Edmonton Oilers Rumors and News

03/21/2008

It is no secret Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish would like a tough guy who can play, which is why Zack Stortini is getting about 8 minutes a night this season. However, if GM Kevin Lowe would like a nuclear deterrent, he will have several alternatives in the summer.

03/20/2008

It is no secret Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish would like a tough guy who can play, which is why Zack Stortini is getting about 8 minutes a night this season. However, if GM Kevin Lowe would like a nuclear deterrent, he will have several alternatives in the summer.

03/19/2008

The Devils signed former Oilers captain Jason Smith in the summer when he's an unrestricted free agent. Smith started his NHL career with the Devils.

03/18/2008

The Devils signed former Oilers captain Jason Smith in the summer when he's an unrestricted free agent. Smith started his NHL career with the Devils.

02/15/2008

Brian Burke of the Ducks still is not certain what he expects to accomplish, if anything. As the February 26 trade deadline approaches, Burke mentioned 2 issues could affect if and what type of transaction the Ducks attempt, the health of Doug Weight and the success of the Oilers..

01/31/2008

Daryl Katz's new $200 million bid has triggered the avalanche of investor support that expects to see him become the new owner of the Oilers next Tuesday. The 46 year old pharmacy billionaire supposedly already had support for 60% of the shares needed to take a controlling interest.

01/30/2008

Daryl Katz's new $200 million bid has triggered the avalanche of investor support that expects to see him become the new owner of the Oilers next Tuesday. The 46 year old pharmacy billionaire supposedly already had support for 60% of the shares needed to take a controlling interest. However, his latest bid for the NHL team has strengthened that.

01/10/2008

Canadiens GM Bob Gainey informed the media in Montreal Monday, he's not happy with their faceoffs (they're 26th in the NHL at 48.1 per-cent efficiency). Sources in Montreal said one of the guys he's keeping an eye on is Oilers center Jarret Stoll, who had one of his better games of the year (two points, only his 4th multiple point game).

01/08/2008

Dwayne Roloson was ousted. Maybe even shootousted. The alleged Oilers starting goalie was relegated to spectator status more often than not lately and it has at least a little something to do with his erstwhile backup Mathieu Garon's uncanny shootout stats, which are by far the best in the National Hockey League.

01/04/2008

A split has appeared within the Oilers' owners group as they are preparing to decide whether to sell the NHL team to billionaire pharmacy tycoon Daryl Katz, keep the existing community ownership arrangement or look for new investors.

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