THE END OF SUMMER ROMANCE '10
Wanye
August 03 2010 04:17PM
Dear Tyler Seguin,
According to the Bruins website it seems you have been signed to a 3 year entry level contract. We thought we would take this opportunity to write you a quick letter of congrats and shed some deep, dark emotional baggage in the process.
As you are doubtlessly aware, we thought you should have been picked first overall by the Oilers at the draft this year. When that didn't happen, a little part of our soul died and we have spent the summer wondering about what could have been.
Since that time we have been carrying the torch on behalf of a rapidly shrinking Team Seguin Bandwagon, writing letters, starting petitions, penning love songs and sending you a box of our hair each and every Monday morning.
Yes, for the Summer of 2010, we truly believed you were the one.
But, now it seems that our hope that you play in an Oilers jersey is getting smaller by the day, although we hold out hope that Boston decides to pull the trigger on some sort of trade with the Oil and you come back the other way.
But it is time to move on Tyler. For both of us. Sometimes things don't work out the way they should, but that is just a part of life. We will miss your boyish charms, your razor sharp wit and your seemingly limitless potential.
Rather than continue on with expressing ourselves by the printed word, please enjoy this scene from Anchorman, which we feel sums up our emotions completely.
And now we consider you the enemy.
So unless by some miracle you become an Oiler at some point in the next 20 years we consider this goodbye. We have Taylor now and that is just going to have to do.
This summer romance has officially come to an end.
Goodbye dearest,
Wanye
Are there actually knuckleheads who thought the Oilers would draft Seguin ahead of Hall? FFS, what a bunch of dummies.
No, Wanye's offering would be a distant second to somebody calling himself "tomsster."
Start your own website and you can put whatever you want on it... until then, SHUT UP YOUR MOUTH!
Ever since the Magnificent Bastard rejected him, I've been sending Seguin some of my own bodily waste.
But it's not hair.
I was never a Seguin man......
But even if you were, the love affair should have ended the second Tambo announced Hall as our draft pick, the same way Hall denounced his love for Calgary after slipping on the Oil Drop.
i was never cool with taking Seguin over Hall, no matter how many "experts" had Tyler ranked ahead!
Atl,CBJ,Tampa?
Why is there so much hate on Oilers Nation lately sheesh...
@RossCreekNation
I have to go with Ottawa, Philly and San Jose as places thinking about upping the Antti.
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it ! Oilers rookies take dead aim on breaking all next seasons rookie scoring records . Taking aim at 4 rookies expecting to garner over 80 points this season - Hall, Eberle , Omark and Svensson light up the NHL lights .
Other teams fearfull of taking penalties against Oilers, as their rookie sensations are making team after team pay dearly for their indisgretions . Yes , they are for real and no team has had this type of impact with so many so called rookies .
The rest of Oilers team is riding their coattails to banner seasons as well . The Oilers are back with a vengeance , as record book takes it's toll throughout league . The bandwagon grows . The inexplicable worst to first becoming a stark reality . Oiler seats fitted with seat belts to keep fans from falling out of their seats so much from excitement .
Go Oilers !!
This post got me wondering what happened to that "I love you Wanye!!!!!!!" guy.
I'm not sure why I have this overwhelming feeling:
In 5 years, if Hall turns out to be a bust, the world will say "wow - who saw this coming?"
If we took Seguin and he went nowhere, the whole world would have said "Why didn't those idiots take Hall?"
The Hall pick is one that comes with less regret and self - loathing than we are used to.
***Now back to staring at the phone while picking food out of our teenage braces, wondering why we don't have hair there, and where our friends went without us.***
Davydov had killer agility on NHL 95.
I was thinking about this when I saw the headline today as well... should it have been Seguin? Another look at the depth chart makes you wonder... all these high-end prospects on the wings, and just Gagner down the middle.
Please don't let Seguin end up in the HHOF... if Hall doesn't get there himself!
Gayest thing I have ever seen.
@Robin Brownlee
You forgot to say "FIST!!!".
id hate to see the blog if seguin really did get drafted by the oilers
I don't remember that scene in the movie...was it one of the deleted scenes, or do I just have a really bad memory?
What was Chiarelli's best offer to swap picks?...
We'll revist this again July 1st 2013, or by then end of October 2010.
Yesterday's gone ...yesterday's gone...
On a similar note, I just saw "Oil Change" for the first time yesterday.
When Seguin walks into the hotel room, and tells Tambo and Lowe that he plays defense, I thought...
"Theres a defensive cornerstone we can rebuild this team with"
*cough*........
Ballsy?
I think this year's star and goat might have to be Hall and Seguin. I'm just not sure who gets to be the goat yet.
Why is this garbage on this website?
Whats FFS???
@ItsTheBGB
For f**ks sake
@ItsTheBGB
For****Sakes
... or maybe something from this page... http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/FFS
;-)
@ItsTheBGB
I think it's "For F^*k Sakes"...or something like that
EDIT: scooped by RC!! Curse you RC, curse you!
EDIT EDIT: and by that dude from Michigan State!
@Archaeologuy
Was beat by MSU_Spartan though :)
EDIT: LOLZ
Curious where Niemi ends up... yesterday, I threw out Long Island or Russia. Islanders wouldn't surprise me in the least.
@@NateInEdmonton
-ATL has Chris Mason & Ondrej Pavelic.
-CBJ has Steve Mason & Mathieu Garon (and Aaron Portzline has deaded that talk on twitter).
-Tampa has Dan Ellis & Mike Smith.
I keep coming back to the Isles:
-Niemi is a better long-term option than Roloson.
-DiPietro's health issues.
-I don't see anyone else in their organization that can back Roloson up when DiPietro is out.
-Roloson becomes attractive trade commodity when G injuries occur elsewhere.
-Garth Snow can never have enough goalies.
Did the Isles only sign Biron to a one year deal?
Ya, he's in Manhattan now caddying for King Henrik.
San Jose makes some sense, too. The Finnish duo would be a nice tandem. Doubt OTT or PHI, though.
Wayne and Seguin sittin' in a tree...
" penning love songs and sending you a box of our hair each and every Monday morning."
As much as I hate to admit it this one made me lol.
Sometimes I wake up with a cold sweat in the night and say out loud, "we got the wrong guy!". And then I try to reassure myself so that I can go back to sleep. http://www.thefourthperiod.com/magazine/latestissue.html This face shall haunt my dreams until such time as Hall is proved to be clearly superior.
Whoa there, easy on the punctuation. You do know you're madjam, right?
Lemme guess, bi-polar?
@madjam
Where u get ur smoke? Cuz u must smoke some of the finest herb known to man. Snoop Dogg & Tommy Chong think you smoke too much.
~Mikael Backlund, Greg Nemisz, Mitch Wahl & TJ Brodie will be the one's really setting records*~
*in the AHL
Hilarious
madjam's comment made me recall the year my Jets *sniffle* had four rookies score at least 20. The young guns we called 'em. I wonder which oiler will be Evgeny Davydov.
Probably the deciding factor in selecting Hall over Seguin is that you can't screw up Hall's name like the multiple pronunciations Seguin's name has. Look at a guy like Brett Favre.... all everybody talks about is how to say his name correctly, it's not like he had a hall of fame career or anything.
Hilarious post, Wayne - thanks for that! :P
I, too, wonder whether we made the wrong choice. I mean for years (& years) all I've wanted was to draft someone who could be the next Steve Yzerman and this was someone who everybody seemed to give that comparison to.
The funny thing about it is until the time it got closer to the draft I just wanted the guy everybody thought would be the best player in his draft year, Taylor Hall.
Then I read a little article from Jason Gregor about the importance of centermen and heard about how good this Tyler Seguin guy really was. Sure I argued how we just need the certain superstar over the unknown commodity, etc... but over time I warmed to the idea of drafting Seguin and eventually believed it would be the best move, too.
By the time the Oilers were ready to draft Hall and had turned down trade proposals (like the rumour we could have had Milan Lucic) to pick Seguin instead I've had to accept it...but I'll never forget we could have had Seguin! And to think all I wanted was to draft a guy like Taylor Hall originally.
(I, too, would be sending Tyler Seguin locks of my hair but I don't have any - too short, too bald...would you send him some for me, Wayne, and include one of your drawings showing how it would look if I did have hair and you're cutting off some of it, please?!)
And to think all I wanted was to draft a guy like Taylor Hall originally.
P.S. Damn you, Jason Gregor, damn you! ;)
hey all,
Just signed up this morning. Huge Oilers fan in Newfoundland. Began really following the team after the last cup. Love the insight and information provided here. Very excited about the coming talent having begun my infatuation with the Oilers during the Steven Rice, Valeri Zelepukin, Zdeno Ciger lean years...Still watch Todd Marchant skip past a stumbling Grant Ledyard with regularity.
As far as Seguin and Hall goes...Hall has the higher ceiling and chance to really be that game breaker type player...haven't had one of those in years (Weight?). Loved Dougie but he was more Hemsky/Drink Stirrer than flat out explosive. I hope and pray we got this one right.
Got a Messier, Hemsky and Stoll (haha) player T shirts
Looking at getting a Hall, Eberle or Paajarvi one for the fall? Any suggestions?
Terrified the Oilers are gonna deal Hemsky (he's got a monster season or two in him with the right linemates) and am hopeful the kids pan out reasonably well early to convince him to stay. Elite Talent needs a true goal scorer. I'm confident he can toss up a 15-75-90 under those conditions.
Looking forward to the season big time. Cheers to you all.
PS - Never did trust that shifty Souray.
I was going to say that.
@Wanye As a card carrying memeber of "Team Seguin" I too share your pain. I guess it is time to order that Jordan Eberle jersey.
I really hope Hall turns out to be the better player and doesn't get "Lindrosed" out of the league. Every time I look at that goofy looking buck-toothed bastard though I think of Seguin and what could have been.
* sob I mean SQUEE!
I was so convinced they were taking Seguin. I've come to terms with it...just barely.
THE OILERS ARE BACK! THE OILERS ARE BACK . Restored to their proper places in the hockey world , the Oilers once again lead the chorus of national pride across the Canadian nation . The hollowed HALL'S of hockey filled to the brim for all Canadians to bask in, as T.Hall leads Oilers to Stanley Cup victory 2010-2011.
Hall was/is TAILORED (Taylor) made for the Oilers to return to top of the hockey world .
The QE 2 highway renamed the HALL CORRIDOR . The Hall fever echoes throughout the nation as National politicians rename the Trans Canada Highway the Hall Extention Corridor all the way to HALLIFAX .
National rock groups change lyrics of old renditions to mark this wonderfull event with lyrics like : Taylor shot the puck and scored , HALLeluia , Taylor shot the puck and scored HALLeluia . Oiler fans get in on new chant : 2 bits , 4 bits , six bits , a doller - all for HALLSY stand up and HALLer ! Even the churches sing the praises across the nation with their own renditions of HALLeluia's .
Iginla so overwhelmed by Oilers success he waves his no trade contract and demands a trade to Oilers . Phaneuf also pleads for same .
M.Landsburg runs many shows on why all the hockey pundits missed the clearly obvious RETURN of the Oilers . How did we all miss this HALLabaloo ?
Coming to you soon Oiler hockey fans : THE IMMACULATE INCEPTION 2 - THE SEQUEL . Coming to Rexall place for all to preview this season .
Almost forgot how Stelmack and Provincial Government were so taken by Hall's accolades , that they added a new provincial HALLIDAY in honor of his accomplishments . That day to be FEB.15 , the day after Valentines to recognize the provinces love of hockey !
I'm speechless. If majdam and Gene Principe procreated the space time continuum would tear form the sheer weight of all of the puns.
I assume you're on a houseboat trip because nobody starts drinking that early otherwise.
@rubbertrout
The weight/mass of all the puns would eventually become unstable and collapse unto itself thus creating a black hole. Tearing the space time continuum with puns is just ridiculous...
Anyone notice that Seguin doesn't REALLY look happy in that Bean-town jersey and hat?
@ WAYNE Who wrote: although we hold out hope that Boston decides to pull the trigger on some sort of trade with the Oil and you come back the other way. WHAT!!! HEEELLLL NO!! I'am so glad they got Hall instead. He is and will be the better NHL player. No one takes a hit like that and still score two sick goals the way he did during the MC.