The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to finally realize the enormous potential of an unenviable young roster when they take to the ice for the 2014-2015 season. It seems like every year we talk about the Oilers as an interesting deep sleeper but end up very, very disappointed.
Worst in the East Visits Worst in the West – Sabres in Edmonton Thursday Night
Two teams battling for first pick in this year’s draft do battle when the Buffalo Sabres, riding their second seven game losing streak of the season head to Edmonton to take on an Oilers team that is finding its groove as the season comes to an end.
The Edmonton Oilers will continue their road trip with a trip to the Show-Me State where they will take on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. The Oilers come to town having won three of their last four games, while the Blues have wins in five of their last six games.
As trade deadline came and went and spring is around the corner, the Minnesota Wild are certainly an intriguing team in the Western Conference. The same can’t be said for Wednesday night’s competition, however.
Canucks Look to Extend Dominance Over Oilers Monday Night
It is a short turnaround for both the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks but both teams will meet Monday night looking to build off impressive wins from Sunday night.
Canucks Host Rival Canucks in pacific Division Battle
The Vancouver Canucks will try to keep their Hot December going Friday night when they take on the Edmonton Oilers – a team that has been playing better of late but is coming off a 4-2 home loss to the Boston Bruins Thursday night.
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NHL News: Sabres sign Christian Ehrhoff
Happy Canada Day to our loyal Canadian fans!
Largely thanks to their deep-pocketed new owner, the Buffalo Sabres successfully got the jump on unrestricted free agency by signing defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, whose negotiating rights they acquired from the New York Islanders earlier this week.
Ehrhoff had an interesting few days as his rights were traded twice since Tuesday. The New York Islanders obtained his rights from Vancouver before Buffalo worked out a trade to get him from New York.
The Sabres signed the coveted defenseman to a 10-year, $40-million deal. (My Canucks friends are telling me Ehrhoff is really over-rated…Enjoy that one Buffalo)
Hurricanes re-sign Jussi Jokinen
The Carolina Hurricanes have retained Jussi Jokinen. They re-signed the Finnish forward yesterday on a three-year deal worth $3 million per season.
Jokinen, the shootout king, broke out for 30 goals and 65 points in 2009-10 before slipping to 19 goals and 52 points last season.
Oilers waive Souray
The Edmonton Oilers are done with veteran defenseman Sheldon Souray. The placed the big power-play specialist on unconditional waivers yesterday with plans to buy him out of his contract.
Souray was scheduled to make $4.5 million next season.
Avalanche to retire Forsberg’s number
The Colorado Avalanche are set to retire their fourth number in franchise history. On October 8, Peter Forsberg’s No. 21 will rise to the rafters at the Pepsi Center. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Forsberg will join Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Ray Bourque as Colorado players to have their numbers retired.
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NHL news: Paul Kariya, Todd Marchant retire
The NHL said goodbye two memorable players yesterday – each of which played a very different role during his playing career. Paul Kariya announced his retirement.
The 36-year-old simply couldn’t recover from his latest concussion, which sidelined him for all of 2010-11. During his 15-year NHL career, Kariya had 402 goals and 989 points in 989 games.
He won the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player twice.
Todd Marchant also called it quits yesterday. The two-way forward, now 37, scored 186 goals over 18 seasons with the Rangers, Oilers, Blue Jackets and Ducks. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007.
Dwayne Roloson re-signs with Lightning
Goaltender Dwayne Roloson may be 41 years old but has no plans to retire. He re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday for $3 million over one year. He would’ve become an unrestricted free agent tomorrow. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Roloson went 18-12-4 with a 2.56 goals against average and .912 save percentage after Tampa traded for him at midseason last year and was a key contributor to Tampa’s run to the Eastern Conference final.
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NHL news; Smyth, Filatov, Regehr, Brouwer, Campbell, Setoguchi, Burns, Liles traded during draft weekend
The NHL Entry draft had a few early-pick surprises for the first-time in years. Not everyone had Nugent-Hopkins going to the Edmonton Oilers at No. 1, nor did they have Adam Larsson slipping to fourth. But the flurry of trades stole the show over the weekend.
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We’re now a third of the way through the regular season schedule and the race for one of the 16 playoff spots is heating up. This Tuesday night showcases an interesting sports betting showdown when the Chicago Blackhawks (15-6-7) head to Alberta to take on the Edmonton Oilers (14-12-2).