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New Line Changes a Result of the Flu or Players Rate of Play?

Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Jim Parsons in NHL
Thursday night, as the Oilers take on the Columbus Blue Jackets, the roster and the combination in which it hits the ice will change. One has to wonder, however, if these changes would be coming if not for the flu virus that seems to have hit the Oilers likeáa Colby Armstrong hit on Marc Andre Bergeron. Pat Quinn has shown a vast amount of patience when it comes to changing his ...

Are the Edmonton Oilers Interested in Alexander Frolov?

Posted: 20th October 2009 by Jim Parsons in NHL
It's not a secret that the Oilers could use a bona-fide goal scoring first line left winger. The J.F. Jacques experiment, while interesting, hasn't quite proven it deserves to go on much longer. It's not that it's Jacques fault either. He's done everything that can be asked of a player with his talents and he definitely deserves to be on the Oilers roster. But beyond the protection he's meant to provide for ...
It's the hot topic in Edmonton. Even here at the bleacherreport.com, Antony Ta put an interesting perspective together about the rumors surrounding theámost unlikely of trade casualtiesùOilers forward Ales Hemsky. Somehow, despite how ridiculous it seems, this snowball, which was packed together by a conversation between 630 CHED's Bob Stauffer and Robin Brownlee of Edmonton's local sports radio station the Team 1260;ákeeps rolling and rolling, getting bigger and bigger with both ...