HEMSKY’S HOLLER
I wrote about this earlier at Oilers Nation and it’s been mentioned other places too. The Edmonton Oilers would be wise to hold on to Ales Hemsky, providing they can get him signed to a reasonable...
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LIFE IN CROYDON
Last night’s loss to the Calgary Flames is a bitter pill for all involved. Why? By the most generous estimates, this team is four years into the rebuild and remain capable of a game so bad it borders...
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BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KATZ
I often wonder what an Oilers fan would say to Daryl Katz, given a chance to sit down and have a coffee. I mean, aside from the “what the hell have you done!?!?!!” rage moment, what would we say? Mr....
View ArticleRE 13-14 KEVIN LOWE: SAINT DOMINIC’S PREVIEW
Kevin Lowe’s life is connected to Edmonton and the Oilers more closely than any of the other Boys on the Bus. It makes sense, he was the first to write a book about the era, he was the most involved in...
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BURKE’S SCREENSAVER
We are in the middle of the misinformation that will lead Oilers fans to conclusions based on things that aren’t true. That’s how we get discussions about Jordan Eberle being an ‘in the range’...
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NO MEMORIES HANGIN’ ROUND
So far this spring, the Edmonton Oilers have been involved in several rumors that have made it so MSM and beyond. It easy to forget those names during the long spring, and since we’re coming up on...
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BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
The news hit just before air and I barely had time to post the item (below) you’ve been commenting on today. Although it certainly didn’t come as a major surprise, the timing was curious—there’s a game...
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OILERS AT CAPITALS, G47 2014-15
Are we seeing the end of the line for the Hall—Nuge—Eberle line? Will MacT trade Hall this summer? Eberle? It seems only Nuge is safe, along with two men in junior (Nurse and Draisaitl) and a pick on...
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
In the last several days, media reports (most recent: Bruce Garrioch) have the Oilers shying away from a major deal involving one of their major pieces at the deadline. As we’ve discussed in the past,...
View ArticleSO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Pondering deadlines based on the Oilers’ moves feels the same every year: You’re left wondering why they don’t just blow it up. Edmonton entered the calendar year 2015 with three holes (starting...
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