Found July 02, 2009 on Lowetide:
I believe the trouble with the Edmonton Oilers has to do with a rookie. No, not Jeff Deslauriers or recent rookies Andrew Cogliano, Sam Gagner or even Liam Reddox.It's easy to forget that Daryl Katz is new to the job of being an NHL owner. I'm not going to be critical of him, hell the guy writes the cheques and hasn't threatened us with the hammer that is Oklahoma City one time.Katz is a fan, and it's my belief this may be getting in the way of the hockey men and getting business done. The recent Dany Heatley chase is the latest example, but we saw it a year ago with Marian Hossa too.We've seen this many times in sports, a successful business man takes over his favorite toy (in this case, the Oilers) and wants to play a little. Hell, I would. I'd have Marc-freaking Pouliot centering the PP unit and playing the soft parade with Hemsky and Penner. Poor Horcoff would be on the checking line with Pisani and my list of men headed out of town would include Ladislav...
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