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Oilers at Flames, G53, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Sat, Jan 30
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I don't hate the Flames, if they won the Stanley it might be enough (along with the humiliation that is this season) to force real change in the land of Sleepy Hollow (Steve Tambellini's office). Sure the Flames have evildoers (Plebian Phaneuf and the monster Regehr) but this is a tough seas...
Tambellini Begins his Tenure as Oilers GM. Again.
Original at Lowetide
• Fri, Jan 29
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) There's not a sure bet in the bunch. If I'm Steve Tambellini, sleep won't come easy in the next few months. There's a lot of work to do, and it looks like goaltending is going to be job one; which is incredible considering the mess elsewhere.
Blues extend Oilers' losing streak to 12
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Thu, Jan 28
Eric Brewer and Alexander Steen had goals as the St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton 2-1 on Thursday night and handed the Oilers their 12th straight loss. The Blues are 15-8-4 on the road. Dustin Penner scored for the Oilers (16-30-6), who are on an 0-10-2 skid and have dropped 19 of 20. Edmonton is app...
Blues at Oilers, G52, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Thu, Jan 28
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers have spent almost 4 seasons hopelessly out of balance and it's apparently too late to stop now. Almost 4 seasons of inertia, 4 seasons of "deer in headlights" inactivity. Last summer it was "let's wait for Heatley" and this winter it is "Khabibulin's injury really hurt."...
Hawks at Oilers, G51, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Tue, Jan 26
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) College free agent signing season is coming in the next 90 days and the Oilers should be in the game. Kyle Woodlief tells us a little about one of the possible signings, a young man named Casey Wellman. He's the son of former major league ballplayer Brad Wellman. The Oilers have signed college f...
Oilers' Souray hands over list of teams he'd play for
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Jan 26
It's looking like Edmonton Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray wouldn't mind getting traded before the Feb.
Destination: Sheldon
Original at Lowetide
• Mon, Jan 25
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) There was a flood of information yesterday with regard to the Oilers. The Edmonton Sun emptied their inkjet and the Journal did some things too. Bruce Garrioch from Ottawa and Gene Principe chimed in as well; in fact, it was Principe's item that included the line "I would consider eastern te...
Jan. 24: Tom Gilbert - Oilers Skills Competition
Original at Edmonton Oilers
• Sun, Jan 24
Tom Gilbert on the bench during the Skills Competition.
Stars at Oilers, G50, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Fri, Jan 22
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) So we can see that O'Sullivan and Grebeshkov have found the range and that Gilbert, Souray and Cogliano are a steaming pile of dirt right through game 50. If you were asking me to name 4 players who have the best chance of posting good numbers in the next 10 games, I'd lay odds that Gagner, Horco...
Puck Previews: Desperate Oilers face Canucks; Cormier update
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Jan 20
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general...
Puck Daddy's Hockey Rumors Live Chat
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Jan 20
Sell-offs for the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes ? The future of Petr Sykora? The inanity of Vinny...
Jan. 13: Steve Tambellini
Original at Edmonton Oilers
• Wed, Jan 13
Oilers GM Steve Tambellini talks about Khabibulin and more.
Blue Sky
Original at Lowetide
• Sat, Jan 9
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Yesterday's announcement by Sheldon Souray that he would be willing to waive his NTC breaks the logjam that is the Oilers relationship to the salary cap. Edmonton has very few veterans with enough value to merit interest from contending teams, so most of the interest is likely to surround...
Coyotes at Oilers, G43, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Tue, Jan 5
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers are 1-9-0 in their last 10 and have all kinds of problems. Their coach looks like the picture of Dorian Gray, their fanbase is becoming more vocal, their media is barking at them and their management is tilting at windmills. The education of Daryl Katz is in full sway.
Desjardins NHLE's for Oilers F's
Original at Lowetide
• Mon, Jan 4
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) With the World Junior's pretty much in the rear-view and the Oilers pretty much in the ditch, I thought it might be a time to post NHLE's for the current prospect group. If I've missed anyone please let me know, the forwards this morning and the defenders this evening.
Opinion: Leafs at Oilers, G40, 09-10
Original at Lowetide
• Wed, Dec 30
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) It is reasonable to back off a little from this team. I honestly believe the Edmonton Oilers don't know they're in the entertainment business. Maybe Bill Hunter can appear as the ghost of seasons past and put a scare in someone. At least he'd be entertaining.
The 10 Most Surprising NHL Players of 2009
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Dec 26
It's one thing to score in the NHL and quite another to be a complete player. In 2007-08, Penner joined the Edmonton Oilers; while his point totals improved ...
Ovechkin, Caps rally to beat Oilers
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Dec 19
We'd like to send you the most entertaining NHL articles, videos, and podcasts from around the web. Any commercial use or distribution without the express ...
Should The Oilers Offer Hemsky For Patrick Sharp and Dustin Byfuglien?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Dec 15
For that matter, likely might Oiler followers, who in a million years wouldn't "really" consider moving Ales Hemsky if the option were there. ...
2009 Winter Top 20
Original at Lowetide
• Sun, Dec 13
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Finally, this is an excellent list. The Oilers graduated Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano in the fall of 2007 and there's a chance they'll have two more first round picks join the big club (MPS and Eberle) next fall. I hope you enjoyed reading the list, I enjoyed your input.
Oilers-Stars Game Review
Original at USA Today
• Sat, Dec 5
Loui Eriksson beat Edmonton goaltender Jeff Deslauriers in the third round of the extra segment to counter a marker by the Oilers' Patrick O'Sullivan. ... Horcoff sends Oilers past Stars in SOThe Associated Press Horcoff sends Oilers past Stars in SOYahoo! Sports
10/31 Pregame Notes and Rosters – Oilers at Bruins
Original at All-Baseball.com
• Sat, Oct 31
By dj-abisalih Here are the rosters for this afternoon's game between the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. Face-off is scheduled for 1:00 at the TD Garden in Boston. BOSTON BRUINS (5-5-1, 11 pts.): #6 D Dennis Wideman 1-1-2-2 #16 F Marco Sturm 2-5-7-4 #17 F Milan Lucic 0-3-3-9 (IR – finger) #20 F Daniel Pai...
A Few Home Truths
Original at Lowetide
• Wed, Oct 28
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The problem for the Oilers is this: can you reasonably expect the fanbase to endure another season of getting run over by Calgary, Vancouver, Minnesota and (incredibly) Colorado? I think that's a massive business risk, especially considering the incredible amount of good faith that i...
Opinion: The Counter-Trey
Original at Lowetide
• Thu, Oct 1
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers have become big fans of the misdirection play. The verbal counter-trey. Edmonton Northlands is currently winding themselves into a lather after a beauty counter-trey that (incredibly) appears to have them endorsing their own demise (the study that produced the dow...
Opinion: TC Comments: Team B Blue and G
Original at Lowetide
• Mon, Sep 14
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Louise and I were talking today and she mentioned something interesting: at some point this season the Oilers are going to have to start talking about contracts for Grebeshkov and Gags/Cogs and that conversation will contain the names of two defensemen.
Opinion: Oiler Draft Notes
Original at Lowetide
• Thu, May 21
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Kevin Lowe was told the 1979 draft (via telephone) was to start at 10am. He expected a call from Alan Eagleson around 10:15 to tell him which team had selected him in the first round. Lowe waited, and waited, and waited. By 10:45am the phone hadn't rung and Lowe's mom said "My God, they're not dra...
Opinion: "Reasonable" At the AS Break (F's 1-6)
Original at Lowetide
• Wed, Jan 21
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Let's look at the pre-season top 6 forwards (predicted V actual) Hemsky P:41gp, 15-37-52 (1.27) A:36gp, 14-27-41 (1.14) Horcoff P: 40gp, 15-24-39 (.975) A: 46gp, 11-21-32 (.696) Penner P: 46gp, 17-13-30 (.652) A: 44gp, 11-12-23 (.523) Next up: 6 more forwards.
Opinion: Coyotes at Oilers, G45/08-09
Original at Lowetide
• Sun, Jan 18
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Glenn Anderson treated hockey's neutral zone like Roberto Clemente played right field. To the point of pure physical violence, Glenn Anderson mashed everything in sight--defensemen, linesmen, sticks, pucks, goalies, nets and if the boards hadn't been there he would probably have ki...
Puck Headlines: Even the Canucks can't tell Sedins apartOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Jan 6
By Greg Wyshynski • Reassessing the Dallas Stars' two-headed GM monster and asking yet again: What is it, exactly, that Brett Hull does? [Dallas Stars Blog] • Pavel Datsyuk and his Detroit Red Wings teammates discuss his awesome skills competition goal against the Minnesota Wild. Which Dats has decided t...
Monday's three stars: King Henrik and Canada's drive for fiveOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Mon, Jan 5
By Greg Wyshynski The Rangers goalie earned his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over the plummeting Pittsburgh Penguins. King Henrik made 27 saves -- including 12 in the first period and some thievery against Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin -- for his 20th win of the season.
Monday's three stars: King Henrik and Canada's drive for fiveOriginal at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Mon, Jan 5
By Greg Wyshynski The Rangers goalie earned his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over the plummeting Pittsburgh Penguins. King Henrik made 27 saves -- including 12 in the first period and some thievery against Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin -- for his 20th win of the season.
Opinion: Canucks at Oilers, G28/08-09
Original at Lowetide
• Sat, Dec 13
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) For Oilers fans we're probably a couple of weeks away from the point where we can safely begin talking about the June draft. As of this morning, Edmonton is close to 8th but also close to 15th, which in the Kevin Lowe "Groundhog Day" era smells a lot like poetic justice. The Edmonton Oilers sinc...
Opinion: #2 Prospect Winter 2008: Jordan Eberle
Original at Lowetide
• Mon, Dec 1
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Ralph Intranuovo (50)Jason Arnott (41)Ryan Smyth (41)Rob Schremp (41) Jarret Stoll (40) Michael Henrich (38)Liam Reddox (36) Tyler Wright (36)Jason Chimera (34)Kirk Maltby (34)Peter Sarno (33)Kyle Brodziak (32)Steve Kelly (31)Matthew Lombardi (28)Slava Trukhno (28) Boyd Deve...
Podcast: Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical massOriginal at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Nov 14
By Greg Wyshynski • What killed the Edmonton Oilers' Kid Line? [CBC Sports] • Lost in all of that Pittsburgh Penguins celebration from earlier in the week: Darren McCarty scored a nice goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Now, when is he going to drop the gloves again? [Snapshots]
Opinion: North by Northwest
Original at The Battle of Alberta
• Fri, Oct 17
By Matt(noreply@blogger.com) The Northwest Division is tough to predict in any season and especially difficult for 08-09. Agreed, but I'll give it a shot too, having agonized over it for the past several weeks. FIFTH: EDMONTON OILERS FOURTH: COLORADO AVALANCHE THIRD: MINNESOTA WILD FIRST: VANCOUVER CANUCKS
2008-09 NHL Preview: Western Conference
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Oct 16
By Christopher Mango All Western Conference First Team All Western Conference Second Team All Western Conference Third Team C - Joe Thornton, San Jose W - Rick Nash, Columbus W - Marian Hossa, Detroit D - Chris Pronger, Anaheim D - Sheldon Souray, Edmonton G - Roberto Luongo, Vancouver
Kassam's 2008-09 NHL Regular Season Predictions
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Sep 26
By Khalil Kassam 1. New York Rangers 3. Montreal Canadiens 4. Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Philadelphia Flyers 6. New Jersey Devils Western Conference: 1. Detroit Red Wings 2. San Jose Sharks 4. Dallas Stars 5. Chicago Blackhawks
Opinion: Brodziak A Key Component
Original at Lowetide
• Fri, Jul 25
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) look for) Kyle Brodziak to see significant minutes on the third line, including first unit penalty-killing. (Brodziak) has been one of the Oilers who has been prominent at team functions, such as the Daryl Katz press conference and the unveiling of Graham Rahal's Oilers-sponsored car a...
Oilers Acquire Visnovsky from Los Angeles
Original at Lowetide
• Sun, Jun 29
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Edmonton Oilers have traded C Jarret Stoll and D Matt Greene to Los Angeles. At first blush it is terrific news for Marc Pouliot and Ladislav Smid, but I think there are probably other moves to be made. Here's a guess at the current depth chart on Lowe's back wall in his office:Horcoff-Penn...
Draft and Follow
Original at Lowetide
• Sun, Jun 22
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) The Oilers draft players all the time who have slipped through the previous season. Guys like Mathieu Roy, Kyle Brodziak, Danny Syvret and yesterday Jordan Bendfeld. Edmonton has been able to get a lot of quality out of that area of the draft.
Oilers Top 20, June 2008
Original at Lowetide
• Thu, Jun 12
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I always like to offer a disclaimer when talking about ranking prospects. Rita is one end of the scale, someone like Fernando Pisani is the other. Rita was much ballyhooed (don't see that word much anymore, I always thought it deserved better) as a prospect while Pisani couldn't get arreste...
Podcast: MacT on Gregor's Show
Original at Lowetide
• Fri, May 23
By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Interesting interview, sounds like the Oilers are going to try and make a deal to improve the club now and prune the forward group. Kevin Lowe had mentioned it before and this looks like a variation on the theme."It's up to him" in regard to Schremp and MacT detailed some of the issues that have...
Opinion: Kevin Lowe in a Box
Original at Lowetide
• Sat, May 3
They didn't. It's the same this summer with regard to Shawn Horcoff. The Sheldon Souray and Dustin Penner deals are going to look even more ghastly should Edmonton sign Jarret Stoll and allow Shawn Horcoff to come to camp as an impending UFA.
How To: Cooking with Sheldon Souray
Original at Edmonton Oilers
• Thu, Mar 13
By Oilers Editorial Oilers defenceman Sheldon Souray owns a pizzeria in Montreal with former teammate Martin Brodeur. In this video feature, Souray invites us into his kitchen and shows us how to make a delicious gourmet pizza.
Opinion: Oilers #12 Prospect December 2007: Alexandre Plante
Original at Lowetide
• Sat, Dec 15
Injury. Edmonton Oiler fans have seen a lot of good young defense prospects lose most or all of their careers to injury over the years. Selmar Odelein, Nick Stajduhar and Doug Lynch among the names who washed out before making names for themselves at the NHL level.
Podcast: Oilers say they had deal with Nylander
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Jul 4
The Edmonton Oilers complained to the NHL on Tuesday that they had an agreement with freeagent center Michael Nylander before he signed with the Washington Capitals.
Opinion: Oilers/ Wings thread
Original at vhockey (Blogspot)
• Fri, Feb 23
By speeds Oops, forgot the Oilers had Sykora, lol. I'd have gone Smyth, Sykora, and Pouliot. And Horcoff is shaken up. Promising start, lol Starting goalies are, not surprisingly, Roloson and Hasek. Oilers start with Horc's line, DET with Z, Datsyuk and Holmstrom.
Opinion: Stars/Oilers: Some Assembly Required, Batteries Included
Original at vhockey (Blogspot)
• Thu, Jan 4
By Dennis-IOF This shouldn't make Oilers fans overconfident though because the Oilers defense can be downright terrible and you put enough of a forecheck on guys like Greene, Smid and Bergeron and eventually the puck will find it's way onto a Stars stick.
Opinion: NHL: San Jose 5, Edmonton 2
Original at Monsters and Critics.com
• Fri, Mar 10
SLAM! SportsNHL: San Jose 5, Edmonton 2 UK - SAN JOSE, CA, United States (UPI) -- Rookie Steve Bernier had the best night of his young career with two goals and an assist as San Jose downed Edmonton, 5-2 ... Thornton Helps Sharks Defeat Oilers Forbes NewKerala.com Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Bruins traded Sergei Samsonov to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday ...
Original at SLAM! Sports
• Thu, Mar 9
CJADThe Bruins traded Sergei Samsonov to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday ... Canada - Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa strengthened their lineups, as did Carolina, the New York Rangers and Nashville. The Oilers got Samsonov, a scoring threat most ... Exchange rate at an NHL high Ottawa Sun