Renney's Roster

Yesterday's qualifying offers give us a strong indication about the kind of roster Tom Renney will employ in 2010-11. In the spring before he was hired, I posted a "Tom Renney in a box" post that looked at the type of roster he used with the Rangers. Renney employed end-of-the-roster fighters/coke machines/goons who routinely averaged less than 10 minutes a game. In 06-07, Colton Orr and Ryan Hollweg were regulars and fought 16 and 15 times respectively. Other very physical regulars included Brendan Shanahan (in photo), Sean Avery (acquired mid-season) and they also spent some at-bats on people like Jed Ortmeyer and Brad Isbister (and remember these are just the forwards).That's a lot of beef, folks. So, when we talk about free agency and trades, the Oilers shopping list should include the following:right handed 2-way centerveteran right winger who can serve as mentor to the kids2 quality defensemensomeone from the goon squadThis isn't the sort of team I enjoy ...