The Long Change This is Luna. She was so unimpressed with the second period performance by the Edmonton Oilers last night she left the room. Luna entered the small bathroom off the master bedroom, jumped up on the wi...

My thoughts on last night's game, plus a nice photo of Luna the cat.

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Edmonton Oilers playoff roster: What are the strengths and weaknesses? The Oilers have the top-end talent to win the Stanley Cup and more depth than a year ago.

Leon Draisaitl with Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen=magic.

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Ducks at Oilers, Game 1, First Round Ducks at Oilers, Game 1, First Round

Oilers v Ducks, Stanley Cup playoffs. They'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge.

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Edmonton Oilers playoff roster: What are the strengths and weaknesses? The Oilers have the top-end talent to win the Stanley Cup and more depth than a year ago.

Edmonton Oilers playoff roster: What are the strengths and weaknesses?

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Digging In the Dirt This is the period where we get together and discuss lines and pairings, only to see them shuffled time and again during the playoffs. We don't know when Leon Draisaitl returns, but he was at practice...

Oilers lines and pairings at practice seem.........optimal.

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Edmonton Oilers farm report: Projecting defencemen and goaltenders into the NHL The Oilers have fewer true prospects on defence and in goal, and both positions are much harder to project.

Edmonton Oilers farm report: Projecting defencemen and goaltenders into the NHL Damien Carfagna is a name you should know.

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Doing the Splits We're almost through the AHL season, and it's a good time to look at some splits for performing Bakersfield Condors. We'll do a lot of this during the spring, it's not like the draft will hold much in...

First half and second half splits for a Condor of Condors forwards.

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What are the Edmonton Oilers’ key lineup decisions heading into the playoffs? Before the coach delivers the playoff lineup for Game 1, let's look at what ideal might be for the Oilers.

The Oilers playoff roster year-over-year has signficiant changes. This isn't the ancient group of forwards from a year ago, which brings faster boots and some uncertainty. Why the bet is a good one, despite the danger of the unknown.

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Whoa, damn that sounds good

NHL playoff matchups and schedules are set. Here's your cheat sheet

NHL playoff matchups and schedules are set. Here’s your cheat sheet

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Nailed the Oilers, though.

Strange Brew WHAT TO EXPECT IN APRIL At home to: CHI, VEG (Expected 1-0-1) 1-1-0 On the road to: UTA, SJS, LAK (Expected 2-1-0) 1-1-1 At home to: COL, VAN (Expected 1-1-0) 0-0-1 Expected Record: 4-2-1 Actual Recor...

Oilers win, get a nice matchup in the first round, Evan Bouchard won't win the Norris and I'll tell you why.

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What are the Edmonton Oilers’ key lineup decisions heading into the playoffs? Before the coach delivers the playoff lineup for Game 1, let's look at what ideal might be for the Oilers.

What are the Edmonton Oilers’ key lineup decisions heading into the playoffs?

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Canucks at Oilers, G82 2025-26 This is a photo taken more than a decade ago, looking out from Vancouver to the Pacific ocean. Life for me has changed so much in the time since I took that photo. We change as we age, while also reta...

Oilers-Canucks Game 82 is a big damned game for the Oildrop. Incredibly.
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Lowetide: Why the Oilers are still searching for a modern-day Esa Tikkanen

Colton Dach and the Oilers aggressive pursuit of skilled nasty.

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*Tikkanen yapping at 3 Habs 93-94 YouTube video by Vindigidy

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Refuge On The Roads In a highway service station, over the month of June. Was a photograph of the earth, taken coming back from the moon. And you couldn't see a city, on that marbled bowling ball. or a forest or a highwa...

Oilers unlikely to scale Pacific Heights, and could land in the boiler room. Plus some Condors are destined to play NHL hockey next fall.
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Lowetide: Why the Oilers are still searching for a modern-day Esa Tikkanen

Why the Edmonton Oilers are still searching for a modern-day Esa Tikkanen

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and he says "you only like them because they remind of you bands you loved before you had kids" and I remembered the last album I had purchased was Fred Penner (children's artist), and felt old. 2/2

In January of 1995 on a beach in Jamaica. Guy next to me is talking about old people hating new music. He is 20-ish, I am mid-30's. I say "Counting Crows August album is brilliant" 1/2

Running Down the Dream The Edmonton Oilers played an excellent game last night, led by Connor Ingram (stopping 30 of 31 shots) and Connor McDavid (scoring his 48th goal of the season). The standings remain a mess, with the ...

Oilers play a fine game, grab a point but the hornet's nest that is the final standings are lurking in the vicinity.

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Is the Edmonton Oilers’ suppression obsession working? The Oilers have been better defensively over the last nine games as the team has adapted its attitude and approach.

Oilers gapping, passing, forechecking, coverage are all improved since the Panthers-Lightning home stand. It appears to be repeatable, and could be a key to the postseason. Here's what is happening, with two roster positions suddenly alive and well.

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Avalanche at Oilers, G81 2025-26 The Oilers can finish anywhere from top of the Pacific Heights to second wild card (and the Colorado Avalanche) as the first-round opponent. I'm seeing plenty of doomsday scenarios and that's fair sin...

Oilers Avs in the penultimate game of Edmonton's season.

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Is the Edmonton Oilers’ suppression obsession working? The Oilers have been better defensively over the last nine games as the team has adapted its attitude and approach.

Is the Edmonton Oilers’ suppression obsession working?

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Oilers farm report: Identifying the real future NHL players for Edmonton Stan Bowman has improved the Oilers' AHL team in his short time in Edmonton. Which forwards are destined for NHL success?

Oilers farm report: Identifying the real future NHL players for Edmonton

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Perfect Storm The Edmonton Oilers owned a 2.87 GA-60 (2.66 expected) at five-on-five through March 21; since then, the GA-60 is 2.22 (2.34 expected) and suddenly the team is No. 9 overall is GA-60 in the largest ga...

Oilers lose to the Kings, probably lose the division title, likely play the Ducks.

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Oilers at Kings, G80 2025-26 Glory be, the storylines we can follow today are myriad. Will the ghost of Ken Holland past put away the ghost of Ken Holland future? Who exactly will play for the Oilers today? Is winning the division important, or will we see Owen Michaels play before the end of the season? WHAT TO EXPECT IN...

Oilers in the city of Angels today. Will the ghost of Ken Holland past put away the ghost of Ken Holland future?

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How Vasily Podkolzin emerged as a foundation piece for the Oilers' future

The Oilers solved a big problem by acquiring Vasily Podkolzin. His talent and work ethic, added to opportunity, is one of the best stories in Edmonton this year. In truth, the Oilers could use another Podkolzin. Here's why.

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Black and white baby goat in a blue tub in the front seat of my car

Goat is my co-pilot

Don’t Sleep On These Condors Way back in the summer time I published my reasonable expectations article, and predicted several Bakersfield Condors would make the jump. I had Matt Savoie leading the way, and suggested he would score 37 points in 76 games. He is currently at 33 points in 79 games, and I'm going to call that a prediction...

Don't sleep on Ike Howard's future.

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