1 week ago Key trade acquisitions and superstar forward off the shelf, skating in main Oilers practice

Things looked bleak for the Edmonton Oilers this morning, but only for a moment. This came in from Mark Spector of Sportsnet: “Frederic and Walman take the ice early at practice here on San Jose. A sports writer’s take: Frederic is a ways away from playing. Walman is even further.” But then came good news […]

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1 week ago Skinner stakes claim to Edmonton Oilers Game 1 net; get ready for Kane

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish, so Stuart Skinner going from opening-night shelling to closing-night shutout is a major boost for the Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending concerns. If you remember, Skinner was under water from the first puck drop of the season, getting the hook against Winnipeg after five goals on 13 shots. […]

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1 week ago Skinner stakes claim to Edmonton Oilers net in Game 1; get ready for Kane's return

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish, so Stuart Skinner going from opening-night shelling to closing-night shutout is a major boost for the Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending concerns. If you remember, Skinner was under water from the first puck drop of the season, getting the hook against Winnipeg after five goals on 13 shots. […]

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1 week ago FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court Tuesday to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago – one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends was illegally anticompetitive. FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson repeatedly pressed Zuckerberg to explain several internal messages he sent […]

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1 week ago 'Ready to roll': Avalanche of injuries no worry for Oilers and McDavid ahead of NHL playoffs

'I don't like this whole notion that we're the walking wounded here.'

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2 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays just made franchise history in a very depressing way

Through the first two weeks of the season, the Toronto Blue Jays have already gone on a bit of a mini roller coaster.With a record of 8-6 that has them tied for first in the AL East, they've gone through a four-game winning streak and a three-game winning streak, coupled with a three-game losing streak in the middle.Through four different series against Boston, Baltimore, the New York Mets, and Washington, they've been swept, swept their opponents, split a series evenly, and had a second sweep attempt fall short in the final game.Toronto's first 14 games have included a little bit of everything, but there's been one glaring issue on which the Blue Jays still have quite a bit of work to do.In the first two weeks of the year, Toronto has hit only six home runs, an all-time franchise low, per Sportsnet stats.Blue Jays 6 Home Runs are their fewest in franchise history through 14 games— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) April 11, 2025New trade acquisition Andres Gimenez hit three home run...

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2 w. ago Canucks Video: The team crashed and burned, how did we end up here?

This season nearly everything could go wrong for the Canucks did go wrong, from injuries to Demko and Quinn Hughes to team rifts and trades

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2 w. ago 'I'm very uncritical on this team': NHL insider's wise words on Edmonton Oilers

This in from NHL insider Brian Lawton, former player agent and GM, his wise words on the Edmonton Oilers, that it’s still too early to judge this team one way or another, especially with all the injures, and that the story will be told in the playoffs. Said Lawton to Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now: […]

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3 w. ago Major Oilers trade acquisition injured again, as team's walking wounded list explodes

This in from the Edmonton, news that major deadline day trade aquisition Trent Frederic aggravated his existing ankle injury playing against the Los Angeles Kings and won’t be taking the ice against Anaheim tonight. As Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports: “Trent Frederic did not take the morning skate in Anaheim today, after re-injuring his ankle […]

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4 w. ago Good news on major Oilers trade acquisition, iffy news on McDavid and Ekholm

This in from the Edmonton Oilers practice, some good news on major Edmonton Oilers trade acquisition Trent Frederic, but iffy news on the injury status of Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, Mattias Ekholm and John Klingberg. Reported Tony Brar of Oilers TV: “McDavid, Ekholm, S. Skinner & Klingberg will not be initially flying out with the […]

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