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Oilers Continue to Open Spots for Kids

Friday, July 23, 2010

Ethan Moreau, check. Steve Staios, check. Patrick O’Sullivan, check. Now Shawn Horcoff, errr Robert Nilsson has left the team with both another open spot after being bought out by the Oilers earlier this season. According to Jim Mathieson of the Edmonton Journal, Nilsson will leave for Salavat Yulaev in Ufa, Russia, in the Kontinental League. [...]

Fantasy Season in Review: Edmonton Oilers

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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Fantasy Season in Review: Edmonton Oilers

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 [...]

Hemsky Done For The Year

Saturday, November 28, 2009

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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 [...]

Fantasy Quick Hits: Oilers vs. Flames, October 3rd

Sunday, October 4, 2009

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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 [...]

NHL 10 Review

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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I picked up my copy of NHL 10 from Best Buy today, and it was not a great experience. First the employee at the store did not even know what NHL 10 was and then I found out that the game was still in the warehouse. Not quite the same in New York as back [...]

Edmonton Oilers 2009/10 Season Preview

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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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 [...]