http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4882 Recent articles about Gilbert Brule en-us Current Rank: #2Summer 2009: #4Beginning with Jordan Eberle and ending at around #10 we have a group of prospects with clear and obvious positives and one or two flaws.Jordan Eberle's strength is offense and he is the best pure goal scorer on the Oilers prospect list. He's a plus shooter, stick handler and a quality passer, plus Eberle is very good at taking a pass. He lists Martin St. Louis as his favorite player and there are some similarities in terms of puck handling ability. Eber... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/2_Prospect_Jordan_Eberle/1650669 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/2_Prospect_Jordan_Eberle/1650669 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/2_Prospect_Jordan_Eberle/1650669 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/4/049d640ffd2db19cb9c7ffc2a17b5346435b62a6/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81652142.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932908F02533C04FFE7EA151A24C0040FA.jpg Dear Mr. Katz,I'm writing you today because you are open to new ideas, you have vision and wherewithal and you own the Edmonton Oilers.I am not an expert in any field, do not have any special credentials to recommend me and most certainly do not travel in the same circles as you.What I do have is several thousand man hours of mulling over your hockey team. Even before you owned it, I'd obsess over this line or that pairing and especially fretted away 1992 and 1993 worrying over the C... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/A_Letter_to_Daryl_Katz/1584026 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/A_Letter_to_Daryl_Katz/1584026 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/A_Letter_to_Daryl_Katz/1584026 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/a/5a3ff25402aac9951b1abd9a6674170a465ffed9/small/Calgary_Flames_v_26f1.jpg What a kick in the teeth for the Detroit Red Wings: Center Valtteri Filppula(notes) was hit by Gilbert Brule(notes) in the second period in Edmonton on Thursday night, fell awkwardly and ended up breaking his wrist. He's done for 6-to-8 weeks.From the Freep:"It's not good," Henrik Zetterberg(notes) added. "It's tough to lose a player and especially Fil, he plays a lot of minutes and plays in all situations, so it's a tough break for us." General manager Ken... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:04:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wings_lose_Filppula_for_6_to_8_weeks_with_broken_wrist/1462968 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wings_lose_Filppula_for_6_to_8_weeks_with_broken_wrist/1462968 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wings_lose_Filppula_for_6_to_8_weeks_with_broken_wrist/1462968 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/d/dda2fddf5189450eb4d9480122213c82f4c430e1/small/Stanley_Cup_Finals_3ab8.jpg Ben Valentine Last week we saw a lightly filled schedule really dwindled the options down in Ultimate Hockey. This week things open up a bit more as a lot of teams have four games in the upcoming trade week. However, keep in mind that not every four game week is created equal. Suppose a team has four games in five days early on. That means the player will see a nice boost in the short term. However if the end of their week involves a long break between games, that break will hurt th... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:55:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ultimate_Salary_Cap_Hockey_When_four_does_not_equal_four/1408537 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ultimate_Salary_Cap_Hockey_When_four_does_not_equal_four/1408537 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ultimate_Salary_Cap_Hockey_When_four_does_not_equal_four/1408537 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/6/b6d1e972a01892f25419f93b9b3b3117a5cdab7f/small/Colorado_Avalanche_v_b151.jpg Dustin Penner and Gilbert Brule each scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:05:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Penner_Brule_net_two_each_to_lead_Oilers_over_Wild/1384093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Penner_Brule_net_two_each_to_lead_Oilers_over_Wild/1384093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Penner_Brule_net_two_each_to_lead_Oilers_over_Wild/1384093 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/9/b985f90621d337a91b32decf0262b3751ca95dce/small/Edmonton_Oilers_v_c554.jpg Dustin Penner and Gilbert Brule each scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:54:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_rout_Wild_behind_goals_from_Penner_Brule/1384112 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_rout_Wild_behind_goals_from_Penner_Brule/1384112 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_rout_Wild_behind_goals_from_Penner_Brule/1384112 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f66560af8106f6e0bba595b981de68d14efd3357/small/Edmonton_Oilers_v_4f90.jpg The Edmonton Oilers looked much better than I thought they would in their 2009-10 debut. Among the things that impressed me were Gilbert Brule, was skated well and looked like he knew what we was doing; Sam Gagner, who got in a fight and scored a big goal in the third period; Dustin Penner, who played hard all night although he didn't seem to be in the game as much in the back half of the 60 minutes; Shawn Horcoff, who was dynamite in the faceoff circle and Patrick O'Sullivan who got... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hard_Nose_the_Highway/1304275 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hard_Nose_the_Highway/1304275 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hard_Nose_the_Highway/1304275 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/91748fa00015044b46d4ddfffdeaf2d8cc061bc9/small/St_Louis_Blues_39bd.jpg This is Marc Pouliot in a game last winter against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jason Gregor has suggested a few times this training camp that Pouliot's job may be in jeopardy. On September 11 Gregor said "I still think Pouliot is going to be the odd guy out" and most recently suggested yesterday that Gilbert Brule "has a job if he wants it. He is much more physical than Pouliot, is just as good on the draws and plays way more aggressively."I'm not certain there's ... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_at_Canucks_PS_G409_10/1201426 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_at_Canucks_PS_G409_10/1201426 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_at_Canucks_PS_G409_10/1201426 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/91748fa00015044b46d4ddfffdeaf2d8cc061bc9/small/St_Louis_Blues_39bd.jpg Let's agree we're never going to mention where Gilbert Brule was taken in the draft ever again.Ever.Gilbert Brule had an average season in the American Hockey League. Don't take my word for it, Jonathan Willis told you here.PLUS the "saw him good" crowd have chimed in with the same opinion. Steve Tambellini spoke about Brule's season earlier this week:"I wasn't displeased with his AHL season, but I think he could have been a lot better."You get that kin... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/RE_09_10_Gilbert_Brule/992903 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/RE_09_10_Gilbert_Brule/992903 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/RE_09_10_Gilbert_Brule/992903 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/16d06d84f90927762e27d17df5643b8ec55e0f33/small/St_Louis_Blues_d131.jpg A note of thanks to oilerdiehard who posted below about a Steve Tambellini interview that is on the front page of the team's website tonight.Tambellini's last face to face media conference took place in a NASCAR wind tunnel and his most recent phone conference featured the most chaotic bundle of cross-feeds, wild-feeds and subterfuge since World War Two.This time the GM decided to do a one-on-one with Dan Tencer and seemed far less huffy than last time when a Nikolai Khabibulin quest... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tambellini_Interview/983917 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tambellini_Interview/983917 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tambellini_Interview/983917 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/b/1bfd170179aa2acd3b00c68f6266b1cf41ca7e51/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f51766174.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E09700F632EA75A0D6E.jpg The Edmonton Oilers have signed Gilbert Brule to a 1-year, two-way contract. Reports have the dollar amount at a very friendly $800,000. Brule can apparently be sent down and not clear waivers, although the CBA's language seems to contradict that statement. I think it's also fair to suggest Brule has a terrific opportunity to make the big league club this fall. The competition includes men like Steve MacIntyre, Liam Reddox and Ryan Stone (also signed today).It should be remembered thi... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:34:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_Sign_Brule/978104 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_Sign_Brule/978104 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Oilers_Sign_Brule/978104 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/91748fa00015044b46d4ddfffdeaf2d8cc061bc9/small/St_Louis_Blues_39bd.jpg The early word we're hearing (from various sources, notably Jason Gregor) is that one of the reasons Kyle Brodziak was traded is Gilbert Brule. Oilers want to have a look at him (and reportedly MA Pouliot) at center to see if he can handle things.Last July, HF poster Usual Suspect was recovering from ACL surgery and jotted down notes on a Kevin Prendergast interview. Here's his summary of the KP conversation:Brule will likely need time in the minors to get his game back. Lost a lot of... Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:48:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/No_Creme_Brule/796179 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/No_Creme_Brule/796179 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/No_Creme_Brule/796179 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/91748fa00015044b46d4ddfffdeaf2d8cc061bc9/small/St_Louis_Blues_39bd.jpg Those of you who don’t read OilersNation will have missed a bizarre dispute over Gilbert Brule’s waiver status for 2009-10. It all started as a result of Jason Gregor’s answer to a question from a reader about the waiver status of Oilers players next season. Gregor (a professional reporter) responded: Gilbert Brule doesn’t have [...] Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:17:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Curious_Case_of_Gilbert_Brule/723486 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Curious_Case_of_Gilbert_Brule/723486 Sergei Fedorov of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the highest-scoring Russian in NHL history, opens up about his brother Fedor, his blackout experience in a fighter plane, and his plans to play beyond this season in an exclusive HockeyAdventure.com interview. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:04:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fedorov_I_still_love_the_game/39626 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fedorov_I_still_love_the_game/39626 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fedorov_I_still_love_the_game/39626 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee5ac6b8c3bec8dffa790177f98c566687fe9879/small/fedorov.jpg