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2009 Draft - Forwards
The 2009 draft has come and gone. Those who spoke excitedly of Tavares, Hedman and Duchene now whisper the names Seguin, Hall and Fowler. With the Oilers only two points out of dead last i...
A look at Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson
Today I continue my reports on the Oilers Swedish projects, with a report on the always exciting Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson. <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Magnus ...
A look at Anton Lander
With the junior world cup around the corner, I thought I'd take a closer look at the two Swedish prospects selected by the Oilers in last years draft. Starting today with Anton Lander <...
"Power Forward" Cameron Abney
It's occasionally fun to read articles out of training camp, especially articles where it's pretty clear that the writer is going to great lengths to talk up the subject. Today's example ...
Combined Top-25 Prospect Rankings: #1 - #5
The final five players to make Copper & Blue's prospect rankings are listed after the jump. Derek Zona and I have done the writeups; Derek the odd-numbers, and I the even ones. Th...
Combined Top-25 Prospect Rankings: #16 - #20
The second part of Copper & Blue's top-25 prospect rankings takes a look at the lower half of the Oilers' top-twenty. It features a couple of long in the tooth AHL prospects and some more ...
Combined Top-25 Prospect Rankings: #21 - #25
The addition of new writers has neccessitated some other changes to this website. Among them, the prospect rankings are now a shared project between myself and Derek Zona, and so we've decide...
Mark Spector on Kyle Brodziak: Sometimes You Need To Push Your Narrative
Mark Spector over at Sportsnet has been an interesting read this year. He broke a number of stories, and got what was probably the best quote of the year from an unnamed Oilers veteran. On the other h...
Fun Comparables For Cameron Abney
All of the numbers here come from the draft years of these players: Georges Laraque: 62GP - 19G - 22A - 41PTS (31st overall) Zack Stortini: 62GP - 13G - 16A - 29PTS (94th overall) Derek Boogaard:...
2009 NHL Entry Draft: Initial Impressions
This is a hodge-podge of my initial thoughts on the entry draft; I've been out of town so these really aren't based on a ton of post-draft research, but mostly on stuff done going in. Obviously the...
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