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Edmonton Oilers Year End Awards – Oil on Whyte Edition

With the NHL announcing the three finalists for the Calder Trophy that honors the top rookie for the past season, I thought it would be fun to present the Oil on Whyte year end awards for the Edmonton…Read More

Well, That Was Fun, Wasn’t It?

We’re only three games into the Oilers shortened NHL season, so it’s awfully pre-mature to draw conclusions about the team in such a short amount of time. That being said, there’s been…Read More

Best Oil

As the season ends let’s take a look at the best Oilers of the season using the NHL Awards as a basis. Let me know what you think, and if you disagree, let us know who you would nominate instead.  I’ll…Read More

QUICK HITS From Sunday’s 6-3 Victory At Columbus

QUICK HITS! VV: Chris VandeVelde scored his first NHL goal.  I’m not sure it’s how he envisioned it, but anytime Jordan Eberle assists on your first career goal, I’m going to go ahead…Read More

The Top 10 Oiler Stories Of 2011-12: #9 – Hot October

Hot October was everyone’s favourite time of this past year. It gave us hope. And not in some trendy anagram, it was real hope. For a week, the Oilers led the entire NHL in standings. They looked…Read More

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All Those In Favour Of Trading The Pick For Immediate Help On Defence, Say “Aye”

The Battle for 28th (or 29th if you’re not so optimistic) took place last night at Rexall Place…Read More

GAME DAY: Philadelphia @ Edmonton

Philadelphia Flyers @ Edmonton Oilers 23 FEB 2012 – 7:30 MDT Your Game Preview awaits after the…Read More

The Depth of D

I started writing this article before the trade happened today, and now it feels slightly more relevant… It’s…Read More

The Oilers Need an Elite Defenceman…But at What Price?

Before I get to my post, I know there’s absolutely no need for me to be using “elite”…Read More

Cat Got My Tongue

Yep it’s me with an article! Jeff promised that there would be surprises this week! In the two plus…Read More

Oilers Defeat Kings In Convincing Fashion

The Edmonton Oilers aren’t who we thought they were. Remember Friday’s ugly effort against…Read More

Wild 4, Oilers 3: Closer, Yet Not Close Enough

FIRST TWELVE GAMES: 9-3-2 SINCE THEN:  6-15-1 Whether you’re into stats, or you think they’re…Read More

GAME DAY: Edmonton @ San Jose

Edmonton Oilers @ San Jose Sharks 17 DEC 2011 – 8:00 MDT Your Game Preview is after the jump. …Read More

Flames Still Too Hot To Handle

Why can’t the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Calgary Flames? Because the Flames are scoring more than…Read More

Oilers 6, Blue Jackets 3: It’s Always Nice When Jones Scores Thrice

After two periods of play, Edmonton found themselves trailing Columbus by a goal. The Jackets were outshooting…Read More

Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst.

This phrase has been a bit of a mantra to me for a long time. Some have called me a pessimist, but to…Read More

Avalanche 5, Oilers 2: Tales Of Blown Leads And Possibly Blown Shoulders

Ryan Wilson hits an off balance Taylor Hall into the boards, injuring Hall’s shoulder in the process. …Read More

GAME DAY: Oilers @ Stars

Edmonton Oilers @ Dallas Stars 21 NOV 2011 – 6:30 MDT Lines and faint echos of ‘We Want…Read More

140 Or Less – Six In A Row Edition

140 Or Less is an ongoing series where we take some of your greatest hits off of Twitter and talk about…Read More

Oilers Open Road Trip By Shutting Out Kings

Where to start - Everything was great.  It was everything I had hoped for and more. The Oilers played…Read More