by Bruce Ciskie
Location doesn't matter to most professional sports franchises.It's not quite the same in Edmonton.
While it's fair to say that a prideful player will go wherever it takes to play in the NHL, Edmonton is behind the eight ball when it comes to their location. Their closest neighbor is rival Calgary, 175 miles away, and fellow Northwest Division rival Vancouver is over 500 miles away.
After trying to lure players like Dany Heatley, and four years removed from a playoff drive led by Chris Pronger, who signed a long-term deal with the Oilers and then wanted out after one season, Edmonton is committed to their youth movement. It's a youth movement that really started a couple years ago, but was kicked into high gear in June when the team used the No. 1 overall pick in the draft on Taylor Hall.
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