Thanks for the memories, Kev.

And that should pretty well do it for Kevin Lowe.

After the GM was bullied into trading Chris Pronger last summer, he told everyone in the world he was going to find a puck-moving defenseman to replace the departed Pronger. Said defenseman never materialized. Instead the Oilers gave third-year man Marc-Andre Bergeron every opportunity to fill that role. Bergeron struggled, to say the least.

Now, with Oilers eight points out of a playoff spot, and still without a true puck-moving defenseman, Lowe’s pulled the trigger on a trade. Not the trade anyone thought they needed, but a trade nonetheless.

The Oilers shipped Bergeron to Long Island for a prospect, which is exactly what Edmonton needs. Another prospect for their non-existent farm team.

Before the Oilers Cup run last season, there were rumblings that Lowe and head coach Craig MacTavish were skating on thin ice. After a long season this year, in which the Oilers are being seen as underachievers, those rumblings are getting louder again, and this time there doesn’t appear to be a run to the Final to save them.

After Lowe was unable to make a trade all summer and season long, and with the Oilers poised to miss the playoffs, look for heads to roll.