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SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE!
The long road trip is over, Horcoff is back to being Horcoff, Chance has found an extra gear and Samwise is streaking. And your Edmonton Oilers are in a playoff race. Swear to God. The western...
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THREE SCORING LINES
This is where I came in. By the time I collected hockey cards and knew all the names, the top line in hockey was Esposito-Cashman-Hodge. It was a huge line for its time, with Esposito impossible to...
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THE STRANGE CASE OF LENNART PETRELL
I’m a fan of the Finns. Finnish hockey players are a delight–strong, creative, driven, skilled, tough–it’s like there’s another Saskatchewan or Northern Ontario across the pond to provide plug and play...
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NO TIME FOR SHOE SHINES
The Edmonton Oilers kids have learned their lessons and are pushing forward; the wins now are helped greatly by the 23 and under set. Although the OT loss to San Jose hurt last night (a clear win gave...
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HERE COMES THE SUN
The Edmonton Oiler players have lived up to their end of the bargain, now it’s time for management to do their part–add smartly to a solid young team, and if possible acquire players who will stick...
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SNOW
The Oilers lost in Vancouver to a Canucks team that looked much better than the Saturday night club we saw at Rexall. Oilers have a 27.4% chance of making the playoffs and Sports club stats does a nice...
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WE’VE ALREADY SAID GOODBYE
Last night, in the shadow of the land of Buzz and Woody, the Edmonton Oilers let go the rope and fell into the ocean. Draft talk and ‘next year’ are waiting. This cannot be happening again. And yet, it...
View ArticleROAD TRIP!
I rarely tell people what to do (it’s a pet peeve–”you know what you should do”–gack!) but in this case I’m going to gently suggest we take a road trip over to mc79 hockey’s latest blog post (up...
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NAIL YAKUPOV RE 12-13: OPEN ALL NIGHT
Well, THAT was something. Nail Yakupov–the guy who wasn’t a clear cut #1 overall–certainly thrilled mass audiences with his hockey. Imagine watching this guy for the next 20 years. Amazing. NAIL...
View ArticleTHE TOP 6F RE: WINNERS AND LOSERS
In reviewing this year’s RE versus actual factual, the difference in results between the top 6F and the bottom 6F is striking. Let’s start with the top 6F and we’ll get to the rest later. Taylor Hall...
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