Yardbarker: Edmonton Oilers

#5 Prospect: Theo Peckham

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Current Rank: #5Summer 2009: #2Theo Peckham's slide from #2 overall prospect to fifth overall comes down to one thing: conditioning. Falcons coach Rob Daum was quoted on Bob Stauffer's show earlier this fall talking about Peckham and conditioning. In the interview, Daum suggested that Peckham's slow start in the AHL this season was due to slow recovery from his ankle injury and not being able to stay in shape. Daum ended the exchange with a comment about conditioning being an issu...

#4 Prospect: Chris Vande Velde

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:00 -0500

Current Rank: #4Summer 2009: #6Chris Vande Velde stands out on the Oilers prospect list for all kinds of reasons: He's 6.02, 207, he was 55.5% in the faceoff circle one year ago and you can reasonably use the word rugged in the scouting report.VVV (pronounced Vandeh-Veldee) took Taylor Chorney's advice and stayed in college for his final year, and so far the offense is looking good (14gp, 4-9-13). He's a big body who goes to tough areas for the puck and can be used in front of the...

#3 Prospect: Riley Nash

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Current Rank: #3Summer 2009: #3Riley Nash is the top ranked college player on my list and looks like he's developing well. There is some hesitation to make any sweeping statements about improved development this season because his NCAA year is only 9 games old. However, the early returns are very strong and he's been very consistent during his career at Cornell.Nash has a wide range of skills. Redline Report told us before the draft that he was "big, raw and naturally talented ki...

Forward Evaluations: Week 8 (Game 27)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:10:00 -0500

Now that we are a third of the way through the season, I'd like to share my thoughts on the play of our esteemed Edmonton Oiler forwards.- Dustin Penner: At what point do we accept that his play so far this year is sustainable. By all accounts, he looks like a new player. His shot totals are up, he's carrying the puck a lot more and he's among the team leaders in Corsi. I don't quite understand how a few lost pounds, some extra minutes on the PK and a new coach brought about t...

#2 Prospect: Jordan Eberle

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

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...

#1 Prospect: Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Current Rank: #1Summer 2009: #1As time rolls on and the hype blurs the memory, it becomes extremely important to remember what was said before the Oilers drafted Magnum PS.Redline report before the draft: "blazing speed and is the best pure skater in the draft. He has good size and strength, and has been competing in the Swedish Elite League all year, so he may be able to step in and play in the NHL right away."The knock on MPS (and the reason he fell to #10) surrounds his 7-goal s...

Oilers at Canucks, G27, 09-10

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0500

With the Oilers north of 150 man-games lost at this time, I think this might turn into another winter of distracting ourselves from game results.Things to look forward to include Sam Gagner's progress, seeing if some of the other kids can surprise and build on opportunity (PDO had a nice group of posts at the end of the GDT that offer food for though re: Brule and his future) and comparing this season's coaching to last year (so far MacT would seem to have the edge but it is early).Th...

Hemsky Gone for the Season

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:44:00 -0500

For the first time since 2003-04 the Edmonton Oilers will have someone other than Ales Hemsky lead their scoring parade. The young Czech winger finally gave in to the pain this week and the doctors called off his season.Hemsky is the Oilers best player in the offensive zone and due to Craig MacTavish's patient teaching and willingness to throw 83 in the deep end is also a much better player overall than he's often given credit for by critics.Hemsky has a lot of those: with great talen...

Edmonton Oilers' Ales Hemsky will have surgery on injured left shoulder

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:29:58 -0500

Edmonton right wing Ales Hemsky will have surgery to repair his left shoulder, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said Friday.

Oilers' Hemsky to have shoulder surgery

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:25:58 -0500

Edmonton right wing Ales Hemsky will have surgery to repair his left shoulder, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said Friday. Hemsky was injured Wednesday night in a loss to Los Angeles when he was hit from behind by Michal Handzus. Hemsky has seven goals and 15 assists in 22 games this season.

Oilers RW Hemsky to have surgery on left shoulder

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:16:00 -0500

Edmonton right wing Ales Hemsky will have surgery to repair his left shoulder, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said Friday.

Oilers' Hemsky out for season with shoulder injury

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:16:00 -0500

Edmonton right wing Ales Hemsky will miss the rest of the season because of a left shoulder injury that will require surgery to repair.

Chorney's stache

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:36:00 -0500

Hockey players from around the NHL have been growing Mustaches for prostate cancer awareness and here former Fighting Sioux defenseman Taylor Chorney’s attempt at growing a mustache.

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache-growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.

Eight Oilers players and three members of the team's training staff will be participating in the charity event this year and we will be tracking their moustache progress throughout the month.

Prostate Cancer Canada (http://www.prostatecancer.ca/) uses the Movember funds for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, support of those affected and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer
[NHL.COM]

The Mustache As Metaphor or Sam Gagner Is Just A Boy

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

By the time you read this it may have been confirmed that Ales Hemsky is done for the season.And so the depth on RW - O'Sullivan, Stortini, Nilsson um ... - is now about the same as LW - Penner, Moreau, Jacques, um ...Of course considering the majority of comments at the Journal that I read this morning this is probably the best thing that could have happened to this club.Which tells you all you need to know about a good number of fans of the Edmonton Oilers. A guy averaging a point per g...

Puck Headlines: Heatley hits Edmonton; NHL attendance OK

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:55:23 -0500

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • The Edmonton Oilers players who twisted in the wind during the Dany Heatley(notes) trade drama during the summer (like Andrew Cogliano(notes), pictured angrily above) speak out as the San Jose Sharks visit Alberta this evening ... while the Edmonton media cranks up the rancor: "This is like running into an ex-g...

Sharks at Oilers, G26, 09-10

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

This is Pat Falloon. He was the first Shark ever, taken 2nd overall in 1991 (behind Eric Lindros). He was a Spokane Chief, scored 60 a couple of times for that WHL team. At 18 years old he popped 25 goals for the infant Sharks and seemed to have a wonderful career ahead of him. However, as with may teenagers who rise to the NHL level and play well, his career did not progress in ideal fashion.He had a journeyman's career and ended up in towns like Philadelphia, Ottawa, Edmonton and Pitts...

Matzah Ball

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:55:00 -0500

In the rather short history of the Edmonton Oilers, nothing can compare to the current state of the team. Sure there were times when things looked hopeless, but the General Manager (this would be Glen Sather, early 90s) took out the trash and brought in fresh troops (this would be the "Oilers acquire someone named Doug Weight" era).There was promise throughout the land and the peasants were happy and felt blessed. Fast forward to the current situation: a cap team with an owner willi...

Oilers 10-11

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -0500

Among the things that we can call background noise is the story connecting Jaromir Jagr to the Edmonton Oilers. Recent comments from associate coach Tom Renney saying he's keeping in touch and that Jagr has more NHL seasons ahead of him make the story worth following over the winter and into spring.Can the Oilers afford Jagr? Would he cost north of 4M? If they add Jagr, do they need to drop a defenseman making 4M or more?Here's a quick early look at the caphit for 2010-11:Shawn Horco...

Oilers' Souray None Too Pleased With Ex's 'Erotic Revue'

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:45:30 -0500

I'm not sure, but I think this might be the first time we've linked to a Robin Leach story. Sheldon Souray and Angelica Bridges divorced two years ago, and she received full custody of their two children. But the Edmonton defenseman has gone to court to argue that her showing her ta-tas in Vegas isn't the most stable single-parent situation for them. Bridges debuted in "Fantasy: the Hottest Adult Revue for Couples" at the Luxor hotel this week. Souray went to a family co...