“hi, i just turned down an offer to buy my tickets so i can go tonight … in a snowstorm … from out of town,” fan corwin chormay said.
“i have secretly checked the score of an oilers game during church. i’m a pastor,” said another, pedro escamilla.
“my wife has asked i don’t watch it in front of the children,” said a third, ahmed assaf.
of course, things are looking up in edmonton, even as the oilers are still lower than the habs in the standings.
what changed? connor mcdavid.
on the day of that draft lottery win, the sun suddenly got warmer, the beer colder and the flowers more fragrant.
of course, one could reasonably argue that past oilers management should not be rewarded for incompetence, even if that’s the way the league and the players’ association have set up business. but no such argument can be made that devoted oilers fans aren’t deserving of mcdavid.
having endured the sales of wayne gretzky and mark messier, as well the near economic collapse and departure of the franchise during the late 1990s, and the loss of star players curtis joseph and doug weight due to the tough local economy, then having been cursed with superstar chris pronger and his wife spurning edmonton in 2006, oilers fans have been asked to remain faithful through a decade of incompetence and defeat.