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NHL: Oilers Should Expect Rude Welcome From Jets Fans

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 27, 2012

The Edmonton Oilers make their return to Winnipeg to play the Jets and renew one of the lesser-known but combative conflicts in the NHL, which began in the old World Hockey Association. As Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press notes, the Jets’ very first home game in major professional hockey was in 1972 against...

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More Misery for Ryan Miller When Maple Leafs Visit Buffalo?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 22, 2011

Ryan Miller’s got troubles, the Wild and Oilers would like a win and the Jets look for revenge against Montreal. Frank Doyle reports on the highlight matchups of tonight’s hockey action! What a rotten year it’s been for Ryan Miller. Firstly, the rest of the League seem to be queuing up to zap him on...

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Is Ryan Miller a target? Philadelphia visits Buffalo tonight!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 7, 2011

Frank Doyle previews the Flyers visit to Buffalo and Carolina’s trip to Edmonton! Game of the day is Philadelphia’s visit to Buffalo. Not just because it’s a great matchup, but because the punishment meted out to Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller is becoming an issue in the League. Miller got zapped on open ice by Boston’s...

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Bruins at Leafs NHL Game of the Day

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 30, 2011

Frank Doyle looks forward to the Wild at the Oilers, the Habs at the spluttering Ducks and the highlight of the night, Boston at Toronto! No prizes for guessing what’s today’s game of the day. Two of the NHL’s hottest teams face off in Toronto when the Boston Bruins cross the border to take on...

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Oilers at Bruins, Leafs at Blues Tonight's Hockey Highlights!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 10, 2011

Edmonton visits the World Champions, Toronto takes on the Blues and Florida visits Winnipeg. Frank Doyle previews the action. The light still burns bright in Edmonton, where the Oilers have put their recent seasons in the basement of the Northwest Division well behind them in the early days of the 2011-‘12 season. The Oilers followed...

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Oilers, Leafs Enjoying Life at the Top

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 3, 2011

Two Canadian teams are red hot right now and they’re not necessarily who you expect. Frank Doyle reports from the ice. The young men of Edmonton are growing up quickly. For two years the Oilers have languished in hockey’s basement. Now they are on top of the Western Division and lords of all they survey....

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: September 29, 2011

Edmonton mightn’t win the Stanley Cup, but they will be fun to watch. Charlie Boccanegra writes about the rebuilding Oilers. The Oilers are still in the rebuilding process but appear to be heading in the right direction with a lot of young talent. They’ve had the #1 overall pick in back-to-back years and appear to...

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Matt Cooke Suspension More Grief Than Pittsburgh Needs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 21, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at Mario’s misery, the devil in New Jersey and happy times in the Sad Song Capital of the world. What a fun game that was yesterday between the Rangers and the Penguins. Mario Lemieux’s comments about headshots in the light of the Max Pacioretty situation came back to haunt him with a...

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Ducks at Oilers Top Choice for Hockey Bettors

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 14, 2011

Frank Doyle looks back at the weekend hockey betting action, and thinks Mario Lemieux has more than fighting on his mind. The game with the most NHL betting action this weekend wasn’t Toronto at Montreal, although that was close. Most interest was shown in Anaheim’s visit to Edmonton last night, when opinion seemed pretty much...