I honestly didn’t believe the Oilers would sign Mike Comrie as he really doesn’t fill either of the holes they currently have at the forward position. The Oilers are in desperate need of a 1st line LW and a 3rd line physical center who can win face offs and kill penalties. While signing Comrie won’t [...]
The Edmonton Oilers management has a real dilemma on their hands in the next couple of weeks, who will make the NHL roster and who will not. There are quite a few bubble guys and with the new coaching staff there may be a few surprises for some people at the start of the season. [...]
So training camp has ended, the players are healthy and ready to go. Guess what. The fans are too, its been a long summer without hockey and I for one am getting very excited with the season about to start. So I think its only right that I should stick my neck out and risk [...]
Hockey Talks has created a new Message Board for hockey fans that works a little different than most. The difference is that it is for the fans and moderated by the fans. What does that mean? Well it means that any forum rules are decided upon by the members not the admin, so it [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have traded Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene to the LA Kings for Ludomir Visnovsky. The Oilers have an abundance of young players looking to crack the line up and the trading of Stoll makes room to give someone a shot.
The 26 year old Stoll is coming of a very disappointing season in [...]
With the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft the Edmonton Oilers have chosen center Jordan Eberle. The 5′10″, 174 lbs 18 year old played with Regina in the WHL last season scoring 42 goals and 33 assists for 75 points in 70 games. He may not be NHL ready for a couple [...]
The Edmonton Oilers have traded veteran D-man Dick Tarnstrom to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Rookie Curtis Glencross. Tarnstrom had been a healthy scratch many times this season but the Oilers will miss the luxury of having a veteran player to step in when key players are injured, which seems to be quite often. Curtis [...]
Well its getting close to that time of year that Kevin Lowe needs to make the decision of weather he is a buyer or a seller. It pains me to say it but I don’t think the Oilers will be in the playoff picture this year, with the injuries they’ve taken and the inconsistent [...]