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Secondary scorers: analysis by microstat
66 games into this sorry, lost season, the Edmonton Oilers stand, er, lie in 30th place overall, 6 points in arrears of dismal Toronto and fully a dozen points back of the 28th place Islanders. It's a...
Raffi Torres Dealt to Columbus
As per Lowetide (not sure where he got it from), the Oilers have trade Raffi Torres to Columbus in exchange for Gilbert Brule. My take: this is a salary dump.I have talked a lot about Raffi Torres her...
Forwards: Regulars & In The Mix
One of the nicer features on the Edmonton Oilers website is the Depth Chart. It gives us a decent idea of where players sit during the off-season, and what kind of role is being envisioned for them. I...
The Mighty Oil, According to EA Sports
The greatest indicator of an NHL player’s ability has just been released, and it shows troubling news for the Oilers. I’m not talking about hockey pool guides, or the NHL awards show, or even disc...
I'll Never Make It As A Detective
As those of you who have been reading this site since its inception know, I am forever making references to two hockey books: Future Greats and Heartbreaks, by Gare Joyce, and King of Russia, by Dave ...
Don't Look Now
There were a lot of intriguing players in training camp at the start of this season. Bryan Lerg, a favourite of Lowetide's, impressed but ended up unable to get into action in the AHL, and is now with...
Springfield Falcons’ Quality of Competition Through 40 Games
This is a continuation of a concept that I test-ran at the end of December – using the AHL website to test quality of competition. I didn’t get a ton of suggestions for improvement, so mostly I’...
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