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Mark Messier Day Part 2. so they seriously did announce that today would be "Mark Messier Day".  It's official now.  They did it at 11am today.  Happy Mark Messier day everyone?   I don't know why we have so many  *insert name* Day! in Edmonton.  I think we have one for some deceased country singer, Wayne Gretzky day?, Oilers day (in JUNE), now a Mark Messier day, blah blha balh day. and so forth.  Perhaps we should celebrate them more?  My dad was noting how the Mark Messier celebrations are more extravagant than the ones Edmonton gave Gretzky.  Well, Messier is from St.Albert, Gretzky isn't from around this area.. so uh yes.  Horray i guess?

Oilers vs. Coyotes 3 - 0 loss
At least the colors look nice?  I dont' think it suits Roloson though. 

About the Smyth Trade
The thing that amuses me about hockey fan communities is the hysteria.   It's like, 1 player doesn't score for 1 game and everyone is saying that he'll never sign, he'll be traded, he'll be benched blah blah blah blah blah.  Panic.  I think it's funny.  Today, Rinslet txt me with the bad news.  Ryan Smyth traded to the New York Islanders.  At first it was shocking you know? He's the cover boy of the Edmonton Oilers but look at his age...not to say that 30 or 31 is old but  what we also got from trading him?  If you look at it in a "future" perspective with Lowe seems to be quoted upon alot in the papers lately,  think about the future of the team with 204392048 prospects?!  We're leaching teams of their prospects in a few years they'll be nothing but dust.  Ookay maybe that's pushing it, but really, what can we do with a bunch of younger people?    Don't we always say that the "children are our future" blah blah blah.  We'll i'm not angry at the Smyth trade.   I personally don't think we'll do well in the playoffs if we even get in this year anyways.  I won't be angry until July 1st if Smyth isn't an Oiler again.