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 Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Know nothing about Howard.. but think he's a year at least ahead of O'Reilly .. O'Reilly was trending very well.. but wouldn't be roster ready until next year.. he was going back to London this coming season .. so the one positive is Howard will be closer to play with the Oilers this season.. at the very least they are swapping prospect time lines.. longer for closer.
Howard is 21 .. O'Reilly is 19 .. Howard playing vs. older, bigger rosters.. could be a good swing for the fence by Bowman.
I kinda liked the idea of having an O'Reilly on the team.. :)
He'll probably be the top London Knight next season .. and fun to watch .. sigh
There is a chance O'Reilly drops off after losing some of the top talent London had last year .. might be a case of Oilers selling high (finally).. we'll see!
Wish it was for draft picks though .. 
Howard signed a 3 year ELC.. so they got him for cheap for 3 years..
You know I had a feeling there was something in the works.. usually the Oilers pump up the prospects a ton during the rookie camp.. noticed they were pretty skimpy this year.. maybe because a few were considered possible trade assets for impending talks with teams..
Gues my new London Knight hero will have to be Nichol!
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