From Kuklas Korner, this item by Oilers blogger Robin Brownlee, who seems to think a deal could be done by the weekend.
"(Oilers owner Daryl) Katz and Mike’s dad, Bill, are good friends and I suspect that’s at play here, as well. I think it’s a shame — not to be confused with a hockey decision — Bill Comrie, who has given millions of dollars to charitable causes in this city and been a model citizen, felt compelled to leave town over the level of hostility he felt during the split in 2003.
Read more: http://www.oilersnation.com/2009/09/bygones-comrie-comes-home/#ixzz0QiFu7ak3
"(Oilers owner Daryl) Katz and Mike’s dad, Bill, are good friends and I suspect that’s at play here, as well. I think it’s a shame — not to be confused with a hockey decision — Bill Comrie, who has given millions of dollars to charitable causes in this city and been a model citizen, felt compelled to leave town over the level of hostility he felt during the split in 2003.
Read more: http://www.oilersnation.com/2009/09/bygones-comrie-comes-home/#ixzz0QiFu7ak3