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Procurement
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We are five years past the 2016 entry draft, meaning we can look closely at the five-year window that began with…
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Front Page Challenge
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The Edmonton Oilers started fast, fell fast asleep and then steamrolled the Calgary Flames last night in a game that saw…
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2021-22 Preseason Game 6: Flames at Oilers
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The Edmonton Oilers sent down more Condors yesterday, and sent the first two waiver risks through the chute. At noon today,…
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Irrational hatred and your team’s drafting
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Irrational hatred and your team’s drafting
I’ve been reading Montreal Canadiens fans go through the seven stages of grief over the loss of center Jesperi Kotkaniemi to…
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Always Crashing in the Same Car
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Always Crashing in the Same Car
In 2018-19, Tyler Benson finished No. 8 in AHL scoring and Cooper Marody landed No. 13 among all players. Both men…
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A Big Red Beacon, a Flag and a Man on the Rail
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A Big Red Beacon, a Flag and a Man on the Rail
There are several stories worth keeping in mind as we approach Oilers training camp. Paying attention to detail, as Mr. Young…
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No Time to Think
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No Time to Think
The Edmonton Oilers may revive the NHL career of Brendan Perlini in 2021-22, as he’s been on the outside of the…
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Matvey Petrov
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Matvey Petrov is the latest in a growing number of Russian prospects chosen from that nation’s junior leagues. None of the…
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Riesen to Believe 2021-22 (Vol 1)
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There are 23 spots available for the opening night Oilers roster, and I count 33 players with at least a five…
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Don’t Get Too Comfortable
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It was October of 2016, and the Oilers still had several decisions to make. I was sure Kris Russell would be…
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I’d Rather Be A Hammer (than a nail)
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During the leadup to the 2020-21 season, as teams were waiving players in order to get down to 23 roster spots,…
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Opportunity
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Every offseason we watch the moves unfold, come to a consensus about lines and pairings, and then experience shock and awe…
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Presence
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I’ll plead guilty to missing Craig MacTavish’s media avails. He’s very bright but also a fine communicator. He married wit with…
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A Sober Trip to Reasonable
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One of the interesting conversations that came out of yesterday’s post was what ‘reasonable’ might look like for a player like…
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Hello?
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