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    2 More Years of Media Hate for Hemsky

    The Oilers continued the league-wide initiative to ensure I won’t miss any interesting hockey happenings while at work on Monday by agreeing on a new contract with forward Ales Hemsky. I’ve never seen such division over a contract signing on Twitter.

    Here’s my summary of the various sides.

    Some Oilers Fans: Hemsky is awesome. He’s . . . → Read More: 2 More Years of Media Hate for Hemsky

    Thought Experiment

    I haven’t heard it yet, but apparently Damien Cox made some rather interesting comments (surely a first) on Prime Time Sports at some point last week. His claim boils down to the Vancouver Canucks being so far above the rest of the Canadian NHL clubs that you couldn’t assemble a team from the other 6 . . . → Read More: Thought Experiment

    Why the Oilers Rebuild Has Failed

    Leading up to tonight’s game in Toronto, there was a lot of chatter about which team was taking the right rebuilding path. Is it the Oilers, with their frequent trips to the lottery board, or the Leafs, trading veterans for prospects and tossing draft picks to the wind to pick up a proven star?

    James . . . → Read More: Why the Oilers Rebuild Has Failed