This about sums it up

Yep, I'm getting that mid-1990s feeling all over again, when the Oilers held a fire sale to get rid of all of that talent from their dynasty years, when they won five Stanley Cups in seven years.

Tonight, the Oilers face the Minnesota Wild. I'll have the game on, but will probably only look up when the Oilers score or there's a big play. It's not that I'm a fair weather fan - those of you who know me well know I can never be accused of that - but it's just too damn depressing to watch and think about. I can't believe only nine months ago I was so excited, driving to Carolina to watch my favorite professional team play for the Stanley Cup in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Edmonton, the defending Western Conference champs, are now completely out of the playoff race. The team is now on a morale crushing eight-game losing streak, their longest in nearly 12 years. The last time the Oil lost this many games was between March 23 and April 9, 1995 - a nine-game skid. Tonight that skid will get equaled. Hey, it's a better draft position for this summer, and right now, that's all I have to look forward to.

During the current losing streak, the Oilers have been outscored by a whopping 32-6 margin and are coming off Monday's 5-1 shellacking at the hands of the LA Kings, another horrific team that was in a five-game losing streak of its own until the town-skank easy Oilers came calling.

That's how far the Oilers have fallen in less than a year - from Western Conference Champs to NHL tramps...

It's tough to admit, but Edmonton is now the league's booty call.

Photo from Covered in Oil