EDMONTON OILERS NEWS
The Counter-Trey
The phrase "counter-trey" took awhile to find its way into the sports lexicon, but it's a very effective way to describe misdirection.The Edmonton Oilers have become big fans of the misdirection play. The verbal counter-trey. Edmonton Northlands is currently winding...
"Some Guys Are Separating Themselves"
I suggest hanging around the Oilers website at least once a day for the next 7 days. Pat Quinn is leaving some "copper and blue clues" all over the place and really gave us some good information today.I'm not certain what he means with regard to "veterans"...
Penner, Hemsky with 5 points each
October 23, 2009 by
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Dustin Penner scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season and added three assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 6-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
RE 09-10: Sheldon Souray
A look through the history books shows Sheldon Souray's 08-09 season was exceptional. His 12 powerplay goals were the most by an Oiler defender since Paul Coffey (he holds the Oiler record with 14) and his 23 goals overall is the highest total since Coffey's historic 48-goal...
Chorney Callup?
Two sources (Flaming & Tencer) suggest that the Oilers will place Sheldon Souray on the IR today and recall young Taylor Chorney. The choice of Chorney (say that fast 5 times) isn't a shock but is worth mulling over. The obvious choice would be Theo Peckham (better overall...
RE 09-10: Denis Grebeshkov
One of the underrated moves by Steve Tambellini this summer was the one-year deal for Denis Grebeshkov. He took a big step forward and the former GM would probably have paid in full at that time. Tambellini no doubt sees a need to offload someone this year before signing the Russian...
RE 09-10: The G
The Edmonton Oilers have zero "goalies in their prime" and their starter has some injury concerns. The two possible backups are unproven and in one case have no NHL experience at all.I should mention that there's little chance they run with this group throughout the...
Marleau's hat trick keys Sharks' shootout win over Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -Patrick Marleau scored three goals, and Joe Pavelski had the lone shootout goal in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
Four RFA's and some Big Decisions Left
By my count the Oilers have four men left to sign via restricted free agency: Ladislav Smid, Ryan Stone, Gilbert Brule and Rob Schremp.One would think the Smid signing is a no-brainer unless #5 expects a big payday. It's also very likely young Gilbert Brule will be eager to sign...
RE 09-10:Lubomir Visnovsky
Even knowing about him (Lubo killed the Oil a time or two) could not prepare a person for the pure joy that is Lubomir Visnovsky. Confident and savvy, swift and gifted, Lubo can do all kinds of things with the puck and plays the game with abandon. He's just flat out fun.The Oilers...
RE 09-10: Jeff Deslauriers
In Ken Dryden's whimsical, engaging and hilarious book "The Game" he talks about the life of a pro hockey player and gives it a phrase: hurry up and wait. Hurry up after the game, because there's a new town ahead. Wait, because after packing up and flying out, there...
Oilers drill Preds 6-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) Zack Stortini scored two of Edmontons four first period goals to lead the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.
Bona Fide
We're waiting for the official list, but Guy Flaming gave us a nice roadmap awhile back with regard to the kids who'll be qualified. If you're too lazy to click, it looks like Mathieu Roy, Stephane Goulet and David Rohlfs are headed out of town. They'll probably also...
RE 09-10: The Blue
The Oilers current blue is very, very good. It's the best group of 7 since the Stanley run and remember a bunch of those guys were acquired late in the 2006 season.The Oilers lack a "complete" player like Chris Pronger, but they have 4 quality defensemen who form the...
Devan Dubnyk- The Quotes
A recent interview with Guy Flaming on the Team's Pipeline show gave us an indication about just how much confidence Devan Dubnyk has in his ability. He basically said he's coming to camp this fall with the idea that he's staying with the big club until someone tells him...
RE: 09-10 Oiler Forwards
The current group of forwards on the Oilers depth chart is capable of exceptional beauty and moments of extreme consternation. Last season during my reasonable expectations posts I suggested the Oilers forwards would score 215 goals; the idea was that with two scoring lines Edmonton...
The Rise and Fall of Jeff Petry
I don't recall a prospect in the Edmonton Oilers system with the same distance between his statistics and the verbiage available on him.Jeff Petry was the Oilers top pick in the summer of 2006, which was the year Edmonton went all the way to G7 SCF. In his draft year his team...
TC Comments: Team B Forwards
At one point today I hit the washroom and the topic of conversation was Dustin Penner. We like the guy, with his "wheat based" talk and self-effacing manner. I think we saw a hint today of what is to come: a trim, more business-like #27 who seemed to be involved every shift...
10 Reasons Why the Oilers will Make a Move before October 2
At some point this fall, Pat Quinn will see Dustin Penner rumbling down the wing and be reminded of the Big M, Frank Mahovlich. History tells us it won't happen often.In a post below several people asked me to explain the reasoning behind my contention this team will make a trade...
RE: Sam Gagner
As a teenager, Sam Gagner scored 90 points in 155 NHL games with the Oilers. In team history it's a very rare item. The Oilers list of total points by teenagers in the last 15 seasons include Ales Hemsky (30 points in 59 games as a teenager), Ryan Smyth (11 points in 51 games...
Falcons 09-10 Reasonable Expectations (G)
The Edmonton Oilers drafted in the top 15 "window" exactly 5 times during the Kevin Prendergast era. I count his era as being 2001-07, with Barry Fraser owning the scouting director title 1979-2000 and Stu MacGregor took over in time for the 2008 (Eberle) draft. Those 5 picks...
Its Scary Out There
October 31, 2009 by
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Work this past week was brutal and vicious and I’d stagger in the door exhausted and worn down to a useless nub. I’m pretty good at leaving the work at work but this week was tougher than most when it came to that. It was Wednesday night though that it all turned for the better...
Oilers reach 1-year deal with veteran F Comrie
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract veteran forward Mike Comrie.
Exit Ramp 3-Grebeshkov
The Edmonton Oilers are fairly close to the cap and Denis Grebeshkov didn't do them any favors by taking the Oildrop to arbitration. Grebeshkov's boxcar numbers (72gp, 7-32-39) and plus minus (+12, best on the team) along with his age (25) are somewhat of a "perfect storm...
Oilers sign McDonald
This is Colin McDonald in the faceoff circle for the Springfield Falcons. According to capgeek (or, the Bible as it is quickly becoming known) the Edmonton Oilers have signed McDonald to a 1-year, $550,000 contract. This actually represents a cut in pay on his entry level deal ($662...
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