Take away the slump, sure, but if you take away the hot streak at the same time, what are you left with?

RNH needs to calm down, watch 'Eat Pray Love', and let the averages kick back in...

Which one is better? Which one has more of an impact?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has had some significant scoring slumps before, but that doesn't make him any less of a special player.

Wasn't this group of forwards supposed to be exciting, filling tho opponents net with puck? I thought that was the case but through the first twelve games of the season that just hasn't happened.

Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky can play with anyone and beat anyone. Just wait until Nail Yakupov figures this NHL thing out.

This is not an advanced question.

With a quarter of the Oilers season in the books we take a look how the defence has played so far. By my eye the defence has been equal parts good, bad, and ugly. Well, maybe not equal parts.

How good has Devan Dubnyk been in 2013? So far his season is up there with some all-time Oilers greats.

Just three weeks ago the Oilers started their season on the road in Vancouver. Now, a quarter of the lockout shortened season is already in the rearview mirror. And so it's time to take a look back and see how things have gone. Up first, the goalies.