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Jordan Eberle named a finalist for Lady Byng
Jordan Eberle finds the highlight reels for all the right reasons. * * * For the first time in several years, the Edmonton Oilers are making some noise in the NHL’s end of season awards. This morning...
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Will this year’s World Championships team foreshadow Canada’s entry at the...
With the Olympics fast approaching, this year’s IIHF World Championships take on additional importance for Team Canada. The Canadians face tougher decisions on Olympic invitations than virtually any...
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Seven defencemen Craig MacTavish and the Edmonton Oilers should be looking at
It seems odd to say that the Oilers are in desperate need of a top-four defenceman, given that they traded one in Ladislav Smid for peanuts on Friday, but it’s true. The season may already be gone, but...
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The Edmonton Oilers’ “small” young core isn’t really a problem
The hand-wringing over the Oilers having the wrong mix of players – too small, not tough enough, too offence-oriented, etc. – has been continual over the last few seasons and seems to have reached a...
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Could struggling Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers come together on a trade?
There is precious little to separate the teams in the NHL standings. Florida is 10-17-5 on the season, with 25 points through 32 games; Edmonton has the same totals off a slightly different 11-18-3...
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Panthers prepared to trade No. 1 pick
Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said he’s fully open for business to deal the first overall draft pick in the NHL entry draft on June 27 — maybe because he thinks the youngster he covets...
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Rumour: Brian Campbell wants out of Florida. Reality: Why would he want to go...
This morning comes a report from Andy Strickland that puck-moving defenceman Brian Campbell is looking for a move from Florida Panthers: Strickland is a Blues broadcaster without a direct link to the...
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Jay Bouwmeester plays 900th game tonight vs Oilers and only 31
Jay Bouwmeester remembers being a teenager, all of 18 and playing for the Florida Panthers seeing thirtysomethings at the rink with their kids. “Yeah, I thought 31 was old. Now that’s me.” Bouwmeester...
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Thoughts on Brent Seabrook, the Chicago Model’s 3-year plan, and parallels...
“The clock is ticking.” I’ve read that phrase or close variations of it countless times in the last while, generally followed by “the Oilers need to step forward during McDavid’s ELC. The timetable has...
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