Bonsignore Citizens Brigade: Wild @ Oilers

My boyfriend is one of the only good players on this team, and is only slighter taller than me.

Is it just me, or does it feel like there's been a shit ton of hockey played in the last couple weeks? I guess it didn't help that January seemed like the longest month of Oilers hockey in the history of the world. And of course, just when I'm hitting my breaking point, and almost completely stopped caring about the 2009/2010 Oilers, they go ahead and hastily glue together 2 wins in a row. Good work boys. Really know when to come through in the clutch.

I'm just going to go ahead and assume the Oilers read JSBM every day. How else could you explain me ripping into them once again, running my mouth about how the Oilers won't even get 20 wins this season, and now they're only 2 away. They were probably sitting there thinking "Well fuck, how embarrassing is it that this guy who barely has a high school education is ripping into us. We better pick it up." And then they go out and win. End scene.

As hard as I was/am riding the DFF bandwagon it is nice to see the boys win a couple. And hell, to top it all off they have been playing really well lately. What the fuck is going on? None of this makes any sense! Last second heroics? A shutout???? I can't even wrap my brain around it. On the flip side though this recent success is making me the slightest bit uneasy. The Oilers are still in 30th place, but are now only 3 points back of Carolina and 5 points back of Toronto. If we're not careful here the Oilers could be in 28th place by next week!

And I'm having a hard time figuring out what the best course of action is here for the Oilers. I want Tyler Seguin, so if we end up with the number 2 pick in the draft, then that would be perfect. Actually, scratch that, that would be ideal. What would be perfect is if the Oilers finish 29th, ahead of the Leafs. We get the number two pick, Boston can take Taylor Hall, and I win my bet because I always knew in my heart of hearts that the Oilers were going to be better than the Leafs this year, regardless of how small the margin.

Really though, as long as the Oilers finish no higher than 28th, I think we'll all have a reason to celebrate. I mean, would getting Cam Fowler be that horrible? No, no it wouldn't. Cam Fowler isn't the hottest chick in the bar, but he's hotter than any girl the Oilers have hooked up with in the last while. So at the end of the day, getting a potential future franchise defenseman is pretty much a win/win. (See Doughty, Drew).

Still, I hope the Oilers win every once and a while, keeping pace with Carolina and Toronto so we don't look so over the top retarded. But at the same time they can't be stealing too many games, fucking themselves out of a good pick, which they seem to love to do.

I'm excited for the trade deadline. And not because I hope the Oilers land some players for next season. The complete opposite. I don't want the Oilers to pick up any players whatsoever. I just want them to clear the toilet bowl of useless/semi-useless players on inflated contracts (as many as they can anyway). That way, just maybe, Tambo can have some money to play with this summer to finally land that ever elusive, third line centerman who can win face offs and kill penalties, and a stay at home defenceman. Maybe even an NHL starting goalie. Dare to dream right? And with those extra roster spots opened up we can bring in some of the kids, MPS, Eberle, (insert stud draft pick) and maybe even some kids already on the farm like Peckham and Plante, and see if they sink or swim. It's not like this kind of experimenting is going to cost this team a playoff spot. If they finish better than 10th in the West next year I'll be surprised.

The Oilers are playing Minnesota tonight and for the first time in as long as I can remember the opposing team isn't starting their backup against the Oilers! No, we get to face their third string goalie! Wade Dubielewicz (who I will always fondly remember for shutting the door against the Devils in the last game of 2007, which made the Leafs miss the playoffs by one point) has been recalled from the AHL after both Minnesota goalies somehow went down with injuries. God I wish Dubnyk was starting tonight, so we could witness the battle of the Duby's! (Gene Principe must be rolling in his grave) For some reason I get the feeling that Sam Gagner is going to have a GOOD game tonight. First career hat trick? Yes.

jeanshorts prediction: Oilers 4 - Wild 1.

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