It’s a new economy
Jonathan Willis
March 19 2013 08:53AM
If new contracts handed out to Anaheim Ducks forwards Ryan Getzlaf (earlier this month) and Corey Perry (last night) are any indication, the economics of signing a star player under the new collective bargaining agreement are going to be significantly different than they were under the old one.
The Defence
Jonathan Willis
March 18 2013 04:07PM
As far as I’m concerned, the pivotal question for the Edmonton Oilers down the stretch – and into the summer for that matter - has less to do with whether or not this specific group can squeak into one of the final playoff spots and more to do with what the long-term plan is on the blue line.
Thanks for that, Sergei Kostitsyn
Jonathan Willis
March 17 2013 10:52PM
It was a bad night to be Sergei Kostitsyn.
GDB 28.0: Clinging to life
Jonathan Willis
March 17 2013 01:01PM
Sunday’s game finds two teams in more or less the same place. Nashville has been terrible on the road and find themselves in danger of falling out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. Edmonton, meanwhile, has struggled mightily at home and is two points back of the Predators in the post-season race.
The Edmonton Oilers' new practice lines
Jonathan Willis
March 16 2013 01:16PM
The Edmonton Oilers shuffled their lines in practice today, including Eric Belanger - a player close to returning but not quite there yet.
By the look of things, Teemu Hartikainen will be on the outside looking in, which probably means he can expect a brief AHL stint when the Oilers eventually bring Belanger off the injured reserve list.
