tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839Sun, 27 May 2012 14:56:50 +0000Duncan SiemensBen EagerRon LowEric BelangerAll StarsDrew Czerwonka2012 WJCAHL Clear Day RosterPat QuinnDon Cherry2011/12Mitch MorozEsa TikkanenJeff CarterpassengersBrenkZach StortiniNail YakupovZach HallEthan MoreauCam BarkerZack KassianGilbert BruleJeff PetryVrimanenEIGAndrew CoglianoHeskethJason ArnottSteve TambellinirantDustin PennerJim VandermeerNHLPAWojtek WolskiRyan WhitneyNTC2012 Free AgencyMilan KytnarJesus ChristRyan StoneYEGArenaJustin SchultzThe Mötley CrüdeColby ArmstrongMark ArcobelloCurtis GlencrossTravis Ewanyk2012 NHL ProspectsTrade TargetLAStu MacGregorTom GilbertGerberRyan JonesRyan MartindaleKingsMartin MarincinBill DalyScott HartnellJerome IginlaJP DumontMark MessierOKC BaronsStatisticsHeritage ClassicLiam ReddoxSteve BernierSam GagnerKevin LoweJoe MorrowDustin Brownthe OilersMagnus PaajarviEdmonton Arena ProjectSigningsTeemu HartikainenStockton Thunder ECHLDeeTaylor HallBOP Best Player AvailableAles HemskyKristians PelssRealignmentRohlfsDesjardinsKyle BeachTanner PearsonNick SchultzCorey PotterAnton LanderSteve MacIntyreAverage FanAaron JohnsonColton Sissons2011/12 Trade DeadlinePhillippe CornetTrade Deadline TargetOlivier RoyWayne GretzkyTom WilsonAndy SuttonEdmonton OilersDave SemenkoProspectsBen OndrusRadek Faksa2012 NHL Entry DraftWinnipeg JetsColton GilliesTaylor FedunAbbotsford HeatKevin McClellandTop ProspectsToni RajalaAlex PlanteSean CouturierGame dayDave BrownhockeyBrendan GaunceHunter TremblayAlexandre GirouxJosh GreenNHLLadislav SmidLee FogolinPelle EklundGoaltending 2011-12Reece ScarlettPaukovichAON Addressing Organizational NeedCraig MacTavishJeff DeslauriersMartin GerberChris Vande VeldeShane DoanColin McDonaldJason StrudwickDave HunterToughnessRichard PetiotSidney CrosbyRobert NilssonJordan EberleRobbie Schremp2012/12Sportsnet Fan FuelNikolai KhabibulinManagement ModelClarke MacArthurBrooks LaichOscar KlefbomCurtis HamiltonLennart PetrellBrad RichardsEarned Goal AveragehumorRyan MurrayRyan KellerScott HannanCaron1985/86Clare DrakeColin Campbell4 QuartersSPortsnet ONE2012/13 UFASteve StaiosKhabibulintradesJonas Brodin2012/13 RFAShane O'BrienJF JacquesCameron AbneyBill HunterCal NicholsDallasRobert NordmarkFilip ForsbergSummerTom RenneyRyan Nugent-HopkinsDefensemenDalton ThrowerEdmonton Oil KingsHamilton BulldogsTyler PitlickMatt PuempelColin FraserLaurent BrossoitRyan SmythShawn HorcoffAHL Springfield FalconsOwen NolanProjectionsJack MichaelsLeo KomarovCorsiQualcompFernando PisaniNMCColten TeubertRaffi TorresDarcy HordichukDefence 2011-12Scottie UpshallLubomir VisnovskyBrandon DubinskyDon JacksonShawn BelleRod PhillipsTanner HouseQuebec NordiquesToronto RoadrunnersMike ComrieMark McNeill2012/13Sheldon SourayRyan O'MarraPredictionsKurtis FosterPlay-OffsPGBOilersChris StewartAlex GalchenyukOffence 2011-12Henrik SamuelssonLukas SutterTaylor ChorneyDevan DubnykBryan PittonLinus OmarkGDBMikhail GrigorenkoEdmoton RoadrunnersPaul LorieauRyane CloweTheo PeckhamZenon KonopkaCalder CandidateOklahoma City BaronsFallAn unofficial Edmonton Oilers fan blog. A member of the Oilers Army.http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)Blogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-6827990900034431705Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-05-24T08:00:07.996-06:00 Well now this was the quickest series of blogs for me, hopefully you have been following along. In the event you haven't please click the following links to get up to speed with 5 UFA eligible players in each position. UFA Dmen - who do you sign?  UFA LW'ers - Ryan Smyth your guy?  UFA RW'ers - Semin worth a chance?   UFA Centre's Take your pick  Who knows once the dust settles maybe I willhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/OiG9OoS7nGU/ufa-goaltenders-last-line-of-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/OiG9OoS7nGU" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/ufa-goaltenders-last-line-of-defense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-5221727174352644944Wed, 23 May 2012 14:02:00 +00002012-05-24T08:03:13.802-06:00 So for today let's take a look at 5 UFA centremen, the crop this year does not hold the big names that could possibly be available next year but you take what you can get. If you haven't already been following along I have ran through a few positions already and you can get caught up here;  UFA dmen - who do you sign?   UFA LW'ers - Ryan Smyth you guy?   UFA RW'ers - Semin worth a chance? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/naP_jyAdFPs/ufa-centers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/naP_jyAdFPs" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/ufa-centers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-1836444196835369885Mon, 21 May 2012 16:10:00 +00002012-05-21T10:10:03.287-06:00 Alrighty then, I have ran through the UFA Dmen - Who do you sign as well as UFA LW'ers - Ryan Smyth your guy so lets jump across the line to check in on the UFA RW’ers today. This years group of players seem to be some of the better free agents this year. So let’s start with 5 interesting players who most teams will have an eye on when the buzzer sounds bright and early July 1st. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/m8vxwMYtgG8/ufa-rwers-semin-worth-chance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/m8vxwMYtgG8" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/ufa-rwers-semin-worth-chance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-5573579576942064781Sun, 20 May 2012 17:14:00 +00002012-05-20T11:58:17.309-06:00 Well now Oiler fans or hockey fans of any team for that matter, this years crop of UFA leftwingers gets thin very fast. Now I know some of you are going to jump on me saying that so and so is a left winger too… I have acquired my information on this from CapGeek and these are the fella’s that I have choosen. When looking for a little offense this years list of available players is short sohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/lw5SroV5jeE/ufa-lwers-ryan-smyth-your-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/lw5SroV5jeE" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/ufa-lwers-ryan-smyth-your-guy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-3996674667343923221Sat, 19 May 2012 14:54:00 +00002012-05-19T09:06:00.627-06:00 Just a quick hit today on the state of the Oilers Defense. There has been a lot of talk that the Oilers defense sucks and they need to inject a few more NHL type players so I comprised a list of who I can see the Oilers talking too. Yes, my list is primarily made up of defenseman the have a liking to the offensive side of the puck but who is kidding who, that is the area of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/26ygus-C9Jo/ufa-dmen-who-do-you-sign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/26ygus-C9Jo" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/ufa-dmen-who-do-you-sign.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-6842727009044194967Thu, 17 May 2012 04:15:00 +00002012-05-16T22:15:17.920-06:00As some of you may know, I work in a sports pub (am the chef actually).  And I live in Vancouver.  The second portion is not entirely relevant to this blog, but it does add a bit of frame work, and back grounding.  Anyways....  Where I work, as you can imagine there is a high percentage of Canuck fans.  There is however, at least a fan per each other Canadian franchise, and a few of the american http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/kaFc4fCxn5E/we-as-fans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oil_be_Damned)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/kaFc4fCxn5E" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-as-fans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-2955157349444697144Sat, 12 May 2012 19:40:00 +00002012-05-12T13:40:34.176-06:00 All right let’s get at it, life is a busy one people and although I try to squeeze out a blog here and there, sometimes I have things pile up on me and I do not get my post out when I would like. Heavenly days, I have even had fictional stories written about me lately!!!! Have I really been missed that much??? Let’s get to the hockey, Canada is in game with Kazakhstan and are currently up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/E_msvYvQHOM/calder-race-winner-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/E_msvYvQHOM" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/calder-race-winner-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-8040291213886629902Thu, 10 May 2012 05:38:00 +00002012-05-09T23:39:02.683-06:00In a perfect world the Oilers would do a decent overhaul and clean up some loose threads...  In a perfect world the Oilers would have also ran and pushed hard and should have finished within the bubble of play-offs...  See folks, the perfect world scenario sucks. There is no question in regards to a few of our players who will be in our top nine next year.  Hall? Check.  Eberle? Yup. Hopkins? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/nZCD7BR7wuU/oilers-top-nine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oil_be_Damned)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/nZCD7BR7wuU" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/oilers-top-nine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-5906886380901057137Fri, 04 May 2012 22:32:00 +00002012-05-04T16:32:05.641-06:002012 NHL ProspectsMitch Moroz2012 NHL Entry DraftEdmonton Oil Kings2011/12 Milan Lucic is known for "the Shift" (a good read here). It put him on the map and it defined him as a player. Mitch Moroz may have had a moment like that last night in the WHL final versus the Portland Winter Hawks. Moroz blew up Ty Rattie and sent him to the dressing room for the night, likely longer. The loss of Rattie could be crippling to the Winter Hawks, though they are a deep team.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/OsAtd-ptAnc/hit-mitch-moroz-power-forward-target.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/OsAtd-ptAnc" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/hit-mitch-moroz-power-forward-target.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-7925808061911632005Thu, 03 May 2012 23:20:00 +00002012-05-03T17:20:00.699-06:00Ryane CloweTrade Target2012/132011/12 The San Jose Sharks are a team to watch this summer. They need to make changes and add depth and could part with some players to make that happen. They could get young and cheaper. One Shark to watch is Ryane Clowe. The left winger would add a lot of experience and be valuable with his size and gritty play. Clowe would be a very useful power forward for the Oilers. Ryane Clowe is a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/cICVJz797fo/power-forward-target-ryane-clowe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/cICVJz797fo" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/power-forward-target-ryane-clowe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-4498180765712333372Wed, 02 May 2012 23:53:00 +00002012-05-02T17:53:00.418-06:00Trade TargetBrandon Dubinsky2012/132011/12 When you get a chance watch the Rangers play these playoffs and do some pre-scouting on Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky. For some reason he is always linked to trade rumours but with the emergence of Chris Kreider in the playoffs Dubinsky could be on the way out of Manhattan. Dubinsky can play center or wing and would be a versatile forward and useful power forward for the Oilers. Brandonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/Ota0ORa5ACc/power-forward-target-brandon-dubinsky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/Ota0ORa5ACc" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/power-forward-target-brandon-dubinsky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-6387328231961337364Wed, 02 May 2012 02:23:00 +00002012-05-01T20:23:59.275-06:00So in a world of the Oilers, and the consistency they have developed in being bottom dwellers; we as fans pray and hope for change.  This will be a summer of few changes... nothing big.  Believe me, I could be wrong, I want to be wrong, but the signs do not point in that direction. The following is purely what I believe will happen based on a few things. First off lets start at the top... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/r-P35veo530/thoughts-to-get-used-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Oil_be_Damned)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/r-P35veo530" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/thoughts-to-get-used-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-3765441719804326488Tue, 01 May 2012 23:49:00 +00002012-05-01T17:49:10.513-06:002012/13 RFATrade TargetChris Stewart2011/12 Chris Stewart is a player the Oilers might target to address their needs of size and adding power forwards to line up. You may ask this question. Do we want a player who has been a healthy scratch in 2 games in the playoffs? It is a fair question. But, Stewart is a young player still finding his way in the NHL. The Blues might consider moving him for cap reasons or to improve at a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/pRDToXo_VeA/power-forward-target-chris-stewart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/pRDToXo_VeA" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/05/power-forward-target-chris-stewart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-1810792912922070920Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:33:00 +00002012-04-30T17:33:00.531-06:00Ryan Murray2012 NHL Prospects2012 NHL Entry Draft2011/12 Trading the first overall pick is a hot topic on the oilogosphere of late. That 1st rounder is valuable to someone, but finding that target having enough to make Tambellini part with it could be another matter all together. It only makes sense to the Oilers to trade it getting a player in return plus a slightly lower pick. The other scenario would be trading the pick for a serious player, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/rRn5QTQxJt0/trading-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/rRn5QTQxJt0" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/trading-pick.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-5352223018920782127Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:36:00 +00002012-04-27T17:36:00.088-06:00Ryan MurrayTaylor Hall2011/12 Taylor Hall has been compared to Mark Messier, will he move from Left Wing to Center as well? The Taylor Hall to Center movement once again has something to chew on. In his interview on the Team 1260 with Jason Gregor on Friday (April 20), Taylor Hall mention in his year end interview Steve Tambellini asked him about playing center. The Oilers are covering their options and rightfully so.Thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/zu3zMwE8AXM/moving-hall-to-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/zu3zMwE8AXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/moving-hall-to-center.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-7171046662875404502Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:47:00 +00002012-04-26T17:47:00.380-06:00Ryan Whitney2012/13Ryan SmythShawn HorcoffNTCNMC2012/13 UFA2011/12 By the end of this season the Oilers will have two contracts with movement restrictions. Ryan Smyth's contract will be up as he looks to be headed toward free agency that will leave Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Whitney as the two Oilers with a NTC or NMC.With all indications that Smyth will be an Unrestricted Free Agent on July 1 it will be interesting to see if he will waive it to be traded to a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/q5dTF7EMLSU/oilers-are-in-good-shape-with-nmcs-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/q5dTF7EMLSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/oilers-are-in-good-shape-with-nmcs-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-6254434084547505709Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:51:00 +00002012-04-25T19:51:07.016-06:00Devan Dubnyk2012/13 RFAJeff Petry2011/12 Two RFA's the Oilers have that are due for a raise are Devan Dubnyk and Jeff Petry. Petry's play made it possible to move Gilbert and gain Nick Schultz. Dubnyk's later season play has given new hope that he might be ready to take over as #1. Both of them have earned a raise this offseason.Dubnyk finished with a 20-20-3-2 record and a 0.914 save percentage. He edged out Nik Khabibulin by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/u8dN9iWKoS0/breaking-bank-dubnyk-and-petry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/u8dN9iWKoS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/breaking-bank-dubnyk-and-petry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-235975043724165922Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:41:00 +00002012-04-24T17:41:00.459-06:002012/13Eric Belangertrades2011/12 With the Oilers needing to improve in all areas of the roster, notably center and defense, the Oilers will have to look at Belanger as a player the team needs to improve upon. This off season the Oilers will need to trade Belanger to make room for Lander at the least. Whatever the reason Belanger didn't work here and he can't stick around for another chance. Eric Belanger had a terrible year http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/0aVZYvU5GaY/belanger-experiment-gone-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/0aVZYvU5GaY" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/belanger-experiment-gone-wrong.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-7455095268007601367Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:06:00 +00002012-04-21T18:06:00.246-06:00Lennart Petrell2012/13 UFA2011/12 The Oilers need upgrades in the power forward department.  With Eberle, Hall, Hemsky all locked up and Jones and Eager suited for 4th line a role that doesn’t leave a lot of room for a winger who doesn't produce.  Paajarvi will also enter the equation, likely not to be denied a top 9 role with Lander. Petrell was a lot better player than I had given him credit for prior to the season.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/td8A43YZDZw/improved-top-9-has-no-room-for-petrell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/td8A43YZDZw" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/improved-top-9-has-no-room-for-petrell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-8165782737627809232Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:41:00 +00002012-04-20T19:41:56.861-06:00  Well now, finally the announcement that Adam Henrique, Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are the finalists for this year’s edition of the Calder trophy for Rookie of the year 2012. Hopefully you are aware that I posted a series on who I thought were the top five candidates for the coveted trophy, if not shame on you for not looking at your tweets! If you enjoy the read please passhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/-ck-3j4YGOw/calder-finalists-announced.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tapdog)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/-ck-3j4YGOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/calder-finalists-announced.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-1869642095767230859Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:20:00 +00002012-04-20T17:20:45.307-06:002011/12 After a huge start to the season that quickly deteriorated into a long slide to the 29th position in the league the Oilers secured a lottery win and first overall pick again.  Despite the finish the Oilers did make improvements over last season.  I would go so far to say they were much improved.  They made huge strides in some areas and small strides in others, but there was a lot of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/JJUXOly06Q8/despite-finishing-29th-oilers-were-much.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/JJUXOly06Q8" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/despite-finishing-29th-oilers-were-much.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-7948255908410944349Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:29:00 +00002012-04-19T17:29:00.613-06:002012/13 RFATheo PeckhamTaylor ChorneyAlex Plante2011/12 Aside from Linus Omark and Cam Barker there are three other RFA's to address this offseason Theo Peckham, Alex Plante, and Taylor Chorney.  None have factored into much of anything but depth, but with a new wave of defensive prospects entering the system the Oilers will need to decide if they have gone as far as they can go with these three players. Chorney supporters use to proclaim http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/Zlgc97n7z_k/lost-in-shuffle-peckham-chorney-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/Zlgc97n7z_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/lost-in-shuffle-peckham-chorney-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-6470843704488627439Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:39:00 +00002012-04-18T19:19:08.779-06:002012/13 RFALinus OmarkCam Barker2011/12 In changing the team and the culture some players will have their fate decided soon, if not already.  In some cases players will be traded or not offered new deals, this is all to improve the team overall.  Upgrade depth, or size, or the role.  RFA's in Barker and Omark should be two players the Oilers improve upon.  Trade them if you can as they are both RFA's yet to be qualified.  But, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/yxMzcQph8Os/cut-em-loose-barker-and-omark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/yxMzcQph8Os" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/cut-em-loose-barker-and-omark.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-502145994993680564Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:43:00 +00002012-04-16T17:43:00.555-06:00Ryan Smyth2012/13 UFA2011/12 Last week the Edmonton Journal ran a story on Ryan Smyth's new contract negotiations.  Things seemed to be at a stalemate.  Now rumours (HNIC Hot Stove: start at approximately 7:50) seemed to have indicated Ryan Smyth has turned down a Bertuzzi like contract entirely.  Smyth's career is clearly near the end and he cannot be committed to long term.  The fact remains that a role for Smyth in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/nereQM_TPtg/let-him-loose-ryan-smyth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/nereQM_TPtg" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/let-him-loose-ryan-smyth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075197634398624839.post-5886552428025383348Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:30:00 +00002012-04-15T14:30:53.897-06:00Alex Galchenyuk2012 NHL Prospects2012 NHL Entry Draft2011/12With the Oilers winning the draft lottery there are likely only 3 players to consider drafting at #1. Nail Yakupov, Ryan Murray, or Mikhail Grigorenko. Listed below are a few scouting reports on the wild card pick, Alex Galchenyuk. The Scouting Report - Mid Term  LC Alex Galchenyuk – Sarnia (OHL)DOB: Feb. 12/94 | Shoots: L | Height: 6.01 | Weight: 200lbs For a player who was primed to make a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~3/CjDPa9p2C7k/wild-card-galchenyuk-scouting-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason Parr-Pearson)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Oilersrepublic/~4/CjDPa9p2C7k" height="1" width="1"/>http://oilersrepublic.blogspot.com/2012/04/wild-card-galchenyuk-scouting-report.html