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However, the Edmonton Oilers general manager sounds like a man who is intent on making the first selection at the draft in Pittsburgh later this month.

Feats of strength and endurance will be front and centre this weekend as the top prospects for the NHL Draft will be put through a series of gruelling fitness tests at the NHL Scouting Combine.

The Edmonton Oilers still have three weeks to decide what to do with the first overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, but one Hall-of-Famer sees an obvious fit in Sarnia winger Nail Yakupov .

Sutter has been mentioned as a candidate with the Edmonton Oilers as the veteran coach has an established relationship with GM Steve Tambellini and core players such as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, and Jordan Eberle.

Justin Schultz, one of college hockey's best players, intends to leave the University of Wisconsin and could hit the open market in 30 days, according to multiple reports.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Joey MacDonald makes a save against the Edmonton Oilers' Taylor Hall, not shown, during third period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, on Feb.

But as the former Edmonton Oilers head coach said his goodbyes to the media in the bowels of Rexall Place Wednesday - nearly a week after the team decided not to bring him back behind the bench - he could see the giant Oilers' logo on the dressing room door.

For the past several years, the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft has essentially been a slam dunk.

Another NHL season has passed and yet another year of the Edmonton Oilers holding on to the first overall pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft.

There is no guarantee that whoever the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers is will enjoy more success than his predecessor, but what's certain is he will be put in a much better position to be successful.

Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe sees no reason why Brent Sutter wouldn't be a candidate for Edmonton's coaching job.

While the Edmonton Oilers decided to make the difficult decision and go the route of a complete rebuild, the time has come to start seeing an improvement in the standings.

Today's scouting report is on the Sarnia Sting Right Wing Nail Yakupov. Yakupov is in his second full season with Sarnia and is considered the Number One rated player from the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

With the Edmonton Oilers announcing that head coach Tom Renney would not be back, the time for speculating whom they could or should put in his place, is upon us.

The Vancouver Canucks have pulled the plug on the 2012 Young Stars prospects tournament in Penticton.

This day wasn't about the deposed head coach Tom Renney. Nor was it about Brent Sutter, farm club coach Todd Nelson, or whomever succeeds Renney as Steve Tambellini's third coaching hire in four seasons at the helm of this Edmonton Oilers organization.

Adam Wainwright's fielders gave him little help, making three errors that led to three unearned runs.

A local state of emergency near Bonnyville caused by an out-of-control wildfire has been lifted, the municipal district of Bonnyville said Thursday.

The Montral Canadiens fell to rock bottom in the Eastern Conference and will be selecting third overall in the 2012 NHL draft.

Over at the Edmonton Journal , Jim Matheson takes issue with how Oilers GM Steve Tambellini is handling the fate of head coach Tom Renney.