Remembering the Magic Man
Kent Nilsson was a rarity: he starred for the Jets, Flames, and Oilers.
Kent Nilsson was a rarity: he starred for the Jets, Flames, and Oilers.
The Oilers have two picks in the second round thanks to the Denis Grebeshkov trade. The Copper & Blue profile Slovak Martin Marincin, a hulking blueliner that makes a lot of sense for the 48th overall choice.
Oilers - Flyers preview: Memories of happier times, when these two clubs met in one of the greatest of Stanley Cup Finals in the spring of 1987.
This is Pavel Datsyuk. Along with being a first-line NHL centre, an elite player on a team that constantly wins, he was a 6th round pick in 1998. Those kinds of players aren't supposed to be found...