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EDMONTON OILERS PROSPECTS, WINTER 2016
The strongest Oilers prospect list (using my format) was probably Winter 1980. That list would have included Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Andy Moog and Walt Poddubny, among others. The 2015...
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THREE’S A CROWD
Patrick Maroon is having a terrific season for the Edmonton Oilers, and that is impacting the port side. Maroon, an extreme value contract, is above two substantial money deals (Milan Lucic and Benoit...
View ArticleCOMPLETE NHLE
Depending on the league, we can get a reasonable idea about a newly drafted player in terms of offense. Connor McDavid’s NHLE (82gp, 20-40-63) was shy of his actual rookie NHL performance (45gp,...
View ArticleTOP 20 PROSPECTS 21-40 (2017 EDITION)
This is our annual midway stop between the Winter Top 20 and its summer edition. A chance to update each prospect on the top 20 (and the rest), while also counting errors. In our first installment...
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CONDORS BY THE NUMBERS
Estimated time on ice is imperfect, but a necessary metric because the real information is not available publicly. Why is it so important? Imagine watching a baseball game and seeing the man at the...
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TOP 20 PROSPECTS (PRE-DRAFT RESET)
The Edmonton Oilers Top 20 lists since 2010 reflected phenomenal talent, mostly because of the team’s consistent lottery presence. From Taylor Hall to the Nuge and Oscar Klefbom, to more recent times...
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HELP IS ON THE WAY
Rob Vollman published new NHL equivalency numbers the other day, that means it is a good time to review the prospects and see which of them might be able to score enough to emerge on an NHL skill line...
View ArticleTHE DAVENPORT HOTEL
We have reached the point in summer where most (or all) of the winter roster is known to us and we can begin projecting players into their future roles. One of the things I like to do is slot in the...
View ArticleTHE FOURTH ROUND (2017 UPDATE)
Dillon Simpson was drafted in 2011 and made his NHL debut in 2016-17. ‘Draft and college’ can be an effective way of handling graduation dates for prospects and the fourth round is a good spot to be...
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OILERS CUT A BAKER’S DOZEN
The Edmonton Oilers cut 13 players today, in what is surely one of the most interesting cut-down days in recent memory. The group sent out isn’t especially provocative, but the names of those who...
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