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KINGS AT OILERS, G80 2014-15
The Edmonton Oilers are 16-22-6 under Todd Nelson solo but the last three games could easily be losses and the verbal on the streets contains a significant amount of ire over recent performances. I...
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The Edmonton Oilers ended their season as it began: leaking. Friedman: “(MacTavish) has informed Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins not to worry about listening to rumors, because those...
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RE 14-15 TAYLOR HALL: MIDNIGHT RIDER
There is nothing more intoxicating for Oilers fans than watching Taylor Hall in full flight. The opposition tightens, sphincters all in a row, as he descends into the zone like a tornado on ice....
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BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY
I’ll admit my brain was off the grid for most of last night and into the early hours of morning. I am smart enough to realize that last night was a major event but it’s difficult to grasp the enormity...
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BRINGING THE CRAZY
As expected, we’re about to enter a period where current Oilers are going to be discussed in trade rumors. As much as is possible, this blog will attempt to assess the ideas/rumors and we’ll come to a...
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REVIEWING THE 2010 DRAFT
This is where it all began. The Katz rebuild (legend holds) began on a cold January day when the Oilers owner, after hearing the only way to get jacks and kings was to tank, not only endorsed it, but...
View Article16 SHELLS FROM A THIRTY-OUGHT-SIX
There’s a thing that’s happening in Oilersnation and I’m not really sure what to do about it. It goes something like this: Peter Chiarelli says something vague and benign, but fans parse the words into...
View ArticleFOREVER DOESN’T MEAN FOREVER (ANYMORE)
Peter Chiarelli is doing his due diligence in regard to the head coaching position. Confirmation came today (via Terry Jones) that the new GM spent some time with one of the top options available this...
View ArticleJESUS WAS A CAPRICORN
“I remember a conversation I had with Windsor Spitfires forward Joshua Ho Sang last spring before he was chosen late in the first round by the New York Islanders. I asked Ho Sang about his time spent...
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DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Word today from Derek Roy’s agent that it’s crickets in regard to negotiations between his client and the Oilers. Makes sense, the Oilers won the lottery and have a new GM, changing things in a very...
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MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS
I love the math of hockey (baseball fan here) but will tell you true a good scout will describe the future with stunning clarity if you listen. Mike Remmerde about Justin Schultz Strengths: Excellent...
View ArticleDRAFT POST 14: EVERY HOUR MARKED BY THE CHIME OF A CLOCK
We found out today that Milan Lucic is heading to free agency, and as we have discussed, the Oilers are likely to be in that conversation. I will tell you, I think they get him. TAYLOR HALL 15-16 5×5...
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DRAFT POST 15: GIMME SHELTER
I have been saying all spring that the Edmonton Oilers could be successful by keeping the forward group, adding some legit (but not necessarily sexy) defense and perhaps a backup goalie. This does not...
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DRAFT POST 16: SHOOT THE MOON
If Peter Chiarelli pulls this off, every male Edmontonian will own a moustache like the one you see in the photo. The PK Subban trade talk is real, fwiw. I don't know how far along or if anything will...
View ArticleJIVING SISTER FANNY
From (almost) the beginning, Taylor Hall could push the river. On a team riddled with poor defensemen, the young man would cradle the puck in his own end, fly past pleasure crafts and steamboats,...
View ArticleBREAKING: HALL TO NEW JERSEY
The Edmonton Oilers have traded Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils. It is a terrible trade. Defenseman Adam Larsson is the returning piece in the deal, and addresses the need for help at RHD for the...
View ArticleSAIL ON, WINDSOR SPITFIRE
The first thing I wrote on this blog about Taylor Hall came in the hours after he was hammered into the boards at the Memorial Cup by Travis Hamonic. I remember thinking a body isn’t supposed to do...
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THERE I STAND, BENEATH THE MARQUEE MOON
The Bruinization of the Edmonton Oilers continued today—in a very big way. Peter Chiarelli signed one of his trusted soldiers—a giant from the Vancouver docks—the two men welded together by the 2011...
View ArticleLUCKY STAR
We can argue about the wisdom of individual moves, but there is no case I can see to counter the following statement: In the last two drafts, the Edmonton Oilers received luck beyond compare. The...
View ArticleSUPERSTITION
When you believe in things that you don’t understand Then you suffer Superstition ain’t the way -Stevie Wonder If you haven’t read it, you must read it. That isn’t an order, that is just stating the...
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