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Blackhawks at Oilers, G23, 09-10
This is Gilles Marotte. He was part of the famous "Esposito, Hodge, Stanfield to Boston" trade in 1967, a deal that changed the fortunes of the spoked B forever.There are two things of note about Marotte: The Bruins traded him despite the fact that he'd had success paired...
Mark Pysyk
In 1972 the Chicago Blackhawks drafted defender Phil Russell in the first round from the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL). These many years later, another Oil King blueliner might make the first round in 2010.Mark Pysyk (19gp, 3-11-14 +5) is a 6.01, 175 RH defender who has some things to...
Oilers 10-11
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...
Exploring the Gagner Comps
That's Al MacInnis cross checking Doug Gilmour in the 1981 Memorial Cup in Windsor. We've talked a lot about "comparables" over the years and I think it's a reasonable way to project current young players into the future. The idea being we collect players from...
Springfield EV Scoring
This is Chad Wiseman. Don't know him from Adam, but he is in fact the leader in EV points-per-game for the Springfield Falcons so far this season.One of the main features of the Falcons in 09-10 is the number of AHL veterans and that is most definitely reflected in the numbers...
Avalanche at Oilers, G21, 09-10
"What's the story with that dog?" may end up being the punchline for the Edmonton Oilers this season.They're home to the Avs, Hawks, Coyotes, King and Sharks before closing out the month on the road Vancouver. The club begins December with a tough road trip, so if...
A Letter to Daryl Katz
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...
Eberle
We know the value of a junior player's offense at ages 17 and 18, but by the time he's 19-years old said prospect is either in the NHL or should be tearing the cover off the ball.In order for a player to really impress at the junior level--to put himself in contention to skip...
Oilers at Jackets, G21, 09-10
Years ago I was at a weekend sales seminar and the instructor was from Columbus, Ohio. Over the course of the weekend during lunch and dinner breaks I found out quite a bit about C-bus. Unlike Cleveland (made immortal in song by Randy Newman) and Cincinnati (home of Marge Schott)...
Is There Hope For Slava Trukhno?
At the far outer marker of the Oilers LW pro depth chart (Dustin Penner is at the top) comes the name Vyacheslav Trukhno. Chosen in the 4th round of the 2005 Entry Draft, Trukhno delivered two terrific junior seasons at ages 18 and 19. His 20-year old AHL season started slowly (4-6...
Oilers at Thrashers, G20, 09-10
No matter how long the Thrashers spend in Atlanta, the Flames were more interesting in their time in the south.If you wanted a template for building a franchise from expansion to Stanley, the Flames and Cliff Fletcher's story with that franchise are textbook. Just like the Kansas...
Arsene and Heard!
This is Dean Arsene. The 29-year old AHL veteran becomes an NHL rookie today in true Jose "Coco" Laboy fashion.We talked about Arsene as a possible option here during the summer. He might be the next Bobby Allen but he could be the next Scott Ferguson. Arsene has over 400...
Petry Gaining Traction
This is Jeff Petry. The young defender is enjoying a very nice start to this season at Michigan State. His boxcars (11gp, 1-9-10 +3) are excellent and a brief glance under the hood shows good things (reading game reports reveals he seems to be playing against the tougher opponents...
Oh for Crying out Loud
Good grief. Denis Grebeshkov's knee injury is "significant", Fernando's colitis has flared up again and he's flown home, Stone's knee has him a ways from recovery and Jacques is days away.Horcoff and Souray are getting closer on the good side of things, but...
Bad Back Jacques
Big man Jean-Francois Jacques' back injury looks to be worse than originally expected. We could read between the lines a little (no update) but Matty in the EJ said today that the back spasms were worse than thought at the outset and that there's no word on how long he'...
This Just In: Hemsky's Really Good!!!
Among the things I thought we'd never need to say: Ales Hemsky is a very good NHL hockey player. His contract is exceptional, the tragedy of these years since 2006 summer is that the team didn't get more from it. Recently on this blog and others, questions about Hemsky'...
Falcons Altering Flight Plan
This is a photo from last season's Falcon club. We can see Pouliot, O'Marra, Dubnyk and a few other prospects in this photo. In following the Oilers AHL team I have my own pecking order in terms of likely recalls. For the 09-10 season, my list of possible recalls would have...
Grebeshkov Hurt
Courtesy Oilers twitter: Grebeshkov injured his knee in the final minute (of tonight's game) and is flying back to Edmonton. Will miss the remainder of road trip. Sheldon Souray is apparently skating and there were whispers earlier he might play in Atlanta. Oilers are running out of blue.
How Many Prospects "Make It"?
Jarret Stoll was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 1st overall in the 1997 WHL Bantam draft. He was selected 46th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2000 NHL Entry draft and 36th overall by Edmonton Oilers in the 2002 NHL draft.I remember a story running around the time of the 2002...
Oilers at Sabres, G19, 09-10
I don't have any real idea about this edition of the Edmonton Oilers. I picked them 11th in the conference and that's about where they are today. I don't think you can make a strong case for this team being a playoff club unless they ride luck, good health and a trade deadline...
Oilers at Senators, G18, 09-10
This is Syd Howe in a St. Louis (NHL) Eagles uniform from 1934 (source: SIHR). I haven't seen an Eagles uniform before so thought it might be a point of interest for you. Syd Howe was a helluva hockey player (made the HHOF) and is one of 146 Ottawa-born males to play in the best...
Right-on-Reddox
I'm a fan of Liam Reddox. Buddy was drafted 112th in the Ovechkin draft and climbed the ladder one rung at a time.The week he was drafted I wrote about all of the Oilers 2004 draftees. Here's a rundown on Reddox from June 27, 2004:Reddox is right off the screen for an Oiler...
Oilers at Avalanche, G17, 09-10
In Quebec province the men go about their business in about the same way as guys do in this part of the country. Always time for a beer or a glance at a pretty girl, always time to talk some Canadian football (believe it or not, Quebec is the new heartland of Canadian football) and...
Reddox, Potulny Recalled
Oilers website has just posted the news: Liam Reddox and Ryan Potulny are in the show again.Edmonton has been playing shorthanded for several reasons in the last few weeks. Injury, flu and coach Quinn's reluctance to use Steve MacIntyre meant a real lack of depth up front. Reddox...
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