The fact that top skill players don’t spend much time in the AHL is one of the things the Farm Workers post reminds us each year. If a prospect can establish himself as an AHL regular at 20, it bodes ...

When an NHL team is building toward a championship, the organization sometimes acquires players through unusual means. It seemed every time the Oilers of the 1980's looked like a champion, Reijo ...

This is Ziggy in 2015, which is (incredibly) 10 years ago. She's still a pile of fluff, and walking kleenex box with a wagging tail, and my employer. Ziggy reads this blog every day and offers helpful ...

At its heart, this blog is about prospects and team building, and this Oilers organization has a major decision to make in the next three weeks that will impact those areas. Let's project ourselves to ...

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As we travel back through time and revisit the annual trade deadlines, the ebb and flow of a franchise is seen in the clear light of day. Yesterday's edition was a tough slog, today offers some, I ...

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Sometimes I write items here for future reference (that's how the book idea came about) and there are moments when bringing back articles from the past makes sense. Since we have a few days before the ...

We have reached the final chapter in the long trade deadline history of the Edmonton Oilers. From the deadline that brought Ron Low and Don Murdoch to Edmonton, through the deals that will be ...