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No Pane, No Gain

Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tamebllini was the victim of an assault by a pane of arena glass while observing Monday’s team practice at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia. Tambellini, watching his team practice from the bench area prior … Continue reading

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Martin Gerber’s Guide to the Edmonton Oilers

Goaltender Martin Gerber was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Barons to fill in while Nikolai Khabibulin is out with a groin injury, and tonight is his first night on the job. And by job I mean sitting … Continue reading

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Why the Oilers can’t Kill Penalties

The 2010-11 Edmonton Oilers are dead last in the league on the penalty kill. That’s been a pretty common story since the 2006 playoffs, but why did they get so bad short-handed? Fuhr and Loathing’s web of operatives inside the … Continue reading

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It HAD to be Kovalchuk

Earlier tonight, on the heels of bludgeonings at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings and a team that I’m vaguely aware of that apparently plays in Carolina, the Edmonton Oilers squandered a 3-1 lead against the New Jersey Devils … Continue reading

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