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NEW NATIONGEAR ON SALE 26 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
The summer of 2013 is starting to start to wind down. The mornings are getting a bit chilly, it's raining cats and dogs. For some this is a reason to wring one's hands and cry aloud "WHY SUMMER WHY...
Crossroads 26 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
Devan Dubnyk is in the final season of his two-year, $3.5 million/season contract. So far this summer, there has been no word on extension talks, meaning either that the Oilers are doing a masterful j...
HALL MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE 25 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
Before I went left to Banff for the inaugural Hockey Alberta Summit, Taylor Hall made a surprise appearance on my radio show. I was on location, and Meg Storms saw Hall roaming the halls of the TEAM 1...
FINDING THE SECOND SEASON 25 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
I picked the Oilers to make the post-season in yesterday's Crystal Ball item, and have had a few emails and dm's asking about my reasoning. I have three main reasons--after the break. DEPARTMENT OF Y...
CRYSTAL BALL 2013-14 25 Aug 2013 | 03:16 am
It's tough to see everything that's going to happen in a hockey season while sitting on a deck drinking the Nation brew during August, and God knows I haven't been in tune with Craig MacTavish this su...
Toni Rajala: No Good Solution 24 Aug 2013 | 11:56 pm
Toni Rajala’s departure from the Oilers’ organization yesterday didn’t quite come out of left field, given the rumours circulating beforehand that he was interested in going back to Europe, but all th...
SATHER SHARES HIS THOUGHTS 24 Aug 2013 | 10:28 am
It's been a few years since I've had Glen Sather on the show, but yesterday the New York Rangers' GM joined Ryan Rishaug and I yesterday and shared his thoughts an wide range of topics. I always enjoy...
GET GOOD PLAYERS 24 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
The Edmonton Oilers cut ties with a pretty talented hockey player this morning, I'd call it an unforced error. The sun will come up tomorrow, but I would suggest that it's generally a poor idea to thr...
MONEY TALKS AND KIDS WILL WALK 24 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
Toni Rajala wasn't going to get a one-way contract from the Edmonton Oilers any time soon despite coming off a fine season with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL, so he's headed back to Europe becau...
A balanced top-six 23 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
I’m starting to wonder if the arrangement used for most of last season, one that saw the Oilers’ top line loaded up with Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle, was the best use of the tea...
