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It’s safe to say that Jack Roslovic has settled into life as an Edmonton Oiler. Early in his time in Edmonton, he got a taste of the line blender as Kris Knoblauch and co. tried to find the right fit for the winger. Consider it found, as Roslovic has seemed to find a home on…
3 months ago | 2 reads
The captain is set to make his return after offseason hip surgery.
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The St. Louis Blues haven’t won a game since October 18th. They are 0-5-2 in their last seven games and 3-7-2 all season. They’ve been outscored 50-34. They rank last in goals against at 4.17/game and they’ve allowed a league-high 34 goals 5×5. Their defensive game and goaltending are in shambles. They are 0-7-1 when…
3 months ago | 5 reads
Latest on the veteran forward.
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Some tough news for the Jets centre
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The Jets are getting ready to depart Winnipeg with a three-game win streak sitting right at the top of the NHL standings (in 2nd spot). The only question mark from a health perspective was Gustav Nyquist and potentially if either Dylan Samberg and Cole Perfetti are out of the yellow, non-contact jerseys. Skate news: Adam […]
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The old saying from Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Parcells infamously goes, “You are what your record says you are.” Well, the St. Louis Blues are 3-8-2, losers of seven straight games. Coach Jim Montgomery called out the team’s defensive errors last Tuesday against Detroit as “shocking.” “It’s shocking, to be honest. The amount of…
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One of the things for which I am truly grateful when it comes to writing this blog is the opportunity to see and hear things before the general public does. Normally, this involves me swearing to uphold my end of the bargain by keeping specific information off this blog, but that's fairly easy to do since I appreciate my sources immensely. That being said, the title and byline written to the left was typed by Adam Waxman of The Hockey News on his October 27 article for the website. Adam may ne...
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Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As always, I’ve got a brand new mailbag ready to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their take. This week, we’re discussing why the Oilers keep fumbling their way through October, goal differentials, goaltending numbers, and more. If you’ve…
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Let's talk about hockey, because other sports make me sad. Who's up for some rankings? But first, I wanted to touch on something Pierre brought up a few days ago when he quoted a GM : “This is the most competitive balance I’ve ever seen in our league”. For the uninitiated, “competitive balance” is the term the league seems to prefer to “parity”, for reasons I’m not quite clear on. When they talk about it, it’s always as a good thing. I’m not so sure, and made the case almost a decade ago that ...
3 months ago | 4 reads
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
3 months ago | 3 reads
Don’t look now, but Northeastern is first in Hockey East...
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This past weekend's games featured a pair of game misconducts that were out of the ordinary...
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We're one month into the season already, and there are some storylines that are appearing in each division. Week Five's games may give us more insight as to which teams have a legitimate shot at representing Canada West in Elmira, Ontario in March, but we're only 48 hours into November so there's still time for teams outside the playoff picture to make changes. The Mount Royal Cougars got a chance to kick back, do some scouting, and watch the other eight teams battle this week, so let's check ...
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Welcome to my weekly monthly very occasional NHL Grab Bag, a feature that, it may surprise you to learn, has tended to focus on the NHL. In theory, I should continue that trend this week. But that would involve a level of dishonesty, because I’d be implying that hockey’s been the top sport on my mind lately. And as all my fellow good Canadians know, that’s just not the case. No, we’re all about the Toronto Blue Jays up here, as they sit one win away from an unlikely World Series championship. ...
3 months ago | 3 reads
The further we get from the Mikko Rantanen shenanigans for last year, the less I understand it. This week, the Colorado Avalanche extended Martin Nečas — the prize for relinquishing Rantanen to Carolina — in a major way, eight years and $92 million ($11.5M annually). The 26-year-old Nečas has been tremendous in an Avalanche sweater: 44…
3 months ago | 9 reads
Recap of the game.
3 months ago | 2 reads
Baseball season is over, trees are bare of leaves, and that means hockey season is in full swing. It’s been a mediocre start to the season for the Edmonton Oilers, whose win over the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night moved them to 6-4-3 on the season through their first 13 games. The team knows they need…
3 months ago | 2 reads
Another sport rarely takes precedence over hockey on a Saturday night in Canada, but that was the case on November 1 as the Blue Jays faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series. The fans in attendance at Rogers Place for the Oilers vs. Blackhawks game wanted to root for the…
3 months ago | 5 reads
Before the 2025-26 campaign began, I wrote about what a successful season could look like for Vasily Podkolzin. I mentioned that success for him would include being a leader in hits on the Edmonton Oilers — which he currently is with 46 hits — and also surpassing the 30-point plateau. I wrote that surpassing that…
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After a disastrous finish against the Rangers on Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers were looking to rebound (again) against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers cleaned up against Chicago in 2024-25, but the Blackhawks are having a much stronger start to the season, and it was going to take a clean effort if our boys…
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The pitchforks have been out this season for Evan Bouchard. The mistakes have mounted, and it all came to a head Thursday night against the New York Rangers. After the loss in which Bouchard’s play cost them, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch was blunt: “If there’s accumulation of mistakes that are costing us regularly, then…
3 months ago | 2 reads
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
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Edmonton Oilers fans who cheer for the Toronto Blue Jays got at least some good news Saturday night, as Evan Bouchard’s overtime goal would secure them a win over the Chicago Blackhawks. While the Blue Jays would lose Game 7 of the World Series to the L.A. Dodgers in the 11th inning, the Oilers’ extra…
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Amidst another sleepy October for the Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is providing the team with the consistency and the offensive spark at the top of the lineup that they desperately need. On Saturday night, he will pass Ryan Smyth for second all-time in games played for the Oilers with 972. As the last holdout from…
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