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Vancouver @ Edmonton (Game #6) [message #834386] |
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 Ragnarok73
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Registered: February 2011
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Who knew that remaining aggressive with the lead could result in good things? Can they take this effort into Game 7?
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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Mike
Messages: 1409
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 23:49 |
Who knew that remaining aggressive with the lead could result in good things? Can they take this effort into Game 7?
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They need to show them the 3rd period of game 1, and the 3rd period of this game. If they get a lead and continue to push they are hard to contain. Conversely, they are not equipped to be sit back and protect a lead.
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NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1199
Registered: October 2006
Location: Kensington, PEI
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| Mike wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 23:56 |
| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 23:49 |
Who knew that remaining aggressive with the lead could result in good things? Can they take this effort into Game 7?
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They need to show them the 3rd period of game 1, and the 3rd period of this game. If they get a lead and continue to push they are hard to contain. Conversely, they are not equipped to be sit back and protect a lead.
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Amen to that.
Glad to see Holloway get rewarded in this one too. He's been flying lately.
If we play like this in game 7 then there's no way Vancouver can hang with us.
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g2k
Messages: 2846
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
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#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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Game 5. Oilers no show
Game 6. Canucks no show
Anyone's guess how game 7 goes. Wish we had home ice
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2409
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Amazing. Win game 7
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Ragnarok73
Messages: 2419
Registered: February 2011
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| Kr55 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 20:53 |
Game 5. Oilers no show
Game 6. Canucks no show
Anyone's guess how game 7 goes. Wish we had home ice
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We can only hope that the Oil can become the first team to win consecutive games in this seriesโฆ. 
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Ragnarok73 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 20:54 |
| Kr55 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 20:53 |
Game 5. Oilers no show
Game 6. Canucks no show
Anyone's guess how game 7 goes. Wish we had home ice
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We can only hope that the Oil can become the first team to win consecutive games in this seriesโฆ.
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I hope the Canucks don't change their goalie. That's always a mind screw for the Oilers.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
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The Must heads westโฆ
LFG
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Jay
Messages: 589
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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Game 1 reminded me of game 1 in the '06 finals...game 6 too
Keep that same level of intensity in game 7!!
Singing country roads was awesome
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Mike
Messages: 1409
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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Lot of what ifs going through my head. Not the least of which is what if we had not blown that game 1 lead. Other than in game 5 when we got stomped in all but the score, weโve easily been the better team in 5 of the 6 games. More of the same Monday please.
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Suomalainen
Messages: 903
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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Looked like the regular season version of this team.
Monday will be crazy, hopefully I'll be able to catch the game from the conference I'll be at
97.
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Pure domination from puck drop to final whistle, brothers & sisters!
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Jay
Messages: 589
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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That might have been RNHs best playoff game.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Was it just rumors or was it confirmed a bunch of our team was sick around the time of game 5?
Would be nice to think that was the case. Maybe we passed it onto the Canucks and it can still be hitting them in game 7 :)
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
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Tocchet says Demko no go Monday.
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Bouchard was the highest scoring D of the 22/23 playoffs with 17 points.
Now highest of 23/24 with 18 points. 5 points ahead of the next still active D Heiskanen, and 9 ahead of any other active D.
Still burns so hard that we bridged this guy cause we couldn't manage the cap. Imagine if we signed him 8 years at ~7M and DIDN'T give Connor Brown 3M of next years cap? This is the only season we needed some space to sign Bouch long term. We already sunk the cost of what a long term deal would have been with the Brown stupidity.
[Updated on: Sat, 18 May 2024 21:24]
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Jay
Messages: 589
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
No Cups
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| Kr55 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 21:21 |
Bouchard was the highest scoring D of the 22/23 playoffs with 17 points.
Now highest of 23/24 with 18 points. 5 points ahead of the next still active D Heiskanen, and 9 ahead of any other active D.
Still burns so hard that we bridged this guy cause we couldn't manage the cap. Imagine if we signed him 8 years at ~7M and DIDN'T give Connor Brown 3M of next years cap? This is the only season we needed some space to sign Bouch long term. We already sunk the cost of what a long term deal would have been with the Brown stupidity.
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They are probably going to need 29, 97 and 2 to all take significant home town discounts to keep them.
I don't think that's happening if they don't at the very least make the final.
Big game on Monday.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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HamBlaster
Messages: 1007
Registered: June 2007
1 Cup
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25 will need to be traded to make any of this work.
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watchman
Messages: 1451
Registered: October 2019
Location: River City
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...dare I say that this one looked easy? 
...this time, it's for real (isn't it?).
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Jay
Messages: 589
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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Not super confident in Skinner and I would have rather had this game with Pickard rolling into game 7..but they got the win. Can't go back now.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| watchman wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 21:41 |
...dare I say that this one looked easy?
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Canucks played like we did in game 5. No question. They barely did a thing out there. Their late push was pitiful too, not at all the team we've seen them be through the playoffs. Maybe they couldn't handle the pressure of closing out the 2nd round.
We have to expect them to be way better in game 7. Hope our guys don't get too overconfident from this game.
[Updated on: Sat, 18 May 2024 21:57]
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Leia
Messages: 412
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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In amongst all the positivity is a dark patch of negativity in this performance and that of game 5..... Our PP has crashed head first into a brick wall. 0 for 7 isn't it?? That can't go on for much longer?? It has to kick back to life and no better time than game 7, as it's going to be a close one.
I'll also say this, he may have had 3 points tonight, but I've not seen McDavid miss handle the puck as much as this for a long time, it looks like he's carrying a bit of an injury, again some rest can help with that.
Either Skinner or Pickard would have won that game, it would have been perfect for either of them to boost confidnece going forward (after the series/last game). It's time to rest up and go again on Monday.
Note to self check face off time sooner on Monday. Only saw it was 6pm/1am (UK) at around 8pm here, had to dive into bed to get some sleep before the game right then. Need to plan a bit better on Monday.
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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inverno76
Messages: 2352
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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| Leia wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 22:24 |
In amongst all the positivity is a dark patch of negativity in this performance and that of game 5..... Our PP has crashed head first into a brick wall. 0 for 7 isn't it?? That can't go on for much longer?? It has to kick back to life and no better time than game 7, as it's going to be a close one.
I'll also say this, he may have had 3 points tonight, but I've not seen McDavid miss handle the puck as much as this for a long time, it looks like he's carrying a bit of an injury, again some rest can help with that.
Either Skinner or Pickard would have won that game, it would have been perfect for either of them to boost confidnece going forward (after the series/last game). It's time to rest up and go again on Monday.
Note to self check face off time sooner on Monday. Only saw it was 6pm/1am (UK) at around 8pm here, had to dive into bed to get some sleep before the game right then. Need to plan a bit better on Monday.
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Are you okay? How do you find so much negativity out of that great win?
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Leia
Messages: 412
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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| inverno76 wrote on Sun, 19 May 2024 01:12 |
| Leia wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 22:24 |
In amongst all the positivity is a dark patch of negativity in this performance and that of game 5..... Our PP has crashed head first into a brick wall. 0 for 7 isn't it?? That can't go on for much longer?? It has to kick back to life and no better time than game 7, as it's going to be a close one.
I'll also say this, he may have had 3 points tonight, but I've not seen McDavid miss handle the puck as much as this for a long time, it looks like he's carrying a bit of an injury, again some rest can help with that.
Either Skinner or Pickard would have won that game, it would have been perfect for either of them to boost confidnece going forward (after the series/last game). It's time to rest up and go again on Monday.
Note to self check face off time sooner on Monday. Only saw it was 6pm/1am (UK) at around 8pm here, had to dive into bed to get some sleep before the game right then. Need to plan a bit better on Monday.
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Are you okay? How do you find so much negativity out of that great win?
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It was a great win, but the points I make about the PP and McDavid are what I'm thinking can give us a better chance on Monday, it was great, but not pefect...
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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NetBOG
Messages: 2970
Registered: January 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
2 Cups
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| Kr55 wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 21:56 |
| watchman wrote on Sat, 18 May 2024 21:41 |
...dare I say that this one looked easy?
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Canucks played like we did in game 5. No question. They barely did a thing out there. Their late push was pitiful too, not at all the team we've seen them be through the playoffs. Maybe they couldn't handle the pressure of closing out the 2nd round.
We have to expect them to be way better in game 7. Hope our guys don't get too overconfident from this game.
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Unfortunately, because the NHL screwed the Oilers/Canucks over by starting round 2 late, I suspect there will be little time to rest before having to face Dallas. Probably 1 extra day to make sure game 2 is on Saturday and that's all.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4449
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4449
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4449
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Now THAT is the Holloway I was hoping for when he was lighting it up at Wisconsin.. me happy ๐
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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inverno76
Messages: 2352
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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On cloud 7.
The highs are high, and lows do not get much lower with this team. I now have very little faith in Skinner and yet Iโve never felt more confident this team is going to scrape by just enough this year.
Loved tonightโs team effort. They played a unicorn. Thatโs one of the best played games since game 6, 2006.
Might be the rum talking. What a goal by Holloway!!!
[Updated on: Sun, 19 May 2024 11:39]
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
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97 still hampered by the ailment he sat out with late in the season.
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4449
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Oscargasm wrote on Sun, 19 May 2024 07:38 |
97 still hampered by the ailment he sat out with late in the season.
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He takes endless abuse during the regular season.. refs never call a lot of it because they know it will significantly tilt the game due to the Oil powerplay, and deploy their game management discretion that the NHL gives them to keep the games close.. the abuse adds up.. this is the result ..
As skilled as McDavid is .. he's one tough MF'er.. still putting the team on his back and hauling the load.
Hope its something that can heal during the playoffs..
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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 smyth260
Messages: 1086
Registered: November 2007
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Boeser is expected to miss game 7 with blood clotting issues.
Clean house or bust
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4449
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| smyth260 wrote on Sun, 19 May 2024 16:02 |
Boeser is expected to miss game 7 with blood clotting issues.
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Between him and Miller one of their top snipers.. he's been lethal all playoffs including Nashville..
Maybe this stare-down from Perry made his blood curdle.. ? :)
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McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Sun, 19 May 2024 17:24 |
| smyth260 wrote on Sun, 19 May 2024 16:02 |
Boeser is expected to miss game 7 with blood clotting issues.
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Between him and Miller one of their top snipers.. he's been lethal all playoffs including Nashville..
Maybe this stare-down from Perry made his blood curdle.. ? :)
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Honestly, defensively too he has been super effective. Boeser was having an amazing playoffs
Also crazy how he has been injured so much in his career that he made it this far into a season unscathed. You never want something like blood clots to happen to anyone and hope he is better soon, but this is a very Brock Boeser kinda thing to happen. Some guys are just destined to be walking bandaids.
PDO kings keep taking hits to try to cancel it out. We better be ready to take advantage.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Kr55
Messages: 10862
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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Haha. This guy was having some issues taking it all in
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Leia
Messages: 412
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
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It's such a beautiful song and has become a bit of a fan anthem for Man United as well, though we have changed the lyrics a little bit to make it United specific. It wouldn't take a genius to do the same and put an Oilers spin on it.
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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