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Down on the farm the Falcons continue where they left off
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 12th, 2009
The Springfield Falcons were one of the worst teams in the American Hockey League (AHL) last year.
It cost the team the goodwill of the Falcons President, GM and owner Bruce Langdon as well as a fair amount of the fans.
In the off season it came out in Edmonton that the Oilers were looking for a new place to have a team next season.
Rumours of the Oilers affiliation being move to Oklahoma as the Oilers exercised their right to renew the former Roadrunners franchise.
As the new season began the Falcons received an influx of a few veteran AHL players to try and help the team.
The lose of Ryan Stone and Rob Schremp probably hurt the team.
Yet with new coaching and some better players it...
Oilers hold on to beat the Canadiens
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 11th, 2009
For most fans a 2-1-1 home stand is not a bad weeks work.
But the Oilers fans would be forgiven if they felt a little cheated going into the game against the Canadiens feeling hard done by the Hockey gods.
The Oilers however went to work pounding on the Canadiens physically and on the scoreboard racing out to a 3-0 lead.
But Montreal who had been hounded by the Vancouver Canucks a couple of nights earlier were not going to go easily.
They worked their way through making another close finish as they brought it to 3-2 but that was as close as they got as the Oilers finally finished a game in the third period.
The Oilers two most snake bitten players Patrick O'Sullivan and JF Jacques finally...
Iginla’s check on Souray was dangerous not dirty
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 9th, 2009
Once again in less than a week the Calgary Flames stole a win from the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers having played well for a total of 118 minutes through both games blew them both in the final minute. Saturday it was the goaltender making a silly play on a puck. Last night the Oilers lost in a shoot out 5-4. However the Oilers had a 3-2 lead with 1.5 seconds left when the Flames tied the game sending to the eventual shoot out. However, few people were talking about the way the team lost. The focus of much of the ire of the fans and Coaches was on one play. Jerome Iginla led defenseman Sheldon Souray into the boards face first on dump in by the Flames in the second period with the Oilers...
Iginla's check on Souray was dangerous not dirty
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 9th, 2009
Once again in less than a week the Calgary Flames stole a win from the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers having played well for a total of 118 minutes through both games blew them both in the final minute. Saturday it was the goaltender making a silly play on a puck. Last night the Oilers lost in a shoot out 5-4. However the Oilers had a 3-2 lead with 1.5 seconds left when the Flames tied the game sending to the eventual shoot out. However, few people were talking about the way the team lost. The focus of much of the ire of the fans and Coaches was on one play. Jerome Iginla led defenseman Sheldon Souray into the boards face first on dump in by the Flames in the second period with the Oilers...
Oilers vs Calgary Flames Preview: colour the fans unimpressed
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 9th, 2009
After a year which saw the Edmonton Oilers fall off the cliff in a memorable collapse, fans and so called experts are not giving a lot of hope for the team. Many see the team, largely unchanged, pretty similar to the team that ended the season last year. The truth is the team is still small. JF Jacques is now on the first line, and is now in goal playing the role of near a career goalie. The Oilers themselves are after years of raising expectations they are playing for time. They do not want fans getting to hyped up. They are, one suspects, trying to under promise and over deliver. Oilers head coach told the Canadian Press Friday "It depends on your personnel and how they apply the assets they have. ...
Sam Gagner and the dog house
- By Jonathan Williams
- October 9th, 2009
It has become apparent that after showing a lacklustre performance in the pre-season centre Sam Gagner is in the dog house with his new coach. When he appeared on the scene after the debacle that was the Edmonton Oilers 2006-2007 hockey season Sam Gagner was seen as a breath of fresh air for the bad team. His incredible skills during the shoot outs were legendary. As the 2007-2008 season came to an end Gagner, Robert Nilsson and Andrew Cogliano were being hailed as the new kid line. They could skate and score, and they gave other teams all they could handle as the Oilers made their mad dash for another failed attempt at the play offs. Going into the 2008-2009 season the kid line was expected to build on their strong finish, Gagner...
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