EARLY RETURNS: ZONE STARTS
BTN is back up this afternoon and the other resources are turning in some very valuable information. It’s early to read many things into this situation, but things like zone starts can give us some...
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THIS IS US! (YAKIMOV RECALLED)
Word this afternoon that a few Oiler forwards are ‘banged up’ after the Vancouver game, and RNH is among them. Dallas Eakins: “He took a big hit there right before the fight and took a few whacks as...
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STANDING ON THE SHORELINE
The Edmonton Oilers are on a three game winning streak and are finding out things (good and bad) about their defensive crew. Good things include Jeff Petry and Mark Fayne having the kind of defensive...
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PUSH THE RIVER
Early in the week, rumor had it we might see Taylor Hall on Sunday against Arizona. With the OT loss last night, and the club’s record now 6-9-2 after 17 games, there has to be a certain urgency in the...
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The Edmonton Oilers were quiet today with no signs of anything major on the horizon. The team played well enough last night, but folded late and left fans with nothing to cheer for but a talented team...
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SING ME BACK HOME
The Edmonton Oilers aren’t a very good hockey team and they’re doing things that hold them back and could be fixed today. Things like Luke Gazdic in the lineup over someone more able to read the...
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ISLANDERS AT OILERS, G40 2014-15
The rest of this season and summer could be called ‘in search of the next Curtis Joseph’ and for me that’s a major item on the docket of Craig MacTavish over the next six months. It may be that college...
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SHOUT, SHOUT (LET IT ALL OUT)
Craig MacTavish is halfway through his second season as GM and has fallen ass over tea kettle into McEichel. WHY would he mess with the possibility of acquiring the latest empire builder hockey player?...
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A RINGER OR A LEHNER?
With no games to play, there are going to be rumblings about the Oilers at the deadline. Edmonton is connected to Robin Lehner and most of the team’s defense is connected to Montreal this morning and...
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OILERS AT WILD, G62 2014-15
Jordan Eberle has really stepped up in these Hall-less weeks and it’s reflected in 5×5 scoring since January 1. A lot has changed in the weeks after Dallas Eakins, David Perron and Mark Arcobello left...
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