Oklahoma City Signs Colin McDonald

Colin McDonald's new contract is an AHL level deal. His AHL resume (and cup of coffee in the show) weren't enough to warrant a two-way deal and we should assume no other NHL team was offering anything more attractive.In a very real way, the Oilers have said goodbye to the 2003 entry draft. The architect of that draft (Kevin Prendergast) has left the building and his three highest picks that day (Pouliot, McDonald and Jacques) are role players, journeymen or minor leaguers. The Oilers did find useful pieces later in the draft (Stortini, Brodziak) but missed the mark on an exceptional draft year. The peak of McDonald's career is likely to be this:2009/11/29: Colin McDonald netted his first NHL goal in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Vancouver. He made his professional debut on Friday night versus the Sharks in a 5-4 shootout loss. McDonald has been playing on the Oilers' fourth line with Ryan O'Marra and Zack Stortini. (Source: Edmonton Sun) The Barons are getting some ...