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Primary & Secondary Assists at EV, 2007-08
One of the statistics often taken for granted in the National Hockey League is the assist. However, the assist is actually two distinct statistics; primary assists and secondary assists.Among the offe...
Power-play, 2007-08
The Edmonton Oilers powerplay operated at 16.6% efficiency, tied for 20th (with ANA) in the NHL, and ahead of four playoff teams (NYR, NJ, NSH & COL). Still not a strength, there were however som...
Edmonton Oilers 1st Round Pick, 2001
Ales Hemsky, 13th OverallThe 2001 NHL Entry Draft was Kevin Lowe’s first as general manager, and Kevin Prendergast’s first as the go-to guy in the scouting department. Entering the draft, Kevin Lo...
It's Hard to Write When Nothing's Happening
There are so many things that stand out from the Finals run in 2006. Individual players in individual moments.Fernando Pisani, of course, came out of nowhere to become a cult hero, and the biggest goa...
The Edmonton Oilers and Their Record at the Draft: 2001
In the comment thread a couple of posts down, a few people took issue with Lowetide’s assertion that the Oilers procurement department has done a good job under Kevin Lowe. I’ve previously gone th...
Penalties For and Against, 2007-08
Behind the Net provides a lot of statistics that give us a better insight into what players are doing, and the situations they are succeeding or failing in.One of the statistics is penalties drawn vs....
For Those Of You Who Feel Sam Gagner Could Be Traded
For the record, I like Sam Gagner. I think his season this year has been better overall than last, even if the points totals aren't as impressive.In any case, I thought it would be a fun exercise to c...
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