I believe you should wait five years before making the call on a prospect, because they rarely develop in a straight…
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My list didn’t love the Oilers 2017 draft, but the selections of Kailer Yamamoto and Ostap Safin were home runs on…
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A Serious Man
by LowetideStarting in 2015, I began ranking 120 players per draft based on math and a few other things I believed. Beginning…
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Procurement Is No Ordinary Word
by LowetideSince arriving as general manager, Peter Chiarelli has drafted 27 players, 12 of them (44 percent) blue. Edmonton’s head of procurement…
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The first time I ever thought to question a general manager over a draft was 1973. Sam Pollock drafted Bob Gainey—who…
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Consigliere
by LowetideThe Edmonton Oilers hired Keith Gretzky on August 2, 2016. The first time I heard anything about it came from my…
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The World Juniors get underway later today in Buffalo, with the big early game featuring Canada versus Finland. The Oilers have…
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G35 2017-18: Blues at Oilers
by LowetideOn the day he signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers, Andrej Sekera stood stone alone on the depth chart. Despite…
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The day after Edmonton drafted Connor McDavid, the organization spent four of five selections on defensemen. It was a deep draft…
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In what is a provably unusual move, the Edmonton Oilers signed third-round selection Dmitru Samorukov today, miles and miles sooner than…
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