Ilya Kovalchuk To Edmonton (E5)

No lie. Ilya is coming to Edmonton tomorrow night. He's coming with his Atlanta Thrashers in tow to play a hockey match against the Mighty Oilers. I should mention here that he's coming in with his team on a 3 game winning streak and he's also coming in with 12 points in his last 5 games. Great. Just great.

Imagine the scene above, played out 45 to 50 plus times next season: The post goal bench flyby. Imagine your jubilation. Imagine your pride. Imagine Ilya Kovalchuk as an Edmonton Oiler.

*sigh...stares longinly into image dreaming of what could be*


Yes. I want to see Ilya Kovalchuk in Oiler silks next season. It's possible. He is a UFA next summer. If things go south, the Oilers will probably be looking to restructure their salary commitments somewhat and would likely love to find room for a Kovalchukian type of guy. I'm sure the Thrashers would love to resign him too and will probably do everything in their power to do so. Let's just hope Katz does a good sell job on him this summer and seals the deal with rides in his private jet, Rexall One.


I would like to think that if the Oilers strike out with Hossa this summer, they'll likely be looking to add a top gun of some sort to please fans like me who like flashy goal scorers. Ilya is exactly that: flashy, shiny, Russiany and goal scorey...ohh...to dream of what could be.

Every start has its beginning.

Now that I've blown your mind with that clever title...read on.

I'm an Edmonton Oilers fan and here's my plan:

As a regular contributor of inane babble and seemingly incoherrent ramblings in the comment sections of the most excellent Oilersnation.com, I've become extremely jealous of the contributors to that site and other excellent Oilers related blogs in the blogosphere of the Mighty Oil. I see them strutting around the internets with their diamond earrings, fur coats, ferraris and, of course, the multitude of willing and able ladies. This has made me draw the conclusion that blogging = fame and fortune and I must act quickly and decisively if I want my cut.

So, that being said...

Each week* or so I plan on discussing** certain aspects of my beloved ice hockey syndicate: The Edmonton Oilers. The plan is to highlight stuff you didn't see coming...and laugh at you for not seeing it coming. I appologize in advance, but really...it's not my fault you don't regularly read Oilersnation and thus did not see it coming. I also want to include happenings and surprise oddities of the NHL in general as well***.

So, that being said...

Who saw that coming?!?

TB, out.


*could possibly be monthly, quarterly or whenever the fuck I get around to it.
**rambling without structure, general prose or good grammar.
***or not, who knows.