The Copper & Blue, an Edmonton Oilers community

One man fits the bill to round out the Oilers' forwards needs. Steve Tambellini should end his exile in the desert.

Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy is another shining example of the worth of advanced stats in hockey.

The Oilers have a logjam of small forwards that need to play second and third minutes. Sort the wheat from the chaff with The Copper & Blue.

The Oilers have the makings of a great fourth line - can they keep them there given the cap difficulties they face?

How much accuracy is gained by a shooter waiting until he is closer to the net to fire? As it turns out, it all depends on who the shooter is.

In defence of Kyle Brodziak: why would the Oilers give up on a player like this?

Some people say stats don't work. Well, statistics beat the crap out of NHL scouts at the draft from 1998 to 2000.

People as a whole will never accept advanced statistics because they are bad at math. The MSN website has an article up on it's main page right now talking about the odds of winning the lottery;...