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Rate Oilers ink Khabibulin for $15M

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Wed, Jul 1

The Edmonton Oilers lost one starting goalie but gained another on Wednesday, as they landed free agent Nikolai Khabibulin with a four-year deal worth $15 million US.

Rate Free Agency Begins

Original at Playoff Beard .com external link    Wed, Jul 1

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The Chicago Blackhawks made another free agent splash picking up free agent forward Marian Hossa for 12 years, $62.8 million. Hossa opted to cash in this year rather than bet the farm on a one year deal with a contender like he did with Detroit last year... however, the Chicago Blackhawks are not...

Rate Oilers sign G Khabibulin to replace Roloson

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Wed, Jul 1

The Edmonton Oilers are turning to another veteran goaltender. Edmonton signed 36-year-old Nikolai Khabibulin to a four-year, 15-million deal on Wednesday. He'll replace 39-year-old Dwayne Roloson, who signed earlier in the day with the New York Islanders. Khabibulin is a former Stan...

This Week

 

Rate Oilers, Senators had deal in place; Heatley nixed it

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Tue, Jun 30

Dany Heatley was this close to becoming a member of the Edmonton Oilers . As was reported last night on TSN and...

Rate Edmonton Oilers Notes, Quotes

Original at FOXSports.com external link    Tue, Jun 30

Hoping to free up money and roster space, the Oilers dealt center Kyle Brodziak to the Wild for a pair of draft picks that turned into six-foot-five, 230-pound defenceman Kyle Bigos and Cape Breton's Olivier Roy, one of the best goalies in the QMJHL. "We need to change our lineup," said GM St...

Rate Edmonton Oilers Roster Report

Original at FOXSports.com external link    Tue, Jun 30

DRAFT PICKS OF NOTE: --Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, 6-1, 201 (SEL), first round, 10th overall -- Perhaps the fastest skater in the entire draft, Svensson has world-class potential. He hasn't lit up the scoreboards in the Swedish Elite League, but the fact he was playing there as a 17-year-...

Rate Edmonton Oilers Inside Shots

Original at FOXSports.com external link    Tue, Jun 30

The Oilers tried hard to move up in the draft, hoping to trade their 10th pick and a warm body to move into fourth spot, but they couldn't close the deal and wound up taking Swedish prospect Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson 10th overall. The six-foot-one, 201-pound winger just turned 18 and has bee...

Rate Wild get Brodziak from Oilers for draft picks

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Sat, Jun 27

New Minnesota general manager Chuck Fletcher continued his wheeling and dealing in the NHL draft on Saturday, trading the Wild's fourth and fifth-round picks to Edmonton for center Kyle Brodziak. The 25-year-old Brodziak had 27 points in 79 games for the Oilers last season. The 6-foot-2...

Rate Wild get Brodziak from Edmonton for draft picks

Original at FOXSports.com News for Oilers external link    Sat, Jun 27

The Wild have acquired center Kyle Brodziak (brohd-ZEE-ak) from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Minnesota's fourth and fifth round picks in this year's draft. Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher says Minnesota also got Edmonton's sixth-round pick in the deal announced...

Rate Wild get Brodziak from Oilers for draft picks

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Sat, Jun 27

New Minnesota general manager Chuck Fletcher continued his wheeling and dealing in the NHL draft on Saturday, trading the Wild's fourth and fifth-round picks to Edmonton for center Kyle Brodziak. The 25-year-old Brodziak had 27 points in 79 games for the Oilers last season. The 6-foot-2...

Year 2009

 

Rate Heatley? Hell no

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Sun, Jun 14

Ever since Daryl Katz took over the Edmonton Oilers, a growing number of their nouveau-riche fans have been coming across like Rodney Dangerfield at the Bushwood Country Club in Caddyshack: "Gimme one of these, two of those, a couple of those ... throw in Jagr, Hossa, Bouwmeester and Heatle...

Rate Oilers Top 20, June 2009

Original at Lowetide external link    Mon, Jun 1

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By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I was struck by the fact that Peckham seemed more comfortable than most of the recalls on the blue over the last few seasons. He's still a born minus in the NHL, but he's already displaying a confidence in himself and a willingness to rise to the challenge.

Rate Oilers Turn a Page

Original at Lowetide external link    Tue, May 26

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By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) I'm pretty certain the day was Tambellini's save for the choice of Buchberger as the coach to stay. The Oilers let go Moores and Huddy and we're fans so there's nothing really we can say about it. Except. Except that Moores and Huddy have more experience and would seem to be better suited to fill...

Rate Let the campaign begin now: Daryl Reaugh for NBC

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Sat, May 23

He also has a championship ring with the 1988 Edmonton Oilers, but his name isn't etched on Stanley Cup. For the past thirteen seasons, Reaugh has been the part of the "Ralph and Razor" duo along with Dallas Stars play-by-play man Ralph Strangis. ...

Rate Opinion: Oiler Draft Notes

Original at Lowetide external link    Thu, May 21

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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...

Rate The AFL legacy jerseys: Let's review

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, May 20

Click on each individual jersey for more information, or browse through them all here. 1. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. It's the best uniform in NFL history that doesn't currently exist in the NFL. Please consider making the switch permanent, ...

Rate Opinion: OIL PRIDE!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Mar 2

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By rss@youtube.com (WaffenSS56) A review of the Oil in the 05-06 playoffs....those were the good times =( Author: WaffenSS56 Keywords: Edmonton Oilers NHL hockey playoffs Added: March 2, 2009

Rate Opinion: "Reasonable" At the AS Break (F's 1-6)

Original at Lowetide external link    Wed, Jan 21

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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.

Rate Opinion: Coyotes at Oilers, G45/08-09

Original at Lowetide external link    Sun, Jan 18

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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...

Rate Monday's three stars: King Henrik and Canada's drive for fiveVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Mon, Jan 5

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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.

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Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Mon, Jan 5

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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.

Rate Opinion: Canucks at Oilers, G28/08-09

Original at Lowetide external link    Sat, Dec 13

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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...

Rate Opinion: #2 Prospect Winter 2008: Jordan Eberle

Original at Lowetide external link    Mon, Dec 1

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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...

Rate Puck Headlines: Media concocts Crosby/LeBron/NY non-storyVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Fri, Nov 28

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By Greg Wyshynski • Who would win a yapping contest between Claude Lemieux and Sean Avery? [Dallas Stars Blog] • Ken Campbell believes that the official hiring of Brian Burke has also officially ended the notion that Toronto Maple Leafs ownership will meddle in hockey affairs. [Hockey News]

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical massVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Fri, Nov 14

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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]

Rate Opinion: North by Northwest

Original at The Battle of Alberta external link    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

Rate 2008-09 NHL Preview: Western Conference

Original at Bleacher Report external link    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

Rate NHL 2008-2009 Season: 30 Teams, 30 Questions

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Tue, Oct 7

By Rafal Ladysz Anaheim Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Ph...

Rate Kassam's 2008-09 NHL Regular Season Predictions

Original at Bleacher Report external link    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

Rate Fanfiction: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Chapter Five.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Thu, Aug 7

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Chapter Five. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Jarret Stoll, Raffi Torres, Ashley Stoll, Chris Pronger. Word Count: 3,815. Rating: PG. Summary: Raffi has some Stoll issues. Author's Notes: This is set during...

Rate Fanfiction: Picking up a Pirate.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Thu, Aug 7

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Picking up a Pirate. Series: Beautiful Mess, Chapter Thirty-four. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Raffi Torres, Aaron Rome, Jarret Stoll. Word Count: 6,776. Rating: PG. Summary: Raffi goes on a date, and then gets into trouble. Autho...

Rate Fanfiction: Not a Punching Bag.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Thu, Aug 7

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Not a Punching Bag. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Raffi Torres Word Count: 1,282. Rating: PG. Summary: He takes out some frustrations. Author's Notes: This is set on May 10, 2007, in California. It is an interlude in the Beautiful Mes...

Rate Opinion: Brodziak A Key Component

Original at Lowetide external link    Fri, Jul 25

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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...

Rate Fanfiction: The Set-Up.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Tue, Jul 22

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: The Set-Up. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Raffi Torres, Joffrey Lupul, Danny Syvret. Word Count: 778. Rating: PG. Summary: Joffrey tries to set Raffi up with a friend. Author's Notes: This is set on March 9, 2007. Danny had just been ca...

Rate Fanfiction: Blues Brothers Reunion.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Mon, Jul 21

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Blues Brothers Reunion. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Jarret Stoll, Chris Pronger, Keith Tkachuk, Dallas Drake. Word Count: 4.258. Rating: PG. Summary: Chris goes out for his birthday and gets a suprise. Author's Notes: This is set...

Rate Fanfiction: On Being a Duck.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Fri, Jul 18

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: On Being a Duck. Series: Beautiful Mess. Chapter Twenty-two. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Jarret Stoll, Chris Pronger. Word Count: . Rating: PG. Summary: Chris talks about his new team. Author's Notes: This is set on September 22, 20...

Rate Fanfiction: We Won.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Fri, Jul 18

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: We Won. Series: Beautiful Mess. Chapter Twenty-One. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Jarret Stoll, Chris Pronger, Joffrey Lupul. Word Count: . Rating: PG. Summary: After a good game, Jarret makes a phone call. Author's Notes: This is se...

Rate Oilers Acquire Visnovsky from Los Angeles

Original at Lowetide external link    Sun, Jun 29

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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...

Rate Draft and Follow

Original at Lowetide external link    Sun, Jun 22

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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.

Rate Oilers Top 20, June 2008

Original at Lowetide external link    Thu, Jun 12

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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...

Rate Podcast: MacT on Gregor's Show

Original at Lowetide external link    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...

Rate Opinion: Kevin Lowe in a Box

Original at Lowetide external link    Sat, May 3

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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.

Rate How To: Cooking with Sheldon Souray

Original at Edmonton Oilers external link    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.

Rate Fanfiction: He's Not There.

Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal) external link    Sun, Mar 9

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: He's Not There. Fandom: NHL: Edmonton Oilers. Characters: Jack Pronger, Jarret Stoll, Chris Pronger. Word Count: 1,864. Rating: PG. Summary: Jack is worried about his father. So is Jarret. Author's Notes: This is set during the off-season, July...

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: Oilers #12 Prospect December 2007: Alexandre Plante

Original at Lowetide external link    Sat, Dec 15

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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.

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Original at ThePensblog.com external link    Wed, Jul 4

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By Staff Huge controversy going on up in Edmonton. Micheal Nylander apparently wasted a critical 24-hour period for the Edmonton Oilers. We found this site, via The Battle of Alberta . Edmonton = Stunned Gold Around the NHL Add it up Paul Coffey was so dominant he needed to go back up.

Rate Podcast: Oilers say they had deal with Nylander

Original at AZ Central.com external link    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.

Rate Opinion: Oilers/ Wings thread

Original at vhockey (Blogspot) external link    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.

Rate Opinion: Stars/Oilers: Some Assembly Required, Batteries Included

Original at vhockey (Blogspot) external link    Thu, Jan 4

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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.

Year 2006

 

Rate Opinion: NHL: San Jose 5, Edmonton 2

Original at Monsters and Critics.com external link    Fri, Mar 10

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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

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