Andrew Cogliano & What Have You Done For Me Lately
Jonathan Willis
August 24 2010 05:59PM
One of the second-tier issues the Oilers face this summer (behind Khabibulin and Souray) is what to do with Andrew Cogliano, fresh off the worst season of his NHL career.
BIG SHOES TO FILL: MICHAELS STEPS IN
Robin Brownlee
August 24 2010 01:51PM
For the record, Jack Michaels has size 11 feet. That's a good thing because, as heir to the broadcast booth Rod Phillips occupied with the Edmonton Oilers for 37 seasons, Michaels has big shoes to fill.
The Souray saw-off: poor, pitiful me
Robin Brownlee
August 23 2010 03:26PM
So, the Edmonton Oilers still haven't done anything to smooth things over with defenceman Sheldon Souray. How much abuse and neglect can one man endure?
Reasonable Expectations: The Blue
Lowetide
August 22 2010 10:27AM
A year ago the Edmonton Oilers defense seemed to adopt the signature line from this young woman: "resistance is futile."
The Forwards
Jonathan Willis
August 21 2010 01:44PM
Over at his other place, Lowetide has been spending the last few weeks going through the Oilers’ forwards and establishing benchmarks for the performance of each of them. He does it every summer, and then reviews those projections throughout the year. Because his estimates are conservative, as a rule they get argued with when they’re made and then start looking better and better as the season goes on.
His final list of the Oilers forwards went up today, and it’s a roster that screams one thing: this is another rebuilding year.
