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Ducks Drowning in Olympic Sized Pond

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Anaheim Ducks appeared playoff bound only a month ago, winning five of their seven games going into the Olympic break. Unfortunately, those wins came back in February and now ten days into March they still look for their first win. Let us review. Jonas Hiller signed a new contract, giving him the confidence from the front [...]

Oilers Get Younger, Bigger and Shed Payroll

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Oilers Get Younger, Bigger and Shed Payroll

The Edmonton Oilers made two deals today which should effect their payroll, size and average team age. Their first deal sent offensive defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to the Anaheim Ducks for Ryan Whitney and a sixth round draft pick. Their second move sent long-time Oiler Steve Staios to the Calgary Flames for impending UFA Aaron Johnson [...]

The Decade in Retrospect: Draft Picks

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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The end of the decade is nearly upon us, so we here at Daily Faceoff would like to commemorate some important events that have transpired over the last ten years in the National Hockey League. First up is a look at the best and worst draft picks of the decade (for the record I had [...]

N-H1N1-L

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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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 [...]

Fantasy Quick Hits – October 24, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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A lot of action in the NHL last night and I managed to pick up a few things while perusing through the games on NHL Center Ice. Henrik Lundqvist: Poor Lundqvist. He is one of the best goalies in the league in terms of pure talent but the Rangers give him no help. The defenceman are [...]

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 when he [...]

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 another aging goaltender in [...]

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