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Edmonton Oilers: Is Rebuilding or Retooling the Right Answer? Does It Matter?

With the Oilers firmly entrenched at the lowliest depths of the NHL's standings, one of the major questions being asked right now is: is it time to retool or rebuild? The major consensus right ...

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Hot Poll: Rebuild or Retool? 100 people have voted…
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Hot Article: Edmonton Oilers: Is Rebuilding or Retooling the Right Answer? Does It Matter?

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With the Oilers firmly entrenched at the lowliest depths of the NHL's standings, one of the major questions being asked right now is: is it time to retool or rebuild? The major consensus right ...

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Mike MacDonald commented on Edmonton Oilers: Is Rebuilding or Retooling the Right Answer? Does It Matter?

Enjoyed the article and the way you laid it out. What has always struck me with the Oilers over the last few seasons is that they...

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New Article: Rebuild Or Retool? Is There a Right Answer? Does It Even Matter?

published by Antony Ta

With the Oilers firmly entrenched at the lowliest depths of the NHL's standings, one of the major questions being asked right now is: is it time to retool or rebuild? The major consensus right ...

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shane helie commented on Oilers Will Lose Much More Than Offense by Trading Souray

I agree they should be looking to trade visnovsky while he's still hot instead. Souray's been struggling this year but he brings much needed size and...

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- Faiz-Ali Virji replied…
  
  Well it looks like our argument was for naught. Souray is injured, probably won't get traded...
- Steven Ovadia replied…
  
  I thought of that as soon as I saw that. We'll have to table this for...

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Jim Graham commented on A Season In Review: The Rebuild Of The Dismal Oilers Hits a Snag

Edmonton's roster has been terribly constructed. The team is overflowing with undersized players. Gagne, Brule, O'Sullivan, Cogliano, Comrie, Nilsson, Potulny, Hemsky, Chorney, Visnosky. All of these...

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New Article: A Season In Review: The Rebuild Of The Dismal Oilers Hits a Snag

published by Antony Ta

I say "A Season in Review" because that's essentially what it is. Anyone who doesn't think that the season is already effectively over now (or as of a month ago) would have been fooling themselves...

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Antony Ta commented on NHL Top 10: Future Superstars

If it's players not yet in the league then you definitely missed a few guys. Jakob Markstrom? Cody Hodgson? Brayden Schenn? However, I am happy to...

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  But I do love the abundance of Oiler talent on this list... :-D
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  The Oilers certainly are building up some young talent

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Antony Ta commented on Edmonton Oilers Will Lose Much More Than Offense by Trading Sheldon Souray

Trading guys in the middle of their contract doesn't really affect anything if the player and team has come to a mutual agreement on the matter....

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  You guys sure do seem to get a lot of Nylander/Pronger situations, though!
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New Article: Oilers Can't Finish Dubnyk's 28 Save Performance

published by Jay Jay Igarta

While the Olympic Flame burned at centre ice during the pre-game ceremonies the Oilers were in a situation that wasn't that hot. The day before it was announced Nikolai Khabibulin will have to undergo surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back.

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