likely isn't in Edmonton to gum up the works in the first place.
November 17 2008, 10:50AM
That's thing thing that I just don't get... He just doesn't ever show emotion. How can you play on a team with noted work horses like Horcoff and Moreau and not feel shamed into trying harder. I just can't fathom the thought process. Where is the pride?
November 17 2008, 10:51AM
Does this make Penner the new Goat? Baaaah?
November 17 2008, 10:55AM
I know I'm going to get some beaking here for this (I'm looking at you Brownlee) but I find it ironic when MacTavish preaches about accountability based on performance. He has been the coach for 8 years with 7 of them being mediocre at best, as well as 1 trip to the Stanley cup. This time has been rebuilt twice for him, firstly around CP who left for Anaheim and secondly with the players we have now. With Savard being fired early in the season, Melrose last week, when does the coach have to become accountable for his performance. Not only to prepare the team for the game ahead, but to motivate them day in day out. MacTavish's comments about Penner, be them true or not as he is playing poorly, are hilarious due to the blatant degrees of irony. Craig MacTavish has become the poster boy for job security despite he decisions to try Pisani out at center, and now his potential experiment to try Smid out on the wing. Defending him at this point is laughable, and I've been saying this for a couple years. The only reason he did not get handed his pink slip was a win against San Jose and a Vancouver loss in the last regulation game in 2006.
We can critisize Penner until the sky caves in, like I said he is playing poorly. Yet, he scored 29 in Anaheim before coming here, much like Lupul scored close to 30. They come to Edmonton and stagger and look how Lupul played last year after getting away from the MacBlender. Accountability? Yeah right.
baggedmilk Says: Watching Kelly Hrudey Saturday night talk about Al Arbour, he said that players sometimes lose respect for the coach if they single them out publicly.
I didn't see the Hrudey segment so I have to ask. When he said that was he suggesting that it was only the player called out that loses respect for the coach or suggesting that multiple players in the room starter to foster resentment?
If it's only the player being called out then wouldn't 'losing respect for the coach' be the same as 'feeling sorry for himself'?
As for the room, I do wonder if guys like Moreau and Staios and the ilk have MacT's ear when it comes to this kind of stuff? Moreau had some pretty pointed words for the team after the Toronto game. Freakishly similar to the tone of MacT's comment only with out naming names.
Just something to consider...
November 17 2008, 11:08AM
My feeling is that Some of the young guys aren't pulling their weight and it's really starting to piss the older guys off. The older guys that were here when Edmonton was a tough team to play agaist because they would keep grinding and coming at you. Now there are all these high powered offensive guys and they are missing the heart. On the MacT side... How friggin hard is it to put the right lines together?
Nilsson-Gagner-Hemsky Penner-Horcoff-Cole Moreau-Cogliano-Pisani Stortini/Mac-Brodziak-Pouliot/whomever
November 17 2008, 11:11AM
Kelly was talking about the team as a whole. As in the players lose respect and not just the player in question. He said Al Arbour would call out a player in the dressing room in front of the whole team, but would not mention a solo name when doing his media scrum.
I'm not defending Penner's play because he's been awful, but the thing I don't think will motivate him is the Public throwing under the bus. Not only was he a healthy scratch he was also torn to shreds and had it posted on the Oilers official website.
How will MacT's comments motivate Penner when all it's done is caused a circus here in Edmonton and had other sources like the Paul Brown Show make fun of him all morning. Questioning his heart, fine. Saying he's just collecting his paycheque, ok. But that's for the dressing room behind closed doors and not on the Oilers website.
MacT isn't infallible so don't confuse my defending of him as such a suggestion. I do think that he is a good enough coach to get THIS edition of the Oilers to where they want to be.
It seems that the Oilers nation, not just this site specifically, gets so caught up on the extreme swings of the pendulum that rarely does the more true middle ground ever get covered.
Let's look at where these comments are stemming from before we dismiss them as laughable. Starting with;
"We're too good a team to be accepting mediocrity." - MacT
From the Journal on Saturday regarding the benching.
I don't ever recall him pubically describing one of his teams in this manner and yet this year he has done it on a few occassions. So in that context it seems like calling out the players to do what is expected of them is completely fair game.
November 17 2008, 11:16AM
Hopefully it will piss him off and he starts to play mean. Maybe "accidentally" clears the puck into his own bench and hits MacT....
Travis: I'd rather see him "accidentally" bull-rush to the net, knock a defenceman on his can and shove a goaltender and a puck or two across the line.
And if the rubber won't go in for him, how about the concept, silly as it night be, of doing something else to earn his pay cheque and ice time?
So, does Horcoff get benched as well for the horrible performance he put in Saturday night? Probably not. He will use the same skill on his knees to get out of that as he did to earn himself a $7M/year contract.
November 17 2008, 11:32AM
I agree that the pendulum, as you put it, swings to both ends of the spectrum. I on the other hand have been looking for a change for a couple years now. It doesn't matter if the Oilers won 4 in a row, I still want new blood in this organization. I defy you to find another coach in the NHL that has had the job stability that Craig MacTavish has with a record so mediocre. Lindy Ruff? No sir. Barry Trotz? Nope. Both coaching pretty damn good teams.
In fact the Predators were supposed to finish close to last in the conference last year but ended up in the playoffs anyway. Think that's luck? Now, Rick, I'm not talking about you directly, but the Nation has had this type of frustration for far too many years now. Instead of promoting a guy with fresh ideas and a winning record, albeit a University record which is a completely different animal, Rob Daum was demoted to head scout to make way for Kelly Buchburger. How does this make any sense? A career punching bag that had heart but no talent? Sounds like another MacT guy to me.
Rob Daum got the shaft from this organization, and I'm still shocked that he accepted the scouting position. I hope I'm wrong and that Craig MacTavish can get them into the playoffs and past the first round. Believe me I crave that success. That's why I log onto ON and that's why I write the weekly articles, but come on. How long do Oilers fans have to accept the strange and unsuccessful coaching decisions of a man just because he dawned the Oilers logo?
I agree that Horcoff has been terrible so far this year but the situation is a little different.
Horcoff has proven to be coachable, reliable, hard worker and so on. He has proven what kind of player he is capable of being.
It's a players established track record that dictates wether you have earned some leeway or not.
Horcoff has earned some leeway.
Penner is getting critizied for the same thing he was beeing critisized for last year. THIS is his track record.
November 17 2008, 11:37AM
Robin- Much agreed but it is looking so much like that is something he just isn't capable of doing. He reminds me of Isbister. How Lowe kept telling us that he could be just like Bertuzzi if he tried. We waited... and nothing. Same with Penner. You are exaclty right about him being an Allstar if he actually had heart. And if he had heart, this team would be rolling right now.
November 17 2008, 11:40AM
Not to forget that horcoff is coming off a major injury and clearly is a little tentative. He will get it together again. I can be patient with him. He is a workhorse that is all heart.
baggedmilk; So this isn't about Penner, it's about MacT?
I wish more people would cut to the chase about their motives like you do, it saves a buttload of time.
November 17 2008, 11:40AM
Not only did MacT call him out, he threw him under the bus and backed over him a couple times as well. Is this the right way to motivate Penner is my question? baggedmilk
While I don't claim to know what's gone on behind closed doors in the past, I'm reasonably comfortable speculating that MacT has already addressed this issue with Penner behind closed doors on numerous occasions. This public ass-chewing is most likely something that MacT is doing as a last resort to motivate Penner, so let's not hang MacT for innappropriate motivational techniques unless we know everything else he's already tried. Sometimes, you just have no other choice.
November 17 2008, 11:47AM
Horc can work his way out of his slump. He will take it upon himself to do so, but right now he isn't playing the greatest. Difference between Horc and Penner is that he admits he's not playing well.
But why not call a spade a spade, MacT wants to call players out based on their contracts. Why not mention that Horcoff is not playing like a first line center that will be paid along the lines of a Jason Spezza next year? Just because he can admit he messed up by not hitting the open net?
I can say all I want that I am going to work harder here at my job, yet here I sit on ON talking hockey. Until the results are there, saying "My bad on that one, boys" is nothing more than paying lip service to the tyrant that is Craig MacTavish.
He doesn't motivate, he belittles. That's why Joffrey Lupul scored 20 goals in 56 games last year, while only 16 in 81 with the Oilers.
November 17 2008, 11:52AM
Like I said, I'm not going to defend Penner's play he's looked like he should be playing beer league. Every one of us that watches the games knows that.
So what is the point of publicly calling him out during a media scrum? As mentioned we don't know what happens behind closed doors, but shouldn't being a healthy scratch be enough of a public notice to show MacTavish's displeasure?
If you're a healthy scratch at $4 million per season, chances are it's because you're playing like crap. So why does he need to announce that Penner is soft, fat, ugly, smells bad and does nothing but Sudoku while the team works out. That's stuff for the dressing room, not the teams official website.
Interesting that you bring up Lupul.
He got just got publically critisized himself last week adn demoted to the 4th line so it would appear that MacT isn't on an Island by himself in that regard.
Funny enough, since those comments Lupul responded with 2 goals in 3 games.
November 17 2008, 12:00PM
Then I hope Penner can come out and respond in the same way. When it comes to my displeasure with the coaching, I would like nothing more than to be wrong.
November 17 2008, 12:15PM
I think the only real solution here is to dig up the bones of Toe Blake, reanimate him, and throw him behind the bench. If a corpsey coach doesn't motivate the boys, then I don't know what will. Then again, he'll probably step down half way through the season and sign with the Leafs after months of speculation, and hours worth of coverage on TSN.
The thing I don't agree with is benching him back to back games. One is a good motivator, or should be. I mean, lets look at the money issue. Sitting him for 2 games is paying him $100,000 for dressing up in a suit and watching from the press box. I think this is calling MacT's higher-ups an idiot for paying him that much AND for that long. That's a big investment to see nothing in return. Katz didn't buy this team to waste money.
Maybe he did, he is a billionaire.
November 17 2008, 12:44PM
Rip into him and then bench him for two. Awesome way to see if he responded. Awesome.
MacT is an idiot.
November 17 2008, 12:47PM
I don't know if it's a pot shot at management, as much as him saying, no matter how much you get paid, everyone is on the same level. If you play like ass then you are going to sit. I agree two games is a little much, but hopefully it will serve as a wake up call to Penner and the rest of the team, that there is plenty of guys in Springfield that are ready and willing to take whatever ice time they can get.
JS : Can they bring up anybody from Springfield without current players having to clear waivers to go down?
November 17 2008, 12:56PM
Penner needs to go out and buy a bottle of Grey Goose and apologize.
November 17 2008, 12:57PM
Good question. I have no idea. Someone get Lowtide in here!
I didn't care for it when MacT didn't give Garon a chance to respond after critisizing him for the Pittsburgh game either.
If you are going to call out a player, particularily a core player, you should give hima chance to shove it back in your face.
He sent Penner the message by benching him, he drove it home verbally yesterday and now he should give Penner the chance to respond.
If he doesn't respond then sit him again.
Particularily against Detroit. There is no one on that team that requires a Boulerice or Strotini to play against and even at 6 minutes a night, Penner would atleast provide a glimpse of wether or not he got the message.
November 17 2008, 12:58PM
It's too late to apologiiiiize. It's toooo laaaaatttteeee. Yeah, ah, a.
This has gone from a motivating tactic to a disciplinary action. Penner isn't 4.
November 17 2008, 01:04PM
I agree completely. Detroit has no enforcer, what's the point of having Huggy Bear out there.
Even Lowetide is predicting the end for MacT.
November 17 2008, 01:13PM
Haha Hey JS, we've had an uncanny ability to predict the future this year. I wonder if this coaching situation will be another notch in the jeanshorts and baggedmilk belt. Screw Miss Cleo, we're legit.
November 17 2008, 01:14PM
I'm assuming that it is now a two game benching because of the way Penner responded off the ice in the room. We didn't see it but it's obvious to me he aggravated MacT more.
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November 17 2008, 01:19PM
Haha Brutha, it's true. We called made fun of Kyle Wellwood and he started playing sweet hockey. We called that Melrose would get fired early, there he went. I made fun of Steve Stamkos he scored 4 points his next two games. (although I'm still hoping he's the next Alexander Daigle)
November 17 2008, 01:21PM
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November 17 2008, 01:22PM
I have to wonder about making him sit out two in a row.
What's the point of sitting a dude, ripping him and then not letting him respond by playing. Unless there's more to the story than we know...it just seems a little odd.
baggedmilk Says: Even Lowetide is predicting the end for MacT.
Every coaching tenure comes to an end at some point so who knows.
This may very well end up being a pinnacle moment as what finally sinks him, but if it does I am thinking this is the start of his demise and not the finishing touches on it, which is how I took Lowetide's comments.
November 17 2008, 01:28PM
jeanshorts Says: November 17th, 2008 at 1:21 pm We also motivated both the Leafs and Pens to wins against the oilers. Single most influential blog on the internet!
Yeah about that.... Quit it! as Awesomely hilarious as the battles are, I am starting to think you two weild way too much power for your own good. You must learn to apply your magic for good.
November 17 2008, 01:36PM
TD, You're right. That's why next time we're going to tell the other team how much better they are, how great their arena is, and how much better looking their fans are.
We will be guaranteed the win that way.
November 17 2008, 01:37PM
Like Eminem in 8 mile! Tell them how much we suck! yeah that's the trick.
November 17 2008, 01:38PM
...don't forget to praise their city.
jeanshorts Says: 'I don't know if it's a pot shot at management, as much as him saying, no matter how much you get paid, everyone is on the same level. If you play like ass then you are going to sit.' If thats the case then why did he bring up Penner's contract when ripping him for his play? If what you're paid means nothing then why as a coach bring it up?
November 17 2008, 02:08PM
The Towel Boy Says: I have to wonder about making him sit out two in a row. What's the point of sitting a dude, ripping him and then not letting him respond by playing. Unless there's more to the story than we know… Bruthah Says: This has gone from a motivating tactic to a disciplinary action.
Both good points, and I bet if you got the straight goods from MacT as well as some of the other people in the dressing room, you would indeed find that this has gone beyond motivation. I would bet that what we're seeing is the visible reaction to something specific that Penner did lately to push MacT over the boiling point. I don't think this is all just about lack of production. That's just what MacT could get away with stating publicly.
Ender the Dragon Says: .. to something specific that Penner did lately to push MacT over the boiling point.
That's impossible, Penner doesn't push ANYONE over...
Shakey: "If thats the case then why did he bring up Penner's contract when ripping him for his play? If what you're paid means nothing then why as a coach bring it up?"
Who said what you're paid means nothing? Did MacTavish? Where did he say that? Or are you going by jeanshorts interpretation? I wouldn't hang my argument on that one.
It bloody well does make a difference what a player makes, especially in the world of the salary cap and especially in the case of a player who had his pay increased 10-FOLD by the Oilers.
And I'd be mighty twisted as a coach, a GM and an organization if a player I'd invested that much money, not to mention draft picks, in repaid me by playing the way Penner has.
How many times do think Penner has been told to shape up and get his backside in gear behind closed doors before MacT went public?
Penner had all of last season to show something. Do you think the Oilers go out and get Erik Cole this summer if Penner shows them any REAL drive and desire in his first season?
November 17 2008, 02:32PM
Robin Brownlee,
You've been avoiding me, and I'm going to pull your mantastic facial hair until you answer me. With MacT screaming for accountability when does he become accountable for the performance of team? Craig MacTavish represents job security like little black babies with flies on their face represent world vision. They go hand in hand.
You are right, he probably told Penner to move his butt as many times as the days are long, but does that make mentioning his contract appropriate? As mentioned, that not only makes Penner look like the floater he is, but also questions K-Lowe's decision to toss him the offer sheet.
It seems hypocritical to point the finger at everyone but himself.
Baggedmilk: Yes, mentioning the contract is appropriate in these special circumstances. If a player doesn't respond and try to perform to a level that somewhat justifies hitting the jackpot after one full season in the league the way Penner has, he never will.
Are the Oilers suckers for making Penner rich? Well, he's sure making them look like it, isn't he?
As for accountability, MacT becomes accountable when Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini make him accountable.


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