Saturday, December 11, 2010
Sure it makes sense that most hockey players would perform better at home. There’s the encouragement of the hometown fans, the advantage of having last change, and of course the luxury of waking up in your own bed and having a home-cooked meal before the game. That being said, there shouldn’t be an overwhelming change [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 22, 2010
There has to be a point where the New York Islanders pick up a win. Last night seemed like the perfect time to break out of their funk, facing an Atlanta Thrashers team that has picked up only 21 points in as many games. However, the Thrashers showed the Isles just how much better they [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 30, 2010
Sergei Bobrovsky won his second game at the Consol Energy Center as the Flyers overtook the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. After defenseman Kris Letang took a first period lead, Philadelphia would fire back with three straight goals– with two coming from Claude Giroux. With 45 seconds left in the game Tyler Kennedy added a goal for [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Offensive Corps: Dustin Penner led the Oilers in goals, assists, points, powerplay goals and shots. To be honest he represented the lone offensive threat once Ales Hemsky went down with injuries. His 63 points marked a career-high in his fourth full NHL season. At this point, expect Penner to continue to carry the offense and [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 28, 2009
As I mentioned yesterday, there were rumours circulating that Oilers star Ales Hemsky would require surgery to fix a shoulder problem. Well, these rumours were true and Hensky will miss the rest of the season. A hit from behind by Michal Handzus aggrevated a nagging shoulder injury, and Hemsky said he could no longer play [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 4, 2009
Just some early season fantasy notes from the game last night. Forwards Ales Hemsky: Hemmer looked disinterested and was always the first of the Oilers first liners off the ice when they changed on the fly. He also seemed happy to settle for the shot from the outside rather than driving the net, which is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 3, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 2008/09: 38-35-9 – 85 pts (4th in Northwest, 11th in West) Arrived: Nikolai Khabibulin (CHI), Mike Comrie (OTT) Departed: Dwayne Roloson (NYI), Kyle Brodziak (MIN), Ales Kotalik (NYR) The only thing worse than a disappointing 2008-09 campaign for the Edmonton Oilers was an even worse 2009 off-season. They swapped team MVP Roloson for [...]
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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