theo-peckham Stories - The Copper & Blue
Somebody's Gonna Hurt Someone Before The Night Is Through - Grebs to Arbitration
TSN has reported that Denis Grebeshkov has filed for salary arbitration. The Oilers should hope that this is a stick being used by Grebeshkov's representation and not a path to actual arbitration. It's been widely reported that the Oilers and Grebeshkov are "very close" and Tambellini has been...
Edmonton Oilers 3rd Round Picks, Since 2001
This is Zack Stortini. To date he is the most successful pick the Oilers have made in the third round under the watch of Lowe/Prendergast, although down the road Theo Peckham may turn into the better player. He's also a testament to willpower. Some players have all the talent and go nowhere with...
Progression?
As I often do, I'm about to take issue with something said in the Edmonton Sun. This particular statement comes from an article by Rob Tychkowski, who in my opinion is a competent journalist, and who also writes on the Oilers for The Hockey News. Today, however, he said this:A lot of Edmonton's...
The Most Interesting Thing I've Written in Some Time
The official AHL website isn’t as easy to use as the NHL’s, but it does have some really interesting data. For example, looking back through the game scores, it allows us to see who was on the ice for every goal for and against. Now, this is a crude measure, but it should tell us what kind of...
Quote of the Day
The player in this picture is Theo Peckham, the guy who is likely the best defensive prospect currently in the Oilers' system (with all due respect to Jeff Petry). He's going to draw in tonight for the injured Ladislav Smid. Taylor Chorney's been recalled to take Peckham's spot in the...
Tales of the Tape: Edmonton 11-7, Matt Cooke vs. Theo Peckham
This one I was actually a little torn over whether to add it to Tales of the Tape. The feature covers brawls that result in a five minute major penalty for fighting, but the fight between Matt Cooke and Theo Peckham at 5:06 in the 3rd period last night resulted in only a major penalty for Peckham....
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