Edmonton Oilers NHL News and Rumors
“I’m terrible at what matters…but I’m good at something else”
Source: Mc79hockey
Date: 2012-01-27
So, um, does anyone else kind of have the sense that the Oilers are pushing local media to highlight how awesome the Oklahoma City Barons are doing? Mark Spector’s piece on Tambo and Renney needing extensions indicates that he contacted the team and that it was unwilling to discuss the futures of Renney and Tambo [...]
Yet one more more Nugent-Hopkins/Gretzky comparison
Source: Edmonton Journal - Cult of Hockey
Date: 2012-01-27
Maybe we should just call him Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-Gretzky? This time the infernal comparison was made by Hockey Hall of Fame columnist Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun. Jones was asked by a fan in a chat which of the …
One more RNH/Gretz comp: We just can’t help it, we’re obsessed with the good, old days
Source: Edmonton Journal - Cult of Hockey
Date: 2012-01-27
This time it’s Hockey Hall of Fames columnist Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun who was asked by a fan in a chat which of the three phenoms, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, will be the best.…
Deslauriers, 13 others sign two-year deals with Alouettes
Source: TSN
Date: 2012-01-27
Go to TSN.ca for details. #TSN
Blog: Oilers power play great overall, but not so much without Nugent-Hopkins
Source: Edmonton Journal
Date: 2012-01-27
In the unremittingly grim news that is the Oilers third straight mega-losing season, there’s one bit of good news: the team’s power play.
Buying Out Shawn Horcoff
Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2012-01-27
‘Time heals all wounds’ is a truism that’s typically related to deep personal hurt – the death of a loved one, infidelity, that sort of thing. Yet, it also works when it comes to bad contracts and the NHL, assuming the people handing out bad contracts have the ability to shell out money taken away from them.Take, for instance, the Shawn Horcoff contract, often viewed as something of a millstone around the Oilers’ collective neck. At this point, it probably doesn’t matter.Horcoff’s current six-year pact started its run in 2009-10. The deal is structured as follows: table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12
The Oilers power play is outstanding, but only when RNH is directing traffic
Source: Edmonton Journal - Cult of Hockey
Date: 2012-01-27
In the unremittingly grim news that is the Oilers third straight mega-losing season, there’s one bit of good news, the team’s power play. At its uninjured best, the power play features four players with somewhat similar skills — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, …
Jordan Eberle Selected To Team Chara In All-Star Draft
Source: Oil On Whyte
Date: 2012-01-27
If this doesn’t sound like the most fun thing in the whole wild world, you’re right. It wasn’t. This was not fun to watch at all. Other than seeing Eberle rep the Oiler colours, this whole … [visit site to read more]Jordan Eberle Selected To Team Chara In All-Star Draft - Oil On Whyte - Oil On Whyte - An Edmonton Oilers blog
Blog: The Leafs have young defencemen for trade. Which one should Oilers target?
Source: Edmonton Journal
Date: 2012-01-27
There’s been plenty of trade buzz around a number of young NHLers this trade deadline, including Sam Gagner in Edmonton and Luke Schenn in Toronto. Who knows if how credible any of it is?
NHL Canadian Corner – January 27, 2012..
Source: Spector Rumors
Date: 2012-01-27
Daniel Alfredsson on his future plans…Jay Bouwmeester’s advice for participants in this year’s All-Star Game…Oilers plans for the future. OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson if he feels as healthy at season’s end as he does right now, he’ll return next season to complete the final year of his contract. SPECTOR’S [...]Like