Edmonton Oilers News

One of two things has happened here in Edmonton. Either the Oilers have continued to rack up miles with the flu bug or coaching and management have said enough is enough when it comes to allowing opponents to dictate play night in and night out.

The Edmonton Oilers need to find an identity, rediscover their scoring touch and win games.

The days turned into weeks, the weeks stretched into a month, and still Sheldon Souray is not back in a uniform.

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The Alberta government is continuing its efforts to recoup a 21-year-old loan to Peter Pocklington it says now totals almost $13 million and is accumulating $884 per day in interest, according to recently filed court documents.

The Edmonton Oilers are clearly a hockey team in big, big trouble. And next comes double trouble.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the Rangers halted a four-game road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

On the Edmonton Oilers right now this far in the season, one must be satisfied with their place in the standings, but by no means should fans be satisfied with their play.

Steve Tambellini doesn't know whether to shed tears of joy, or sorrow. His son, Jeff, has six goals in the last five games.

The Calgary Flames went into a defensive shell yesterday in the face of an all-out attack from detractors who wanted to know why the NHL team got special H1N1 vaccinations while millions of Canadians have had to stand in line for hours waiting for theirs.

After a hot start, the New York Rangers are in an extended slump. They hope to turn their play around in a matchup with the Edmonton Oilers - another team that is struggling after a strong start.

Could the H1N1 flu spoil 2010 hockey fever? The National Hockey League regular season traditionally coincides with flu season and flu is one of the most common reasons for player absenteeism.

Tom Renney is bracing himself for his first game against the New York Rangers since being fired as their coach less than a year ago.

With a roster riddled by influenza and injuries, the Edmonton Oilers had another anchor thrown their way Wednesday with news Shawn Horcoff will be lost for up to two weeks with a shoulder injury.

It could be worse -- head coach Pat Quinn could be in charge of a chaotic and woefully unprepared immunization program that shrugs its shoulders while children and pregnant woman are shoved aside by a stampede of selfish adults.

At least they scored a goal. It's all about small moral victories right now, in lieu of any real ones, for the slumping Edmonton Oilers, and a fruitless two-game road trip that yielded one fluke in 120 minutes is about as small as it gets.

According to an article from Sun Media's Bruce Garrioch, Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators, has filed a grievance with the NHL over this summer's highly publicized dispute with winger Dany Heatley.

Rob Schremp would have loved to stick it to the Edmonton Oilers last night, but 200-foot Eastons are illegal in the NHL, so scoring from the press box wasn't an option.

The Edmonton Oilers must all be at Witt's end. The Oilers stumbled to 1-5 in their last six outings after they were spanked 3-1 by the New York Islanders on Monday at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum.

They accomplished what they set out to do at home -- win -- now it's time to take their show on the road.