The world needs more good quotes. About 20 years ago, Craig MacTavish was the king of honesty. He couldn’t help himself. It was just the facts. MacT on J-F Jacques September 2007: “I think he’s playing better. I’ve noticed he has more composure with the puck, the play doesn’t die with him as much as it has in the past.” Music! In his way, Craig MacTavish was a big part of the entertainment surrounding the Oilers in his coaching years.
THE ATHLETIC!
- Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers 2023-24 complete reasonable expectations
- Lowetide: What should Oilers fans expect from new scouting director Richard Pracey?
- Lowetide: How will Tyler Wright’s time with the Oilers be remembered?
- Lowetide: Is trading Philip Broberg in the Oilers’ future?
- Lowetide: Unpacking Oilers’ decision to hire Rick Pracey, part ways with Tyler Wright
- Lowetide: 9 bold Edmonton Oilers predictions for 2023-24
- Lowetide: The NHL offseason’s 5 most risky moves and what they mean for 2023-24
- Lowetide: USHL has produced some of NHL’s top talent. Is it hockey’s best junior league?
- Lowetide: The Edmonton Oilers and their dilemma at centre
- Lowetide: NHL teams that are best positioned to take advantage of the 2024 free-agent watershed
- Lowetide: New Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson promises innovation. What will it look like?
- Lowetide: For Oilers in 2023-24, a more aggressive in-season approach is likely
- Lowetide: Why skating ability has such an impact on NHL Draft scouting and success
- Lowetide: What Oilers’ Jeff Jackson hire could mean for front-office’s future
- Lowetide: Oilers sign forward Ryan McLeod to 2-year extension: What it means for Edmonton
- Lowetide: Connor McDavid, the Art Ross and challenging Wayne Gretzky’s record
- Lowetide: How Oilers’ pro scouting upgrade helped elevate team in 2022-23
- Lowetide: Projecting Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard’s points for 2023-24
- Lowetide: Oilers’ graduate a strong group of prospects to pro this fall
- Lowetide: How Oilers’ veteran roster, cap issues could impact Raphael Lavoie
- Lowetide: What the Oilers are getting in 2023 NHL Draft pick Beau Akey
- Lowetide: Edmonton Oilers top 20 prospects, summer 2023
- DNB: 10 questions with director of amateur scouting Tyler Wright
MACT’S QUOTES 2007 FALL
- On Andrew Cogliano: “He’s productive offensively, really like the speed he brings, solid 4×4. We want to give him lots of time to get indoctrinated into the NHL pace. Once the checking closes in we’ll see if he’s as productive as he has been (so far).”
- On Matt Greene: “He’s not at the level he needs to be for the start of the season. We’re counting heavily on him, we need him to be at the level he was at last year. Anything short of that is going to put us in a very vulnerable position defensively.”
- On Sheldon Souray: “We’ll try to put together a pair that we want to match up against the other team’s best line that probably won’t include Sheldon.”
WHAT IF?
Jay Woodcroft is a diplomat compared to MacT, so we can’t expect him to entertain in the same way. We can apply the MacT magic to the current roster and the season to come. Here are some things we know to be true.
- Jack Campbell has to be better. If he can’t post something close to .910SP, the Oilers are in trouble entering the playoffs. If they have to move him out, the asset cost will be frightful.
- Olivier Rodrigue is in a good spot. If he can build on last season, he could see the NHL in 2023-24.
- Stuart Skinner has to post as good or better numbers this season. The playoff experience should help him, he showed calm feet during the season and should be able to sustain it in the coming years. The Oilers flushed Devan Dubnyk when he struggled, it would be unwise to do the same with this player. He’s bona fide.
- Darnell Nurse will get fewer minutes versus elites and his outscoring performance needs to increase.
- Mattias Ekholm needs to deliver another major performance while taking on some of the toughest minutes on the team.
- Cody Ceci is the biggest question mark on the defense. If he can’t play the big minutes, Edmonton needs to flush him.
- Philip Broberg has to find a place inside the top-six, and push for top-four minutes. Starting now.
- The support group behind the glimmer twins (Nuge, Hyman, Kane, Brown) are 29-31. Players erode offensively and get injured more during these years. Edmonton has no proven backup options and as soon as (say) Warren Foegele or Dylan Holloway move up, the third line is compromised. Edmonton needs Dylan Holloway and Raphael Lavoie to spike this season.
- The Edmonton Oilers don’t have enough actual players. What’s more, they don’t have enough bubbling under. The Oilers are exactly like the late 1960’s Chicago Blackhawks. I’m going to write a story on it in the next couple of weeks.
PERSONAL NEWS
Starting on Tuesday, I’ll be hosting noon-2pm on Sports 1440 Radio. It’s available on youtube, on radio, every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in the area! Guests on the first show will include Rachel Doerrie from The Hockey News and Bruce McCurdy (I haven’t told him yet) from the Cult of Hockey at the Edmonton Journal and we’ll have the text line open and bring you the Lowdown every weekday. My producer is Declan Krueger, he’s a young fellow with vast knowledge of NFL, MMA and keeping old people under control. He’s perfect for the job. I hope you will give us a shot.
July 1:
Jeff Jackson: Brownie is excited, are you?
Holland: I don’t like all that bonus money but I’m excited to get the player.
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Holland to the internal group. – it all goes on next year’s cap – it’s really going to effect the team next year.
The Drop on OilersPlus.
Holland to Brown AFTER the deal is done – how is your health, are you skating?
Not much chatter about Dom’s NHL organizational confidence ranking, based on readers from the Athletic.
The New Jersey Dellows currently hold the top spot. Coincidence? Dellow’s acerbic online persona made him a polarizing individual, but there’s no question, in my mind, that’s he’s an insanely bright person. I miss his blog.
Dellow’s gift along with Tulsky was, in part, conceiving of and asking the right questions. And a lot them. Then, of course, finding a sound way to answer it by analyzing data, often in ways, people were never really taught academically, at that time.
This question/answer cycle for all aspects of the organization comprises information not sold in 3rd party stat packs. Things like Tulsky steering his scouts with specific things to look for that he believes lead to draft success.
Speaking of Tulsky, the Hurricanes are ranked second.
The Canes are not the best at making hockey trades for my money, but overall their organization is soundly run. They’re awfully thrifty at the deadline too.
Third is the Lightening. You’ve got the early draft run for the ages by Al Murray then Michael Peterson running their analytics department. Peterson seems to be going a little galaxy brain lately though.
Fourth is the Dallas stars. Now a draft like 2017 will make any management group look a lot brighter.
To round out the ‘smart kids.’ we have the Avalanche slipping to 5th. They haven’t looked nearly as clever since Sakic went upstairs and MacFarlane took over the helm
I the spirit of today’s post title (and offered for its humour value) one of my favourite quotes.
“And so it happens that the person who reads a great deal gradually loses the ability to think for himself; Such, however, is the case with many men of learning: they have read themselves stupid.”
Schopenhauer
Congrats again, LT! Great article today btw.
It’s easy to miss the old Mact quotes.
LT back on the air. Music!
Hear you next Tuesday! 🙂
Love this place LT, I really do. It’s your pub so you write what you like. And in the dog days of August there’s not much to say that hasn’t been said. Everyday I’ll come in and sip my beer and take in the opinions. I understand not every article or comment post can be written about how otherworldly McDrai are.
But I feel like every once and awhile I have to look up from my glass and scream “prospects be damned! Stanley or bust!” to whomever’s in earshot.
I was three years old when the Oilers last reached the summit of greatness. Not sure how many of you remember things when you’re three but I don’t.
Subsequently, it feels like I’ve spent my entire conscious life in the shadows of some distant glory(Connor burning down the ice dangling a whole 5 man unit notwithstanding). And then 2006 was stripped away from us right at the finish line..
As I understand it, the future is guaranteed to no one.
I would gladly give another decade of darkness for even just one, ONE, taste of Stanley.
I hear what you’re saying. I think the Oilers have improved markedly under Holland. I believe the window to win is now.
My only point, and perhaps I’ve made it too many days in a row, is that the team is burning daylight on finding useful trade pieces and possible inexpensive replacement parts for the roster.
That’s a key to keeping the fire stoked.
It is possible to do more than one thing at a time
Kassian to Anaheim on a PTO.
Kass was a great Oiler team mate until he fell off the cliff. This is Kass and his finest moment as an Oiler. Tkachuk would agree.This will never get old. I wish Kass well.
https://youtu.be/owDK0bqIFP4
This is just my thoughts I still believe he hurt his back in the offseason a few years ago doing something recreational. This of course is none of my business so I’ll shut up while I’m still ahead.
I want to see Woody 1-up MacT and take an ear from Harvey…
In all fairness… At least we don’t suck the hind banana any more.
I want Woody to steal Harvey’s soul and tell him that man is a rope stretched across the abyss.
Woodcroft kind of did rip out Harvey’s soul, and heart, circa May 2022.
Sports 1440… What fantastic news!!!
And apparently I am not a bot, also great news. I was so worried.
Congratulations Lowetide—and to Edmonton for filling a needed hole.
I’m assuming this is an independent effort and thus there will be greater latitude for guests and outside commentary? Either way, great to see.
I think Gregor has led the charge on putting the new station together (although I’m sure there were many people that did, and are doing, alot of hard work to make it happen).
That’s exactly what a bot would say. 😉
Look forward to the Lowedown with Lowetide being back starting next week.
I’m super stoked for the following being back:
1) Lowedown
2) Morning Show with Dusty and Eric (other “station”)
3) Gregor show
4) Pre and post with Gazzola (Kassian, Gage, Belle, etc. – again, other station)
I’m pretty sure that Dusty & Kassian were not listed on the docket.
This is the scheduled line-up:
The Kevin Karius Show: 7:00 am – 11:00 am
• Fantasy Frenzy with Halley & Douglas: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
• The Lowdown with Lowetide: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• The Jason Gregor Show: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
They are on Edmonton Sports Talk which gets going next week. Is not a radio station but, essentially, its live online content, just the same.
Do we need a GoFundMe to make sure Jason Strudwick joins in?
Gregor was asked about Strudy in an interview a few weeks back and it sounds like he wants to focus on some other things – including his coaching camps, etc.
Strudy will remain on the GYB pod and they’ve added Rob Brown.
In my opinion he’s already proven to be an every day NHL d-man – 3LD is his current floor. I think he can, and will, press up.
I do have concern re: the coaching staff defaulting to Vinny D. and I think that would be a major mistake with broad organizational implications.
Holland has put the coaches in a tough spot. There is no spot for Bro. To me because Holland can’t fill out a bottom roster as the better GMs do. His solution to getting a much needed RS C is a guy who hasn’t played in a couple of years and last I read wasn’t even fully working out. An Samwise who is going to be behind all season if he stays because his summer training won’t be there and he’ll miss camp which hoops all. I guess that’s his LTIR playoff play?
He needed to find a RS C, and re balance the D so Bro has a spot, and fill out depth for injury cover. We know this is possible because we see the 4-5 active smart trading GMs do it all the time
As far as Campbell needing to be .910 and Skinner needing to be better than last year, I’m not sure both are true, at least for me.
I mean, if Skinner is nearing .920, he’s the true 1A and .903 from the 1B probably is good enough.
If Campbell is in the .910 range and Skinner gives similar play to last year, well, I think that team has a real solid goaltending tandem.
I can’t wait to see how this plays out – I’m not even positive who starts on opening night (Skinner in the pole position heading in to camp) or who starts more games.
Isn’t scoring up league wide which has brought down the Mendoza line a few percentage points.
Yeah, NHL average SV% was only .904 last season. Not sure where the current Mendoza line would be.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/stats.html
Devon Shore gets a league min (but one-way) contract from the Kraken.
Good on Shore – from all accounts a FANTASTIC teammate.
I thought he was likely to need to go to a camp on a PTO but he got a one-way deal.
Truth be told, he was quite good when pressed in to action after the trade deadline (in his role). Positive goal share, etc.
I wouldn’t have minded him back in the tweener 13F role (flipping between Bako and the NHL, as needed) but happy for him to get this contract.
Its not like the Oilers will have cap room to recall the 13F unless they have LTIR injuries.
I may be mistaken. But I thought I read two-way. Which make more sense to me anyway.
He is guaranteed $775k whether he plays in the NHL or AHL. That’s 1-way isn’t it?
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/devin-shore
I don’t know. I guess the details of the contract haven’t been confirmed yet.
You appear to be correct.
Seattle Kraken
It’s a Shore thing! https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f60e.svg We’ve agreed to terms with forward Devin Shore on a one-year, two-way contract with a $775k AAV!
Thanks. That doesn’t happen very often. LOL.
I don’t think it has ever happened to me. At least not since I married. 😎
Yes, it seems I was wrong. The first place I read it said one-way but I think that was misinformation.
Either way, good on Shore for getting a contract!
‘The Oilers don’t have enough actual players’
Certainly agree there isn’t much beneath the surface but the NHL roster is strong – best in 15 years. But it will take an injury-light season to win the division.
The tone seems to have gotten a lot darker lately. Weren’t the Oilers one of the top 2-3 teams in the league by the end of last year? Have they lost so much over the off season? Are Holland and Woodcroft really so incompetent as they’re being made out to be?
This! Why can’t we enjoy that our beloved team is legit in Stanley’s window without peeing on our own shoes. Every team has areas that need improvement, few teams are contenders. I’m going to enjoy the ride and cheer like hell
Every year there are surprises that confound the ‘experts’ as well as those of us who just enjoy posting on hockey boards.
It would be difficult for the Oilers to ‘surprise’ in a positive way this coming season because expectations are sky high. Noting that there are weak links to go along with those expectations isn’t so much being negative imo as playing at being a GM – a position that requires constant assessment of what could go wrong and how to improve it.
LT has been focusing on the weakness in the prospect pool lately. I don’t think anybody here disagrees that it is a team weakness even if some of us don’t see it as the most pressing issue for this season. Personally I think the depth of the forward group drops too precipitously from the top six to the bottom six which should really be a bottom eight. I can be as happy as anybody here with the top six. I just think the team lacks the balance required once they get down to the best 8 teams in the league come playoff time.
I also have concerns about the makeup of the defence. There are too many questions concerning the RD for my liking given the high expectations for the team. I think Holland should have been more aggressive in addressing that this summer. I think he should have shown more faith in Broberg as the every day 3LD and used the $2.75 M of Kulak’s salary elsewhere while bringing in a NHL vet on minimum salary as the #7.
I don’t think this is being negative. I could be completely wrong. I just would have done a few things differently.
Oh, and by the way, I am completely comfortable with the goal tending. It will not be a problem this season imo. 🥸
I don’t agree with 1.8mil-ish being worth downgrading the defense though. I predict at some point during this season we’re going to be very happy to have Kulak back there.
Will you also be happy when we get to the playoffs and the top six is exhausted because the bottom six can’t get the job done? I didn’t say there wasn’t value in keeping Kulak – there clearly is – the point was distributing the risk by balancing the roster given limited cap space. LD is a position of strength on this team. There are other areas where they could have used some money to strengthen them to league average at least.
Our first LD farm hand call up is Markus Niemelainen. I would not call that a position of strength. There will be injuries.
Not if Holland had replaced Kulak with a veteran NHL dman on a minimum contract which is what I suggested I would have done.
But who?
The list of defencemen who have signed league-minimum 1-way contracts is unimpressive…
Simon Benoit, Caleb Jones, Robert Hagg, Gavin Bayreuther, Calvin De Haan, and Ryan Shea.
All would be a massive downgrade on Kulak, IMO.
The Canucks signed Matt Irwin for $775K and he’s comfortable playing both sides.
So are opposition forwards.
Fancies are almost identical to Kulak’s although Irwin had significantly more D zone starts.
You are smoking the drapes on this one. Irwin is terrrible, barely an NHL player anymore and Kulak can play up in a pinch on the 2nd pair for short periods of time.
These are the kind of statements that make people question your hockey knowledge because you’ve obviously had extremely limited viewings of his game and have no clue of what you’re talking about here.
Obviously a dman making league minimum would be a downgrade from Kulak but there were other options than FA signings. A trade for a less expensive dman and a draft pick opens up a much larger pool.
If there were no other weaknesses on the team I wouldn’t move Kulak either but there are. We have a 21 man roster and no fourth line. The team is not balanced.
Kemp, Dineen, Hoefenmayer and Gleason do not fill me with confidence. Our depth on defense is razor thin. We will need Kulak.
We also have zero idea what Desharnais is going to bring this year in my opinion. Looked like a heater to me last year.
This.
Yesterday, I mentioned Dallas spent the offseason shoring up the bottom 6 as opposed to making any changes on D.
And, of course, Colorado has also done much the same.
After acquiring Ryan Johansen as #2C, they spent the rest of the offseason bolstering their bottom 6 with the acquisition of 3C Ross Colton and wingers Miles Wood and Fredrik Olafsson.
They still have about $2 million in cap space which they are expected to use on an additional bottom 6 player on a bargain deal.
As you say, a balanced roster is the key.
Broberg has to replace Ceci, not Kulak, for the Oilers to get better.
Nurse is being paid $9 million per year to break in top 4d prospects like Broberg in his draft + 5 year. Part of his job description.
Put players in their right spots.
Ekholm Bouchard
Nurse Broberg
Kulak Ceci/Desharnais
Woodcroft just has to close his eyes and jump with respect to Broberg, Holloway, and Lavoie. The only way for the player and team to get better is to play them.
I think the Oilers have an excellent chance to win the Stanley Cup this year. I think they should be trying to add to the prospect base.
I don’t think that’s dark. I think that’s pointing out something obvious.
It would be surprising if the team didn’t try, and maybe no one wanted to sign with the team.
Jeff Jackson will have to fix it, whatever the issue.
I don’t think any of this is negative.
It’s likely tough to sign college FAs when they don’t see how they can crack the lineup
I agree LT. They are being run a lot better than before, but still have some steps to take to be run like the best teams are run. Other than keeping Connor in the fold, that seems to be why Jackson has been hired
My criticisms of the team aren’t from a place of negativity, it’s from loving the team so much, and wanting them realize the promise of what they could achieve with the great fortune befallen them
And these few things that aren’t good enough seem obvious to me, so I am compelled to want to talk about them here, with informed Oiler and hockey fans, which is kind of the point of Lowetide
6th overall in points. 2nd overall in goal differential (full season).
2nd to Boston in points % (tied with Carolina) after Jan 1st. IIRC.
But but Dallas!
https://www.nhl.com/news/super-16-nhl-power-rankings-august-31/c-345702262
I skimmed but looking at the numbers assigned it seems the writer’s consensus is that the defending champs are favourites and then there are 6 other teams before a real drop off in rankings. Of the 7 teams seen to be in the running the Oilers were listed as sixth with Toronto the last chance Texaco team.
I don’t really have a problem with the ranking so much as the reasoning since it is goal tending that is listed as the weakness that keeps them from being ranked higher and I think that is wrong.
It will be farm team depth, RD and bottom six that will be the drag on their season.
Godot is correct that the only solution to RD is Broberg being able to move to the right and handle top pairing minutes but I am not as confident as he is that it will work.
It was not the best non move Holland made this off season not balancing the D.
You have far more faith in the Oilers goaltending than I do but I agree with the rest.
And, as I’ve said before, you have to play Broberg or trade him but asking him to play top pairing on his offside could be disastrous.
Surely, although not ideal, Bouchard should be a better option.
Yeah, I am comfortable with the goaltending. Campbell will be better & Skinner will be more comfortable.
Since you like to link to media summer fluff stories . . .
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/projecting-team-canadas-roster-for-expected-2025-world-cup-of-hockey/
. . . notice the starting goalie for Canada at the 2025 world cup.
Yeah..I saw that but let’s not forget the qualifier.
”What was once a strength is now a big question mark for Team Canada. While the country’s got plenty of depth up front and on the blue line, it’s difficult to identify a clear-cut No. 1 here. So with some well-intentioned recency bias and a dash of hope, here’s the trio that could suit up in 2025.”
Yup. But the goaltending just has to be good – not great – in order for this team to have a chance to win. I still think Campbell is very good when he has his head straight. That makes him unpredictable rather than not good. And, as you know, I predicted Skinner would be the starter by Christmas no matter which FA they signed to play with him so, yeah, I do have faith in him.
Every year you post peoples power rankings and predictions and every year most of them turn out wrong.
They are interesting to read and talk about, but I am not sure why you post them as if it helps prove you are right about something.
You appear to have answered your own question.
As long as you’re okay with the answer being that you parrot other people’s work because you can’t come up with your own opinion or argument, then I guess I did answer my own question.
I wouldn’t say they are materially worse but I’m not sure they are as strong a team as the team that ended last season.
They have swapped Brown for Yamamoto and that should be a considerable upgrade but, at the same time, that strong bottom of the roster (that outscored the opposition 74-60 with McDavid/Drai off) has been weakented.
They lost Kostin and Bjugstad and replaced them with one of Lavoie/Pedrerson/Gagner/Sutter and, well, internal improvements.
That’s a downgrade, a material one, until proven otherwise.
At the same time, the other top teams in the Pacific are in a similar boat. I know the big PLD trade but, for me, I’m not sure LAK are better and I think they downgraded in that trade and overall (Korpisalo for an aging Talbot as well).
The Knights did nothing but move out Riley Smith to re-sign Barbershev – that’s a weaker lineup than having them both in the playoffs.
While you did say internal improvements, it should be specifically noted that Holloway was not on the roster at the end of the season and was never on the roster during Bjugstad’s tenure. So from an end of season/playoffs perspective, he would be a replacement player when comparing that roster to the one for the upcoming season.
Holloway is projected again to start this season. Reasonable expectations (but without certainty) would have Holloway in his second NHL season adequately replacing Kostin on the roster. Despite his timely goals, Kostin played a grand total of 80 minutes more last season than did Holloway. In the first half of the season, Holloway was used on the 2nd pp unit for a total of 35 minutes. Kostin got a total of 4 minutes on the power play and none on the pk. The biggest discrepancy in their goal totals was Kostin’s 19.6% shooting vs Holloway’s 6.8%. In pretty much every other metric on naturalstattrick, Holloway compares well with Kostin.
It should also be noted that in the regular season, the bottom 6, as roughly measured without McDavid or Leon on the ice, scored 58 gf vs 47 ga prior to the arrival of Bjugstad at the deadline, the same 55% goal share as they had with him on the team down the stretch.
I say roughly measured because for much of the time where McDavid and Leon played together on a line, Nuge would have been centering the second line. Nuge went 53% without McDavid and Leon. Removing all 3 of Leon, Connor and Nuge, still had the rest of the line up go 50-39 all season (~56%) and 35-28 (still ~56%) prior to Bjugstad. All of this says that the bottom 6 (or bottom 5 in the 32 games the team went 7-11) was solid all season no matter how you slice it.
As Redbird62 pointed out, the bottom six was just as good with Bjustad as without.
As for Kostin, he was admittedly on a PDO heater and I will eat crow on that if he puts up another +60% GF% in Detroit. His xGF% was 47.44.
At the end of last season, the Oilers had Kostin and Bjugstad on the roster in the bottom six and the likes of Holloway and Shore as depth fill-ins.
This year the Oilers have lost those two and their replacements on the roster are Holloway and one of Lavoie/Pederson/Gagner or Sutter and the injury replacements coming on to the roster….?
Nope, Holloway wasn’t on the roster at the end of last year, because he was sent down to the AHL on merit as his game required AHL development. Yes, there is verbal out there that he was sent down for cap room but, if we are being honest, he was barely playing after having lost the trust of his coaches and was sent down for development. I’m sure the plan was recall but injury – again.
Yes, I expect Holloway to be on the team and much better – that’s internal development. I presume the Oilers competitors also have young players they expect to provide a bigger impact than last season.
The bottom six is clearly not as good or deep as the end of last season subject to, mainly, internal development. I expect to see that from McLeod and Holloway and, hopefully Lavoie, etc. but, again, other teams likely expect the same.
Personnel wise, its down.
I don’t agree with that.
Holloway played 9:35 per game on the season.
In his last 15 games he played 11:16 per night.
He played only 8:53 in his first 36 games, so he was playing close to 2:30 more per game immediately before he was assigned.
I think it was cap space.
Failed attempt at quoting, then inability to edit. But I don’t agree Holloway was sent down on merit or because the coaching staff lost trust.
Hey Al looking forward to the new show! Do you know if the show will be available as a podcast like your old one? I’m trying to figure out the best way to listen from way out here in Riding Mountain Manitoba.
Beg your pardon, asked and answered in a previous post
congrats on the new show LT!!…I will be listening from halifornia… can’t wait!
Good things come in pairs I suppose!
No 1. Just closed on my first house (townhouse), in Victoria, happy to be a property owner in one of the hardest markets to get into. Who knew holding a rate back in June would be a life-saver.
No 2. Lowetide voice is back and I can listen to his shows again at work!
LT, do you know if your show will he posted on SoundCloud like previous to listen if missed?
We’re at 1440 plus there’s a youtube channel God help us all. Plus this:
Audio will be available:
• http://sports1440.ca
• iHeartRadio
• Radioplayer Canada
https://twitter.com/Sports1440/status/1691167404657889280
Thanks lt!
I presume the shows will be available via pod shortly after they air?
Congrats on your new house! This market is definitely outrageous.
Now you can turn your attention to local past-times, including the following:
-Complaining loudly about mainland swill while enjoying wholesome and honestly made island beer.
-Employing your best deadpan, asking the person next to you, What’s A Snow Shovel?
-Cringe with deserved sympathy and let’s face it some mild revulsion as randos with tattered Canucks flags on their oversize pickups sit in traffic on Island Highway.
I wear my royal blue drai jersey when I can here!
Got it the year he “popped” with hall. Knew putting the name bar and 29 on that year was a good idea!
I have the same jersey and always get remarks when I wear it. Welcome to the Island!
You forgot to mention the free weed you can inhale while walking downtown dodging scattered used needles and condoms along Pandora.
😎
Congrats on the first house dunter. Not an easy first step these days.
Congrats on your new home!! Best to crank up the volume this winter when watching hockey games so the neighbours are broken in by the time playoffs come around😜
Welcome to the south Island!
I add to the Island welcomes, and congrats on the home.
Do know that you share this place with many fellow Oiler aficionados… and HH 😉