- Racki: LNOF: Yep, Roli absolutely dominated the Sharks. One game he faced something like 50+ shots if I recall...
- Mr.Majestyk: Still its sad that we’re still in the goalie monster situation, and not only that but...
- chucker: LateNightOilFan: Agree vic on all 3 evaluations, although I remember it being Roli that was the Shark...
- LateNightOilFan: Agree vic on all 3 evaluations, although I remember it being Roli that was the Shark killer. But... - Mr.Majestyk: That signing is just further evidence that if you are a good team, you will get players at bargain...
- victoriaoilerfan: Racki: I always liked Garon and thought he was a bit misused here. I always just thought he... - victoriaoilerfan: O/T: Penguins sign Comrie. Wow, didn’t see that coming. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story... - Racki: I always liked Garon and thought he was a bit misused here. I always just thought he was the type that...
And I finally get around to continuing on with the break it down series. The others can be found at the following location. This one will specifically talk about the goaltending situation, and what a clusterfuck it is. Our starting goalie, one might say our “MVP”, is a drunk...
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So I’ve been mulling over some ideas on how to improve the NHL’s salary cap. I think we know the NHL’s cap has issues, and this is proven in contracts such as Kovalchuk’s, Luongo’s, Hossa’s and more. As well, I think the guaranteed contracts are a bit of an...
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Amidst all the Khabi-disaster, Sam Gagner was recently interviewed by Jason Gregor (check out the article on Oilersnation.com), and Steve Tambellini also spoke about him a bit. Gagner mentioned he worked hard to lose a bit of weight in the off-season (yes, I said lose weight… I guess he...
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So this topic has been pretty hot around the media lately. Jim Matheson has discussed it. Robin Brownlee has discussed it. David Staples has covered the story. John McKinnon did a couple write ups on the story. The Sun has done their share of stories on it. Various polls...
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Well, the wait for us fans is over.. Sam Gagner has been re-signed to a 2 year deal reportedly worth $2.275M per season. I really like this deal. If I’m not mistaken, Gagner will be arbitration elegible at the end of this deal, however he will still be a...
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With the Khabibulin case casting a huge shadow over all things Oilers, it’s good to hear some positivity out there, and this positivity comes from none other than Ales Hemsky. But he also has a bit of a word of caution as well for fans. Jim Matheson writes of...
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Continuing on with my series of posts that break down the Oiler’s different areas, today we look at the defense. Last year I mentioned how I thought that we had a really strong D-core, and how we had positioned ourselves going forward as well with lots of good youngsters....
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Friday (August 26th… tomorrow.. today… yesterday, depending on when you read this) is the day Nikolai Khabibulin finds out his fate (assuming no more delays). For those who have been living in a hole, or who google this article 12 years from now, Khabibulin was arrested for Extreme DUI...
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Well considering that it looks as though the GM has finished making his moves for the year, and that training camp will be starting sooner than later I figured that I should get on this and take a look at the team in the coming year. Again, much like...
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So for those who aren’t sure where to point the finger (is it Rogers’ fault, or is it the other carriers’ fault?), it sounds like there is enough blame to go around, although Rogers feels that it rests on the shoulders of the competition. Rogers Sportsnet President Doug Beeforth...
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