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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Craig MacTavish said a very interesting thing today, and I do believe it reflects the Oilers’ thinking in regard to next season. Here’s the quote: This is why I didn’t believe MacT earlier in the...
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LOUD NOISES 3: HOLD ON!
You and I have followed these kids from the high school grad and their farm work, and watched them make their first, uneasy steps onto NHL ice. The Oilers have a hideous record for developing NHL...
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I’LL SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
This afternoon we got word the Justin Schultz contract soap opera will soon come to and end (could be tonight, might be tomorrow). It’s about damn time, and even though the concern was minimal, it’s...
View ArticleJERRY, IT’S FRANK COSTANZA! MR. STEINBRENNER’S HERE, GEORGE IS DEAD, CALL ME...
It’s all happening! $3.675M is basically his salary and bonus last year. The internet is melting. We’ll talk about it on the Lowdown at 10! Buy canned products and store your water!
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HOLD OUT FOR FASCHING
There was a time, not so very long ago, when the Edmonton Oilers used their first-round picks on forwards, and searched the globe for defenders and goalies from the ‘distant bell’ portion of the draft....
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LET THIS BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
The Edmonton Oilers in their defensive zone remain a tire fire’s tire fire. This isn’t something we can debate, this is a statement of fact. Craig MacTavish hired a bunch of new men this summer and now...
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STANDING ON THE SHORELINE
The Edmonton Oilers are on a three game winning streak and are finding out things (good and bad) about their defensive crew. Good things include Jeff Petry and Mark Fayne having the kind of defensive...
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LAVENDER BLUE
The Oilers defense has come under fire this season, mostly due to TOI usage. Observers wonder about Justin Schultz’s excessive minutes and the results seen in that time on ice, especially when legit...
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OILERS AT ISLANDERS, G55 2014-15
Nail Yakupov played his 165th game last night and scored his 34th career goal. That’s 17 goals per 82 games but watching that snipe last night it’s easy to get carried away and dream of 30-goal...
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GILLES MELOCHE
One thing I’ve seen in my time: Bad hockey teams. As a kid, it was easy to have a real team (Boston Bruins) and an underdog (Oakland Seals) because the expansion division wasn’t really competitive with...
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