RE 13-14 ANTON BELOV: IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
Anton Belov arrived from the hinterland, stayed for a time, and then returned home to continue his career. I expect he’ll look back on the season fondly, despite the losing and the coach who wouldn’t...
View ArticleRE 13-14 MARK FRASER: WAVELENGTH
The Edmonton Oilers spent the season adding tough, physical players. The final player added was defender Mark Fraser, who had his share of difficulty helping chaos incorporated—the Oiler blue. Mark...
View ArticleRE 13-14 PHIL LARSEN: LITTLE VILLAGE
The Edmonton Oilers employed some real chaos defensemen this season, and Phil Larsen sure was one of them. About the size of a hummingbird, Larsen looked at times as though he could take over the game....
View ArticleRE 13-14 BEN SCRIVENS: SWEET THING
Ben Scrivens was a Godsend. An NHL team needs adequate goaltending, and a team like Edmonton—IN the NHL without actually being NHL calibre—well it’s a damn good idea to find Superman and throw him in...
View ArticleRE 13-14 VIKTOR FASTH: COME RUNNING
We first became aware of Viktor Fasth in the spring of 2011. He looked good from here, but headed for the coast instead of the hinterland. Three years later, he arrived in Edmonton as an Oiler. VIKTOR...
View ArticleRE 13-14 CRAIG MACTAVISH: YOU DON’T PULL NO PUNCHES, BUT YOU DON’T PUSH THE...
In April of 2013, Craig MacTavish took over the Edmonton Oilers as their GM. His media conferences were so intoxicating Oiler fans began feeling better immediately. The general mood of the city...
View ArticleRE 13-14 DALLAS EAKINS: ASTRAL WEEKS
Dallas Eakins arrived amid much fanfare and the promise of a new tomorrow. The early promise bled out before we saw a November dawn. The season played on with with no rhyme, no reason. The question...
View ArticleRE 13-14 KEVIN LOWE: SAINT DOMINIC’S PREVIEW
Kevin Lowe’s life is connected to Edmonton and the Oilers more closely than any of the other Boys on the Bus. It makes sense, he was the first to write a book about the era, he was the most involved in...
View ArticleRE 13-14 DARYL KATZ: BALLERINA
Daryl Katz purchased the Edmonton Oilers on July 2, 2008. The club has been a massive financial success since then, selling out everything available and landing the Taj Mahal 2.0 for pennies....
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A TRIP TO REASONABLE
Each summer, I do a reasonable expectations series and attempt to find the line in the sand. I’m just getting started for this year’s numbers, and thought it might be fun to review. As you might...
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