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Edmonton Oilers: The Team Responds Against Phoenix

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan) After a disappointing and demoralizing loss against the Chicago Blackhawks, it would be easy for the team to feel bad for themselves...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Edmonton Oilers: An Ocean or A Stone's Throw Away From Delivering?

When GM Steve Tambellini and Kevin Lowe were forced to let Craig MacTavish go due to after a few seasons with little to know success, many in the organization looked like they were ready to ask the tough questions...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Are The Edmonton Oilers a Team With No Direction?

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Dustin Penner has easily been the Edmonton Oilers best hockey player this season. With now 13 goals and 25 points and a plus/minus +11 in 23 games, Penner has been the only shining spot in an otherwise poor season for the Oilers to date...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Dany Heatley Scores Hat-Trick: Something About That Bothers Me.

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I know that in the grande scheme of things, I'm supposed to be impartial. That I should write the news and notes on a team without acting as a "homer" for the city in which I live...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Angles Galore Out Of Wednesdays Win For The Oilers. Some Good, Some Bad.

After Wednesdays come from behind win over the Colorado Avs, a blogger like myself had a plethora of story lines to select from...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Sticking to The Program: Oilers Come-From-Behind Against Avs

In the middle of the week when all the sports media could talk about was how much the they had been losing as of late, the Edmonton Oilers ground out a gritty, come-from-behind win against the Northwest-division leaders, the Colorado Avalanche...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Can The Edmonton Oilers Return To Early Season Form?

One of the advantages enjoyed by the Oilers early on in the season was that they could roll any of their four lines and expect some level of offensive spark and defensive competence...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Oilers Attempt To Justify New Pay Per View Schedule

It's no secret that the amount and cost of a PPV has gone up over the past couple seasons. It's also no secret that the quality of what's being offered during those broadcasts hasn't really increased...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Edmonton Falcons... Er... Thunder... Er... Oilers Take The Ice

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Wow: what a string of injuries. In addition to the already long string of injuries on the Oilers roster, today there was news that both Fernando Pisani and Patrick O'Sullivan have sustained injuries...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Despite New Injuries, There May Be Good News For Oiler Fans.

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Denis Grebeshkov is out. From a report we heard and an Oilers twitter confirmation, he injured his knee in the final minute of the Buffalo game and won't be with the Oilers for the final two games of this five game road trip...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Oilers LW Reddox knocked out of game

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BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) — Edmonton left wing Liam Reddox was knocked out of the Oilers game against Buffalo when he was rammed headfirst into the boards by Clarke MacArthur late in the third period...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Steve Staios to Play Goal For the Edmonton Oilers?

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This is Steve Staios. For a while he played right wing with the Atlanta Thrashers. In Edmonton, he's known as a stay-at-home defenseman. Pretty soon, he might be known as a goalie...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Long Road to Edmonton: Ryan O'Marra Recalled

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It's been a while since Ryan O'Marra was one of the key pieces of the Ryan Smyth trade puzzle. Now he's the forgotten jigsaw. It took an injury to the other key piece of the same trade, Kenta's kid Robert, to finally usher him to the stage in Edmonton...Read the full...
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Rumors Plenty Surrounding The Edmonton Oilers. What's True? What Isn't?

Over the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in the amount of typical rumor mill garbage that has surfaced about the Oilers. I say garbage, because 99% of what's out there isn't usually very accurate...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Edmonton-Tampa Bay: Depth Trade Shaping Up?

There's a rumour out there that the Oilers are scouting the Tampa Bay Lightning, that came to me by way of reading a post over at The Copper & Blue...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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What Will Reddox and Potulny Do That The Current Oilers Won't?

One of two things has happened here in Edmonton. Either the Oilers have continued to rack up miles with the flu bug, or coaching and management have said enough is enough when it comes to allowing opponents to dictate play night in and night out...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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MacTavish Not The Only Blender in Town

Oiler fans were hard on former coach Craig MacTavish. Under his tenure, it was a constant mix-match of players, trying to find combinations that would bring the Oilers past a point where the team was a ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Edmonton Oilers Prospects Update

Right now, the prospect of Svensson flying down the wing flanked by Eberle and Hartikainen (or Lander, or Vandevelde, or Nash) is something I quite look forward to...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Edmonton Oilers And Their Second Efforts

On the Edmonton Oilers right now this far in the season, one must be satisfied with their place in the standings, but by no means should fans be satisfied with their play...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Robert Nilsson For Todd Marchant? Would You Make That Trade?

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Rumors have circulated that Anaheim might be looking for a bit more scoring punch to help kick-start the struggling Ducks. The player who's been rumored as trade material is veteran centre Todd Marchant...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Taylor Chorney In and Grebeshkov Or Gilbert Out?

Taylor Chorney wasn't expected to play for the Oilers this season. Thanks to some un-timely injuries and illnesses, he's been called upon to do a lot more than just play. He's been expected to play a lot...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Can The Oilers Key Together Some Individual Succeses to Make A Team?

Going into the Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings game, I would have been excited if the Oilers had escaped with one point...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Edmonton Oilers Defensive Core Needs to Hold the Fort

Disjointed. Indecisive. Panicked. Young. These are all words that describe the Oilers blue line in games when both Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnovsky are out. Hell, when Steve Staios is on the shelf it's even worse...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Craig Anderson is Turning Heads in Colorado

It’s a safe bet that Craig Anderson wouldn’t exactly be the first name hockey fans would think of if they were to guess back in training camp what goalie would get off to the fastest start...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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No Visnovsky Could Mean Open Season For The Detroit Red Wings

It's something all NHL teams will have to deal with. The H1N1 virus is bound to hit teams harder and harder as the season passes, the Oilers being no exception...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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