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...Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The world’s most famous flu has made it’s way to the NHL and we’ve already seen it affect multiple teams, but perhaps more than anyone, the Oilers. Edmonton players have been battling flu-like symptoms for a few days now and just recently Ladislav Smid has been diagnosed with swine flu. Add to the list Lubomir [...]
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 another aging goaltender in [...]
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
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