News and Blog Report: 11/20/09 Do you see the Oilers signing UofA players to one day contracts again?

[BlueBelle]

Sorry its late everyone!

Gilbert receives message loud and clear
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...907/story.html

Oilers alter practice plans due to lack of bodies
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...093/story.html

Oilers disabled list gets longer
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/co...26581-sun.html

Gilbert re-visits Chateau Bow-wow
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/my...26586-sun.html

WHL grads get an education
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/ho...26626-sun.html

Home cookin'?
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/ho...26576-sun.html

[Phaedrus]

Eklund: Oilers may make HUGE offer for Semin or Kovalchuk.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklun...alchuk/1/24429

You may not like him/believe him; and I may not believe him – granted I simply couldn’t care any less about him, but the ‘rumor’ is interesting. And really, is he any worse than the other rumor sites which ‘we’ commonly see on these boards? I don’t know that they get any more right than Ek does.

edit: And I really want to believe that the Oilers are going after Kovalchuk... Semin? Not so much.

Kovalchuk-??????-Hemsky
Penner-???????-???????

-or-

Kovalchuk-Penner-Hemsky

[Starscream]

Don't be sorry BB we all appreciate the effort you put in every day with these New and Blog Reports. If your late or take a few days off from it, its fine.

[BlueBelle]

Exploring the Gagner Comps
http://lowetide.blogspot.com/2009/11...ner-comps.html

Oilers 10-11
http://lowetide.blogspot.com/

Should Stamkos Make Olympic Team?
http://thepipelineshow.blogspot.com/...mpic-team.html

Meet Team OHL-International
http://thepipelineshow.blogspot.com/...rnational.html

around the league with kukla
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/

nightly hockey hits and morning papers
http://illegalcurve.com/

2009-10 NHL man games lost to injury
http://www.fromtherink.com/

Around the league - Nov 19, 2009
http://oilersnation.com/2009/11/19/a...ue-nov-19-2009

November 19, 1983: M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
http://www.coppernblue.com/2009/11/1...-c-k-e-y-m-o-u

Central Scouting Releases Preliminary List
http://www.coppernblue.com/2009/11/2...uting-releases

trade and free agent rumours, and the latest on the Hawks and Leafs
http://www.spectorshockey.net/index....&id=5&Itemid=4

Staples has a couple but they won't open right now. Will try again later.
http://communities.canada.com/edmont...y/default.aspx

Angles Galore Out of Wednesdays Win. What Was the Most Relevant Story To You?
http://oilersinsider.blogspot.com/20...sdays-win.html

Now Who's Out for the Oilers? Will they Play Saturday?
http://oilersinsider.blogspot.com/20...they-play.html

Does star power matter for the NHL in the U.S.?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl,203944

Oilers Look: Games 18-22
http://afterthegreenlight.blogspot.c...mes-18-22.html

A team on the rise!
http://oilers-hockeyaddict101.blogsp...m-on-rise.html

Matt Gilroy
http://my.thescore.com/hockeyordie/a...tt-gilroy.aspx

[BlueBelle]

Originally Posted by Starscream

Don't be sorry BB we all appreciate the effort you put in every day with these New and Blog Reports. If your late or take a few days off from it, its fine.

Oh I know... I'll be off for nearly a week soon when i go to Florida for some Oilers hockey and NFL football

[BlueBelle]

Too many men off the ice
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/...ctor_injuries/

Canucks jump line for flu shots
http://www.montrealgazette.com/healt...807/story.html

[Jimmi Jenkins]

Eklund reading HF again, lol.

As for the Oil signing a U of A player? I could see it if it got to that point, there's definately some guys on the Bears that could hold their own for the VERY short term.

[anjoo]

Originally Posted by BlueBelle

Sorry its late everyone!

Gilbert receives message loud and clear
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...907/story.html

Oilers alter practice plans due to lack of bodies
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...093/story.html

Oilers disabled list gets longer
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/co...26581-sun.html

Gilbert re-visits Chateau Bow-wow
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/my...26586-sun.html

WHL grads get an education
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/ho...26626-sun.html

Home cookin'?
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/ho...26576-sun.html

you should be sorry - Geez... what an inconvenience hahaha...jk

[CDman]

I like the article on Gilbert that he realizes he's not playing well enough and has vowed to improve.

[Narnia]

Originally Posted by BlueBelle

2009-10 NHL man games lost to injury
http://www.fromtherink.com/

The injury list isn't accurate. The Oilers have lost 122 man-games to injury, not 105.

[LoudmouthHemskyfan#1]

I think the answer in a deal with WASH would be obtaining both David Steckel and Brooks Laich.

What would that take?

[n00b1AnPr1nc355]

Originally Posted by LoudmouthHemskyfan#1

I think the answer in a deal with WASH would be obtaining both David Steckel and Brooks Laich.

What would that take?

That eklund article says the oilers are offering o top six forwards. I wonder who that would be.

Cogliano and hemsky are my two best bets or maybe horcoff and cogliano and a bunch of firsts would be my only idea.

[teamblue]

Thanks for the links BB.

[deanmoriarty]

Originally Posted by n00b1AnPr1nc355

That eklund article says the oilers are offering o top six forwards. I wonder who that would be.

Cogliano and hemsky are my two best bets or maybe horcoff and cogliano and a bunch of firsts would be my only idea.

It would be sweet for Hemsky to have an elite goal scorer to play with, but trading away Hemmer to obtain said sniper might not be the best idea

[A Vandelay]

Originally Posted by LoudmouthHemskyfan#1

I think the answer in a deal with WASH would be obtaining both David Steckel and Brooks Laich.

What would that take?

I couldn't agree more.

Cogs would go the other way I imagine...

[otto84]

Originally Posted by Narnia

The injury list isn't accurate. The Oilers have lost 122 man-games to injury, not 105.

Yeah, but if they put the Oilers ahead of the Canucks in any category, their fans would start crying.

[Giant Moo]

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

Eklund: Oilers may make HUGE offer for Semin or Kovalchuk.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklun...alchuk/1/24429

You may not like him/believe him; and I may not believe him – granted I simply couldn’t care any less about him, but the ‘rumor’ is interesting. And really, is he any worse than the other rumor sites which ‘we’ commonly see on these boards? I don’t know that they get any more right than Ek does.

edit: And I really want to believe that the Oilers are going after Kovalchuk... Semin? Not so much.

Kovalchuk-??????-Hemsky
Penner-???????-???????

-or-

Kovalchuk-Penner-Hemsky

Links from that site are baseless speculation designed to drive ad sales, not news. Please put those in clearly marked threads so they can be safely ignored by those of us who favour critical thought.

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by Giant Moo

Links from that site are baseless speculation designed to drive ad sales, not news. Please put those in clearly marked threads so they can be safely ignored by those of us who favour critical thought.

Critical thought on a hockey blog... yes, I see your point . And by critical thought of course you mean Spector - or other rumor sites that are commonly reported on the daily reports. The fickle nature of the people on this board never fails to amaze me.

Question: Why comment? I mean, if you just feel a need to be heard than admit it; otherwise your comments are just as baseless as Eklund. I am sorry to have cost you the 10 seconds it cost you to read the original post... 10 seconds, less time than it took you to write your reply.

Never mind the fickleness (although that is still an issue), the pseudo-elitism on this board never fails to amaze me. You are commenting on a hockey blog... cripes, they cite the "Sun" (and that is no better than Eklund).

edit: And, you have Mr.T as your avatar. Critical thought... give me a break. This site is junk-food for the brain and little more. Eklund is as valuable as half of what is reported here (among the bloggers, rumor mongers, and the Sun) - most of it is just one person's opinion. If you want actual news, tune into the BBC.