With the recent signing of Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers it appears that the Edmonton Oilers will be entering the season with 3 goaltenders. The 24 year old Drouin-Deslauriers signed a one way contract so Lowe will not send him to the AHL and risk losing him on waivers. Now some might think that 3 Goalies is a [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have signed center Shawn Horcoff to a 6yr 33 million dollar contract today. Horcoff is entering the final year of a 3yr contract this season and was to be an unrestricted free agent next July 1st. The extension will lock up the Oilers number one center until 2015 avoiding 6 seasons of [...]
I usually avoid this rumor stuff because the good ones rarely come to fruition, weather someone is just making them up or they actually come close to reality but fall apart we may never know. Nevertheless I find myself becoming addicted to reading this crap, and thats what it is, total crap (E5). With that [...]
Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe has finally spoke up about the blow hole that is Brian Burke. Burke has been bashing Lowe and the Oilers since last season when Lowe submitted an offer sheet to restricted free agent Dustin Penner. Burke said he does not have an issue with offer sheets but does have an [...]
Kevin Lowe is building a winning team in Edmonton and added a couple of more pieces today while shedding some baggage at the same time. Firstly he traded a disapointing Raffi Torres to the Colubus Blue Jackets for 21 year old Gilbert Brule, and followed that up by sending RFA Joni Pitkanen to the Carolina [...]