Today, after weeks of speculation, the Oilers signed unrestricted free agent Petr Sykora. The good one, not the bad one. This just makes our forward lineup that much better. Our defence is very, very suspect... but with three first lines, the puck may never be in our end anyway! Also, recently, the Oilers locked up young playmaker Ales Hemsky for SIX years. Hemmer gave up 3 years of Unrestricted Free Agency to make that deal, so it's very nice to see players make this kind of commitment. A return to the finals is not unrealistic.