Desperation, thy name is Kevin Lowe.
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There have been a lot of headlines since the start of free agency on July 1st. But the recent attempt of the Oilers to sign Thomas Vanek is something too outrageous to make up. GM Kevin Lowe of Edmonton offered restricted free agent Vanek a seven year, 50 million dollar contract. No, that isn't a typo nor a product of my horrible grammatical prose. The kicker is that in addition to the heavy salary, Edmonton would have to give up four first round draft picks because Vanek is a restricted free agent. No one outside of Crosby is worth that ...
