Archive for the 'Oilers' Category

Dustin Penner Terrorizes Teammates

Here’s a great story coming out of the Edmonton Oilers team-building getaway in Jasper. As told by 630 CHED:
The regular season hasn’t even started yet and already Dustin Penner has pulled off what will likely be the most successful prank of the season. Last night, as the Oilers players and staff settled into their rooms […]

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

10 Best Arenas. Surprised?

We are seriously due for a top 10 list these days, and the good folks at Tampa Bay Online have only been too good to indulge our fancy. Please prepare yourselves for the list of Top 10 Best NHL Arenas. I guess this list can only be done every decade or so since there is […]

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Eklund May Be Delusional

By some strange quirk of idiocy fate, we’re on Eklund’s mailing list. And last night we received this little turdy gem:
On the Oilers/Habs trade talks…
Last night I finally threw out the rumour that I was holding onto for the past month invovling two young guns being possibly swapped between the Oilers and Canadiens simply because […]

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Oilers Add GM, Maturity

Also notable in last week’s paltry news cycle was some front office shuffling by the Edmonton Oilers. In a rather surprising move, the Oilers moved current GM Kevin Lowe to the position of President of Hockey Operations, and hired old-glove Steve Tambelini. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s always been a kinda background […]

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Burke Gets Bitch-Slapped

If you’re interested in “executive” “managers” insulting each other like 7 year-olds on a playground, then you’re most likely already aware that Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke and Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe are at it again.
The whole thing started over a year ago when Lowe tried to sign Dustin Penner (a RFA) in […]

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008