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Scenes From Morning Skate: Stuart Skinner declares the Oilers are fine

Stuart Skinner stood in front of reporters as the Chicago Blackhawks rolled into Rogers Place and declared that the Edmonton Oilers are fine. He’s happy with how his game has been growing this season. Everything’s trending in the right direction. No need to worry. The question is whether anyone should actually believe him. Skinner has…

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Oilersnation Radio: The Oilers are spooky and scary but not in a fun Halloween way

It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers losing three of four, some recent milestones on the roster, David Tomasek’s first NHL goal, line combos, and much more. We kicked off…

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Today In NHL History - Helm's Halloween Costume

On October 31st in 2010, Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm dressed up as his locker room stallmate and sometimes linemate Todd Bertuzzi, complete with matching fake tattoos courtesy of Jeff Shea at Wholeshot Tattoo and favorite pieces from the veteran's wardrobe. Triple-taken by the sight of Helm when arriving at the team's Halloween party, Bertuzzi described the costume and ensuing

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Today In NHL History - Craig Anderson Returns

On October 30th in 2016, Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson returned after a brief absence to care for his wife Nicholle, who had just been diagnosed with a rare form of throat cancer, to backstop his team to a 2-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Anderson stopped all 37 shots he faced, including 18 in the third period, to post the 35th shutout of his career. With news of his wife's illness

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Today In NHL History - Gretzky's Jersey Typo

On October 30th in 1997, New York Rangers forward Wayne Gretzky skated in a game against cross-river rival New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum with his name mispelled "Gretkzy" on the back of his jersey. Far from an isolated incident in the world of sport with typos and misspellings abound, rarely does it involve the sports greatest player of all time skating for one of the league's highest

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NHL Notebook: Avalanche sign Martin Nečas to eight-year, $92 million deal

On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche signed Martin Nečas to a massive eight-year, $92 million extension, with an annual cap hit of $11.5 million. He is now just the latest top 2026 free agent to come off the board, as next summer’s market continues to look drier by the day. Nečaswas dealt to the Avalanche last…

3 months ago | 5 reads

TBC: The Pittsburgh Penguins

I'll be honest in saying that there aren't a lot of books that I've read where the complete history of a team is both described and brought to life through pictures. For some teams, their histories would occupy volumes of books as there would be all sorts of key moments in those franchises' histories. For others, the stories would be shorter, but there still would be big moments. For a franchise like the Pittsburgh Penguins, they have reached the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in thei...

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The Women Are Back!

Admittedly, I am not Australian nor would I ever pass for one. And while no one would mistake me for an Australian, I feel like I would fit in quite nicely at an AIHL game. Beign that I'm already a Melbourne Mustangs fan, I'm probably not welcome in most arenas across the Australian continent, but I'm a loyal fan. The only problem is that the AIHL is on hiatus until next spring, so it's time to dive back into the other league in Australia! The AWIHL hits the ice next week, and the Australian w...

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