OILERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Hemsky On The Trade Block
The NHL trade deadline is February 27th. It is two and a half weeks away. One of the big name players who is likely to be moved is Ales Hemsky of the Edmonton Oilers. The Edmonton media is writing pieces to prepare their fans for this inevitability. This is likely not such a smart move. Tyler Dellow writes two intelligent pieces on this situation here and here.
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Gagner has unforgettable two games
In last Thursday's 8-4 win over Chicago, Edmonton's Sam Gagner officially racked up an eight-point night with four goals and four assists, all in the final two periods. It was the first eight-point game in the NHL since Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux did it on Dec. 31, 1988, against New Jersey.
Replays later showed Gagner should have had only had seven points because he...
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Smyth Would Ruin Rangers Chemistry
Elliot Friedman at CBC Sports has this reaction from an anonymous GM on the Rangers possible interest in the Oilers' Ryan Smyth..."That team has great chemistry. They're greater than the sum of their parts, a true team where players accept their roles. He'll force roles to change because of where you need to use him. It doesn't always work."...someone quickly...
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Oilers C Nugent-Hopkins to miss 7-10 days with shoulder injury
Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss 7-10 days with a sprained shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.The rookie left in the third period of last night's game with the Toronto Maple Leafs after re-aggravating a left shoulder injury. It was just his second game back in the Oilers lineup after missing the previous 13 contests with the shoulder problem.Nugent-Hopkins...
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Questions Still Surround NHL First Star of the Week Sam Gagner
The Edmonton Oilers have received plenty of league wide attention for the past few years, but it was never for a good or positive reason. But, that’s what 2 consecutive last place finishes will do.
Slowly, things have been changing. Monday’s game in the “centre of the universe” also known as Tornonto Ontario drew a media storm to not only the game, but also...
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Richard Cloutier: Oilers Lose The Most Oiler Game of the Season
If you want to know how the Oilers season has been so far, all you needed to do is watch last night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was very "Oilers".
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- Jordan Eberle was ridiculous. Scored twice; should have had four on the night. He absolutely gave the Leafs fits every time he touched the puck. For someone who isn't suppose to be a...
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Trade Rumor: Mixed signals of Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Smyth waiving no-trade clause scenario
With trade rumors circulating the last couple of days involving Ryan Smyth of the Edmonton Oilers, all the evidence on the table may not amount to the veteran agreeing to being shipped out as a rental player. (See: Rangers.)
The rumor suggests the New York Rangers are seeking his services through the playoffs in a very competitive run.
He may consider it, reports say.
Despite Smyth...
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Why trading Ales Hemsky is a bad idea
If you live in Edmonton, it’s hard not to turn on the radio, check twitter or read most blogs without seeing someone demand that Ales Hemsky be traded and a list of trades, that person has come up with inside their head. I have a few problems with all of this. First off, most of the suggested trades stink. If the Oilers need anything, it...
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Ryan Whitney Takes Shot at Vancouver on Twitter During Super Bowl XLVI (Photo)
With the Patriots battling the Giants in Super Boxl XLVI, it stands to reason that Canada doesn't have a dog in this fight. That didn't stop Ryan Whitney from taking a shot at the city of Vancouver anyways. "If the Pats hold on for this win does the city of Vancouver riot again?" the Oilers defenseman wondered. The last time that a Boston team was in a championship...
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Taylor Hall on After Hours
Taylor Hall has been upstaged by teammates throughout his short NHL career. In his first NHL game, Jordan Eberle scored “some goal” and stole the spotlight. And most recently when Hall had his first 4 point game, Sam Gagner went ahead and had 8. It doesn’t seem to bother Hall that much however, Hall cares more about wins than anything else. Taking a skate to the...
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Making Sense Of The Ryan Smyth Trade Rumor
Larry Brooks reported yesterday that the Rangers are supposedly interested in Edmonton’s Ryan Smyth. According to Brooks, Smyth is willing to waive his no-movement clause to come to New York. While Smyth would probably fit the Rangers style of play, one has to wonder the legitimacy of this rumor.
This past summer Smyth requested that the Los Angeles Kings (a team on the rise)...
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Sittler talks Gagner's 'magical' night
Darryl Sittler knows exactly how Sam Gagner felt.
''Everything falls into place,'' he said. ''Every shot you take pretty well goes in or you make a pass and the guy completes it. It's magical those types of nights. They don't happen very often.''
Gagner finished with eight points -- four goals, four assists -- in Edmonton's 8-4 victory...
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Gagner has NHL's first 8-point game since 1988
Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and ... Sam Gagner?
The Edmonton Oilers forward matched a franchise record held by two of the NHL's all-time greats Thursday night when he had eight points in an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Gagner, who entered with five goals all season, broke loose for four goals and four assists - the first eight-point game in the NHL since Pittsburgh...
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Taylor Hall shows off stitches after taking skate to the face
Taylor Hall, in just his second NHL season knows a thing or two about being a professional athlete. The first, is that it's very important to wear a helmet during pregame warm-ups. The second, that chicks dig scars. Take a look at the picture Hall's Oilers posted on Twitter after taking a skate to the head earlier this week. He received a black eye and 30 stitches.
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SCARY SITUATION
Video: Taylor Hall takes skate to face
A routine pre-game warm-up skate turned pretty scary for Edmonton Oilers young gun Taylor Hall. Hall, who must have been working on a triple lutz, fell and teammate Corey Potter skating behind him tried to get out of the way. He obviously couldn't. The 20-year old first overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft was ruled out for the game and was taken to a local hospital for stitches...
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