What is going on with the weather in Alberta? This is getting just a little ridiculous, to say the least. Did the weatherman forget about APRIL SHOWERS, spring flowers and all that mush? April snowstorms are for the freaking birds. This, especially after having a full week of > +10° weather!
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The Oilers:

Well, the season from Hell is finally over. Fortunately the boys went out with a bang, defeating the Flames 3-2 in regulation time. I know it is too little too late, but it is nice to still be the Kings of Alberta.
Now MacT and Kevin Lowe have some time to build the [...]

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At its regular spring meeting in Miami, Florida, NHL governors passed a motion ruling that the Canadian team finishing lowest in the regular season standings each year is relegated to playing in the minor leagues for one season.

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Ten miles before Red Deer you woudn’t have known that the last three hours (yes, three hours - double the usual drive time from Calgary to Red Deer) was spent in white out/blizzard conditions. Upon returning to Edmonton the seasonal -1° temperature met me.

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Kenny Chesney - Summertime
Why on earth does the government have to go and change things on me? More to the point, why does the Canadian government have to follow suit whenever the Americans get some whacked out idea?
It took me almost 40 years to get used to “[tag]Spring Ahead[/tag],” “[tag]Fall Back[/tag].”
I don’t like CHANGE!! [...]

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[tag]Kevin Lowe[/tag] did it again. Who’s payroll is he on anyway?
More to come on the Ryan Smyth trade! I have to get my head around it before I can write about it!
Did Lowe say this, or did the Sun misprint?
Asked about the possibility of signing Smyth to return to Edmonton when he becomes [...]

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A [tag]Vancouver Canucks[/tag] fan, a [tag]Calgary Flames[/tag] fan, and an [tag]Edmonton Oilers[/tag] [tag]fan[/tag]were all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All
of a sudden, Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere
possession of alcohol is a severe offence in Saudi Arabia.
So, for the terrible crime of actually being caught consuming [...]

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What a GAME! Let’s Go Oilers!!
With the players least expected to score scoring, Edmonton’s Oilers not only beat but THRASHED the Atlanta Thrashers!
Goals for the [tag]Oilers[/tags]:

SMYTH (28)
[tag]HORCOFF[/tag] (26), SYKORA (25) 9:40 PP
BERGERON (8)
[tag]HEMSKY[/tag] (34), SYKORA (26) 7:33 EV
POULIOT (3)
HEMSKY (35), REASONER [...]

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Several times over the past couple of decades I have been offered opportunities in transportation management. I accepted a few of them. Unfortunately, they never last for long. The issue isn’t whether or not I am a good operations manager, safety manager, or driver supervisor. Not at all. The problem [...]

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