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Taylor Hall is in, Linus Omark…?
Taylor Hall relishes playing but for his peace of mind, not to mention his coach, he wanted to see if he had some mustard on his shots Monday so he went through a rapid-fire drill at Edmonton Oilers’...
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Would Oilers be interested in Streit along with Schultz on blueline?
The Oilers have finished their sales pitch to Justin Schultz on why he should want to play for their team rather than the Vancouver Canucks, where his parents have season ticket, or Toronto where his...
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Do Oilers go to arbitration on Gagner?
Unless there’s an 11th hour settlement, the Edmonton Oilers will be picking at Sam Gagner’s on-ice blemishes Friday morning (7 am MDT time) at a scheduled arbitration hearing in Toronto–never a pretty...
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One year deal for Gagner
Since he made the Edmonton Oilers at 18, Sam Gagner has gone from a three-year contract to a two-year deal to his current one for $3.2 million, which begs the question: where does he fit in the team’s...
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How does Kyle Turris deserve more than Sam Gagner?
I know the Oilers and Sam Gagner were saying all the right things after they agreed on a one-year, $3.2 million deal a month or so ago. Both sides were happy to get it done and move on and think about...
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Gagner is off to Austria
Sam Gagner is the first North American Edmonton Oilers’ forward to head overseas with the lockout a month old and no end in sight and the very real possibility the NHL will cancel three to four more...
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Gagner leaving girlfriend behind to go to Austria
Mea culpa time. Edmonton Oilers’ centre Sam Gagner is tickled to have a place to play with the lockout over a month long now, flying to Klagenfurt, in Austria on Wednesday but he’s going with a divided...
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Arrrgghh. I’m sick of the whole labour battle
Lemme get this straight. The NHL’s second-in-command Bill Daly, normally a solid voice of reason, says term limits on contracts “are a hill to die on” in this nauseauting labour battle that is now in...
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Nail Yakupov continues to be work in progress for the Edmonton Oilers
What are we to make of Nail Yakupov a month into his NHL career? He’s sitting for long periods in close games, he’s playing on the fourth line on some nights, like the 3-2 loss to the Chicago...
View ArticleThe year the sparkling Eric Karlsson got drafted
I’d like to correct something in my Sunday Hockey World. I was extolling the virtues of Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson, who now has 63 points, and is the front-runner to win the Norris trophy as the league’s...
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