Souray Comes Home

Edmonton - GM Kevin Lowe, made a huge splash today when he announced that the team has reached an agreement with UFA Sheldon Souray. Souray is an Elk Point, AB native. Terms were not immediately available, but as a poolie, you care not about such things, and much more about what that means for the Oilers PP and Souray's fantasy pool impact. Last year, Souray was a PP phenom, with 19 of his 26 goals coming on the PP. He finished with 66 points. This coming year, Souray will be more offensively challenged. The Oilers forwards are not as talented as the Habs, and that's not a very good thing from the perspective of a high-scoring defenceman. Souray and Pitkanen will arm the Oilers PP, and there are no two better PP QBs in the league, but without the help up front, Souray won't hit 60+ points again. Remember that when drafting him this season, and pencil him in for 50+. Questions abound about Souray's chemistry in the dressing room, but that's not your concern until it effects his play...further, with the Oilers, there are reports that the Oilers are interested in trading for 2008 UFA Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks. Coming back to the Sharks would be Cogliano, Matt Greene and a 1st rounder in 2008. Marleau is exactly the player that the Oilers could use, and he'd log as many minutes as he could take. The likelihood of this deal transpiring seems remote, but for Oilers fans - they can dream.