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The Edmonton Oilers are looking to keep the good times rolling tonight, but they'll have to do it with a different-looking lineup.
Kapanen has played like a $5 million a year forward. It’s as if Stan Bowman was searching under every couch and inside every closet of the NHL for the right trade but tucked away in his own furnace room he suddenly came upon a forgotten $5 million winger, so now he doesn’t have to go out and get one.
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Oilers Escaped a Risky Goalie Trade — and Should Be Thankful
Before they acquired Tristan Jarry, the Edmonton Oilers were rumored to be in trade conversations with the St. Louis Blues regarding Jordan Binnington.
You can take Vincent Desharnais off the Edmonton Oilers, but you can't remove his hatred for Florida Panthers pest Matthew Tkachuk.
Rookie wingers Matt Savoie and Ike Howard are playing depth minutes for Edmonton at even strength this season.
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Stan Bowman Still Has Work to Do to Improve the Oilers
After tonight’s home game against the New Jersey Devils, the Edmonton Oilers will have 31 games left in the regular season and only 26 games left after the Olympic Winter Games are over, and their season resumes on Feb.
Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to return from his leave of absence this week, according to Kris Knoblauch.
Maxim Berezkin has expressed interest in signing with Edmonton in the spring and delivered an outstanding performance for Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL) last season when the organization won the Gagarin Cup. He has been less effective this year (4-14-18 in 44 games) but is a power winger with skill. He could be NHL-ready.