Horcoff's broken knuckle handcuffs Oil

and I thought all of the knuckle dragging was from ano0ther team (no names mentioned))

"That's a big hole we have to fill," said Ryan Smyth."

Ryan would probably win more faceoffs if he wasn't scanning the Edmonton crowd for talent.

As long as the Oilers D and their 3rd and 4th lines are populated by cream puffs, they'll continue to get smacked around. True, some of the injuries (like the two mentioned above) happen just because that's hockey but, too many are the result of the Oilers not being big enough/tough enough/strong enough throughout their lineup. They have a lot of skill and great wheels but, teams continue to take runs at them. The kids need a better supporting cast. Without it, they're going nowhere.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  02.05 by roamer

As long as the Oilers D and their 3rd and 4th lines are populated by cream puffs, they'll continue to get smacked around. True, some of the injuries (like the two mentioned above) happen just because that's hockey but, too many are the result of the Oilers not being big enough/tough enough/strong enough throughout their lineup. They have a lot of skill and great wheels but, teams continue to take runs at them. The kids need a better supporting cast. Without it, they're going nowhere.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............cream puffs!

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:53 AM ET  02.05 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............cream puffs!

Filled with cheese cream!!

Seriously though, it tells you a lot about the team's make up when your toughest guy is a dude from Finland named Hartikainen.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:53 AM ET  02.05 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............cream puffs!

Homer? is that you?

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 10:08 AM ET  02.05 by Spiny Norman

Homer? is that you?

Just a Flyers fan dreaming about Feb. 11th's game.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  02.05 by Canuck eh?

Just a Flyers fan dreaming about Feb. 11th's game.

Here's hoping every single Leafs game winds up in the L column.

Boy is this team gonna look different in a few months :)

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Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  02.05 by dannylimes

Here's hoping every single Leafs game winds up in the L column.

Boy is this team gonna look different in a few months :)

Dateline: April, 1968.

Fixed.

broken moose knuckle?

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 10:34 AM ET  02.05 by Canuck eh?

Fixed.

No way! The future is bright! For once, the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a RIDE check creeping up on Lord Irk!

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 10:49 AM ET  02.05 by NY Rangers

broken moose knuckle?

Moose bites can be nasty. My sister got bitten by a moose once.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 10:02 AM ET  02.05 by roamer

Filled with cheese cream!!Seriously though, it tells you a lot about the team's make up when your toughest guy is a dude from Finland named Hartikainen.

At least he has some hart in his name, if not his game.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 10:08 AM ET  02.05 by Spiny Norman

Homer? is that you?

Nope, Homer is on an odyssey right now.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 10:34 AM ET  02.05 by Canuck eh?

Fixed.

Don't repeat that around your new puppy because......

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 10:56 AM ET  02.05 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

Moose bites can be nasty. My sister got bitten by a moose once.

Last name Skowron?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  02.05 by roamer

As long as the Oilers D and their 3rd and 4th lines are populated by cream puffs, they'll continue to get smacked around. True, some of the injuries (like the two mentioned above) happen just because that's hockey but, too many are the result of the Oilers not being big enough/tough enough/strong enough throughout their lineup. They have a lot of skill and great wheels but, teams continue to take runs at them. The kids need a better supporting cast. Without it, they're going nowhere.

I agree with most of that. If the Oilers want to compete during the season and have any success in the playoffs they have to get bigger tougher and have an edge to their game. Their lack of size really shows up along the boards where they never win the battle for the puck.They have no one in the system to fill the size need so a trade is what they have to do.

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 10:56 AM ET  02.05 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

Moose bites can be nasty. My sister got bitten by a moose once.

was it one of Miss taylor's Mooses?
Or one of the mooses trained to mix concrete and sign complicated insurance forms? (best credits in movie history by the way)

boy oh boy, I try to make a literary reference, and gets removed. Is it my fault that an ancient Greek enemy happens to have the same name as a well known product used by men to prevent accidents?