ROBERT NILSSON RUMORS
Robert Nilsson going to Russia; dad Kent might follow
Canadian Press
EDMONTON -- Former Edmonton Oilers winger Robert Nilsson has gone to Russia and his dad, Kent, has said goodbye to the NHL, too, with no new address yet.
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July 23, 2010
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Robert Nilsson: No Easler From Here
This is Mike Easler. It took him forever to establish a major league career. Easler arrived in the majors at age 22 for a cup of coffee, made a couple of pinch hitting appearances at age 28 on a World Series team, and finally had a full season in the show at age 29. That's a slow timeline for development.Easler took forever for two reasons: luck and timing. He was a pretty good...
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July 22, 2010
Dead Weight Day! Oilers need to eat crow on contracts
The Edmonton Oilers have no shortage of players who could be categorized as “dispensable” – players they’re prepared to buy out of their contacts.
Across the NHL today, a number of clubs will begin the process of trimming the dead fat away from the carcass. Over the next two weeks, leading up to free agency (July 1), teams are allowed the option of buying out players currently...
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June 15, 2010
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June 15, 2010
On the Oilers summer plans and the salary cap
Jim Matheson takes a look at the work that the Oilers have to get through during the off-season:
Ethan Moreau is on the clock, starting Tuesday. It may be the same story with Patrick O’Sullivan and Robert Nilsson.
National Hockey League teams have a two-week window from June 15-30 to buy out players, but the Edmonton Oilers [...]
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June 13, 2010
Edmonton Veterans May Face Buy-Out
from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
Ethan Moreau is on the clock, starting Tuesday. It may be the same story with Patrick O’Sullivan and Robert Nilsson.
National Hockey League teams have a two-week window from June 15-30 to buy out players, but the Edmonton Oilers aren’t going to rush into anything.
They will try to trade their captain first, just as they...
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June 13, 2010
Robert Nilsson: Goat's Head Soup
Robert Nilsson can flat out play. On a team with a bunch of slick puckhandlers Kenta's boy gives no quarter when it comes to making the wonderful play. The problem is that he doesn't make enough of them, and further it doesn't seem to be a concern. If running in place were a skill he'd be Gretzky. Boxcars: 60gp, 11-16-27 Shots: 104Plus Minus: -17Corsi (Rel): 6.9 ...
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April 20, 2010
Reasonable Expectations Review: Forwards 09-10
I'm tempted to suggest that the Oilers are an experiment gone terribly wrong at forward, but that would imply planning and a template. The fact is that the Edmonton Oilers appear to have gathered a bunch of guys with little regard to things like duplicate skills, range of skills, situation skills.The result is a bunch of small players (more small players than I can recall in decades...
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February 20, 2010
Hurry. Hard.
Yes the holidays have been wonderful, thank you very much. Much eating and drinking and merrymaking have ensued. My only complaint thus far? There's no goddamned snow. This appears to be getting rectified right now.We've spent the last few days pretty well hunkered down but in a couple of days we're heading up to see the folks for a few days. Plenty of snow up there.And...
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December 28, 2009
The Importance of (Robert) Being Earnest
Robert Nilsson is in danger of taking a (called) strike two in his major league career. Already sent along (from NYI) as part of a three-pronged trade for a rental, Nilsson had one strong season that led to a payday and has been skipping classes and allowing his mind to wander since that day. Most of us can relate at some level. As someone whose reports cards often contained the...
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November 03, 2009
Is MacTavish’s biggest problem his veteran players?
From Cult of Hockey:
In the Oilers’ case, it seems it’s not the players who’ve felt the coach’s wrath in recent months (read: Dustin Penner, Robert Nilsson, et al.) who cause the most problems. It seems some of the veterans who, quite legitimately, feel they ought to take responsibility for the club’s success or lack thereof, [...]
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April 06, 2009
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