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One fan's observations from Rexall Place of last night's Oilers intersquad game

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...

Bruce Garrioch suggests that two main possibilities for the Senators backup job are former Oiler Ty Conklin and current Oiler Dwayne Roloson. Here's the quote: Now that goaltender Ray Emery is...

The player pictured is Jean-Francois Jacques, in one of his 53 NHL games. Standing behind him, you can see the hope in Marty Reasoner's eyes, and Dwayne Roloson peering from the other end of the...

The Edmonton Oilers have announced that Jeff Deslauriers has been signed to a two-year contract extension. The announcement includes a quote from Kevin Prendergast, best known for being higher on...

In 2007-08, the Edmonton Oilers employed a two-goaltender system for the third time in the MacTavish/Lowe era, and for the second time, it was a decision forced on the team by a starter's...

Of all the various prospects drafted and developed by the thirty NHL teams, I personally think that goaltenders are the most difficult to predict. So much depends on opportunity; getting...

The Oilers goaltending situation just got a little fuzzier. The Sarnia Observer is reporting that the Oilers have signed tryout goaltender Andrew Perugini to a contract. Dave MacQueen, Sarnia’s...

Most Oilers fans have a decent idea of who Jeff Deslauriers is. Drafted early in the second round of 2002 (as Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers), he was widely considered to be the best North American...

Given that the Edmonton Oilers are currently holding three goaltenders on their NHL roster, I thought it might be of interest to look around the league and see which teams could be buying or...