Too Long at the Fair

The Pat Quinn Oilers are rolling. A shiny new #1 line rolled off the assembly line last night and the club is also enjoying Ladislav Smid's arrival as a real piece of work on the blue.The Quinn/Renney system features a simple but effective breakout system that relies heavily on forwards and short passes; a wide open offense that allows creativity in one end and asks for button down in the other; a physical style that not all Oilers are well-suited to and most importantly a big fat bag of results so far this fall.While we're gushing over Quinn/Renney, Sam Gagner's step up to the top line, Dustin Penner taking his place as this generation's Frank Mahovlich and Laddy the D having the light go on, can we take a moment to tip the hat in the direction of Craig MacTavish for his contributions (good and bad) to this success?After the 2006 Stanley run, management decided to change the direction of the team, move the center of the cluster toward youth, hold back the water on a...