The Counter-Trey

The phrase "counter-trey" took awhile to find its way into the sports lexicon, but it's a very effective way to describe misdirection.The Edmonton Oilers have become big fans of the misdirection play. The verbal counter-trey. Edmonton Northlands is currently winding themselves into a lather after a beauty counter-trey that (incredibly) appears to have them endorsing their own demise (the study that produced the downtown project).In terms of on-ice issues, the misdirection this fall has to do with expectations. All over the MSM you can hear the sound of managing expectations: no talk of the fact this is a cap team, that good organizations don't miss the playoffs three seasons in a row and break camp with a roster that borders on hysterical, that good organizations address weakness during the offseason. The idea being that fans shouldn't ask "how come we're spending to the and yet everyone says if things break right and we go to church Sundays the club m...