Same song and dance we've heard before, just in different terms. Though to come from an Oilers ambassador such as Ference, a past Captain and area fitness legend, these are quite damning.

That's the one thing that sure seems different under Hitch. Toe drags don't seem to be a determining factor in ice-time

Edit: I do agree that we as fans, and those in the media, tend to have a short leash with players who on them get placed high expectations such as Schultz. Not to "make excuses" but Oil Country is a hockey-crazed market and lets be frank, what else is really here for us? Eskimos? CFL football is a time filler between NHL Playoffs and the start of the NHL Season and NFL football. Yes, I am not in Edmonton, I'm in Sask, but my wife is from Edmonton and I had lived there for a few years before returning to Sask.

Not to mention the DoD, when we were sold HOPE that this youth movement was the answer to get back to the playoffs and glory.

If you think about it... Lowe and MacT may have sensed the direction the NHL was going before anyone else as they started the youth/speed game. Makes perfect sense as to why they're still around now.

[Updated on: Mon, 10 December 2018 13:17]

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