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The Edmonton Oilers have signed Vladimir Tkachev. Music! This is found money, manna from heaven, a good piece of gossip in a one horse town, confirmation houses are going for 20% more in your...
View ArticleTRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN’
It was an eventful day for the Edmonton Oilers, as the club continues the process of choosing the final 23-man roster for the opening of the season. There are some fluid pieces to the day, so let’s run...
View ArticleOILERS V. COYOTES PS G6 2014-15
In Elliotte Friedman’s 30 thoughts this week, he has a really cool quote about Leon Draisaitl. 11. Top scouting report on Draisaitl? “He doesn’t cheat.” Source That’s a very good thing. The Oilers have...
View ArticleOILERS V. CANUCKS PS G7 2014-15
The Edmonton Oilers needed some good performances and some separation last night, and they got one of the two. Great performances everywhere, but separation? I don’t think there’s much yet and it’s...
View ArticleNO TIME
On a nothing night in a nothing game during a nothing period, the hero stepped into the spotlight and the audience gasped. He tripped the light fantastic, froze a moment in time to change the scene,...
View ArticleREAL LIFE, REAL DRAMA, REAL CORSI
Courtesy our friend Woodguy (via the brilliant Greg Sinclair) last night’s Corsi numbers offer us interesting insight into the battles going on for roster spots with the 2014-15 Oilers. THE REAL CORSI...
View ArticleOILERS V CANUCKS PS G8 2013-14
The Edmonton Oilers never did get untracked this training camp in terms of culling, so they have one final game where a dozen won’t dress and then at some point the league will make them send people...
View ArticleAN AMBULANCE CAN ONLY GO SO FAST
He was drafted in 2009, with a counter-trey scouting report that suggested a two-way forward who had an idea about how to play without the puck. He arrived in North America to rave reviews about his...
View ArticlePITLICK, LANDER, AULIE AND PINIZZOTTO ON WAIVERS
The Edmonton Oilers placed four men on waivers this morning: Tyler Pitlick, Anton Lander, Keith Aulie and Steve Pinizzotto. It’s difficult to figure out exactly what this means at first blush for the...
View ArticleWAIVER MONDAY
There are some very talented (if flawed) players on NHL waivers this morning, and they’re hoping to get picked off waivers today. I spoke to Justin Bourne last week about waivers, and he told me you...
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