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This is Jeff Petry, the most recent second-round selection by the Oilers passing the puck to recently signed free agent Bryan Lerg. 5 of the Oilers 10 second-round choices have been defenseman, and...

This is Jarret Stoll, facing off against one Joe Sakic, in what must have been a pretty typical encounter when the Oilers played the Avalanche this season. Stoll led the Oilers this season with a...

As we approach July 1st, I'm doing a new segment on this blog, called "UFA Option". Basically, I scan the list of unrestricted free agents and pick out players who may be of interest to the Oilers,...

That fellow in dark is the newest member of the Edmonton Oilers, Lubomir Visnovsky. He has been acquired in exchange for Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene, proving that in a salary cap world, the extras...

So, yesterday, I made a point of mentioning some of the useful/cutting edge stuff that Vic Ferrari's doing over at Irreverent Oiler Fans. Today, he topped all of it, providing a bunch of data about...

As part of an ongoing series, I’m evaluating the Edmonton Oilers performance at the draft during Kevin Lowe’s tenure in comparison to the NHL as a whole. This is the second part of the series,...

One of the more popular assumptions among those who follow the Oilers is that the powerplay was bad early on and that it came to life down the stretch, meaning that despite its 16.6% execution rate...

Remember Jarret Stoll? Anointed as a future captain by many fans after a great performance in 2005-06, for a while it looked like injuries might have derailed his career.He was traded to Los...