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Edmonton Oilers Beat Colorado Avalanche Last Night
In their past three games, the Edmonton Oilers have garnered five out of a possible six points. These games were against San Jose, Vancouver and, last night, Colorado. The team has improved markedly since hitting their lowest point of the season. Taylor Hall’s return to the lineup has been part of the reason they have [...]
Edmonton Oilers: News and notes
With a few days off during the NHL All Star Break, there are still plenty of intriguing story lines regarding the Edmonton Oilers. Here are some of them: -Will Tom Renney and Steve Tambellini be retained beyond this season? With reports out of Edmonton that Tambellini will be offered a contract extension to see the [...]
Edmonton Oilers: Pieces in Play at NHL Trade Deadline
The Edmonton Oilers will be sellers at this year’s trade deadline, and the obvious question is this: Who are they willing to move? The obvious answer is Ales Hemsky, who is in the final year of a 6 year contract he signed back when Kevin Lowe was calling the shots. The contract, which gave Hemsky [...]
Edmonton Oilers: Previewing Tonight’s Game Against Calgary
The games don’t get any easier for the Edmonton Oilers, as they host provincial rivals the Calgary Flames tonight at Rexall Place. The Oilers are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games, with two losses coming against the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks. The Flames meanwhile are 4-4-2 in their past 10 games. The [...]
Before Puckdrop: Previewing Edmonton/St. Louis Tonight
Edmonton enters tonight’s game against a streaking St. Louis Blues team. Since firing Head Coach Davis Payne the team has gone 21-5-6 under Ken Hitchcock. They are within two points of the NHL leading New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks with 60 points. Needless to say Hitchcock has instilled a new mentality within the team. [...]
Edmonton Oilers Doomed from Start Against Columbus
The early signs pointed to an ominous night at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Before the game started, star forward Taylor Hall fell during the pregame warmup, and was subsequently cut by defenceman Corey Potter’s skate. The gash was above his eye, and required 30 stitches, leaving him unable to play at all. As for [...]
Edmonton Oilers: Why 2012-13 May be the Most Important Year in Franchise History
I recently was on vacation in Phoenix, Arizona. I was at a Calvin Klein outlet where I bumped into the Assistant General Manager of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades Jarrod Brodsky. We chatted for a few minutes, and at one point during the conversation he mentioned that this year for the Blades, which has gone fairly [...]
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