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Defenceman Darnell Nurse, seen here in NHL pre-season action in September 2013, is in the AHL Oklahoma City Barons lineup as the team tries to nail down an AHL playoff spot this weekend.

Edmonton Oilers farm team controls ...

Oklahoma City Barons head coach Todd Nelson pointedly says his team’s playoff prospects looked “pretty grim” two months ago. But if the Edmonton Oilers’ farm club can get three points in two games against the lowly Iowa Wild this weekend...

 
 
Brett Pollock and Griffin Reinhart of the Edmonton Oil Kings celebrate a goal by teammate Ashton Sautner, middle, against the Brandon Wheat Kings during WHL playoff action in early April 2014.

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For defencemen, managing risk and reward once was a simple equation. If you were Bobby Orr, Guy Lapointe or Brad Park, you went ahead, you took chances, you joined the rush. Heck, you led the rush, in Orr’s case.

 
Edmonton Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish speaks at an end-of-the-season press conference at the Oilers head office in Edmonton on April 15, 2014.

Oil Spills Episode 1: Everything is...

The Edmonton Oilers' 2013-14 season came to a close this week, punctuated by a season-ending media conference held by team general manager Craig MacTavish and by the NHL draft lottery, in which the Oilers learned they will pick third overall in June's enrty draft...

 
Mads Eller of the Edmonton Oil Kings looks for the bouncing puck in front of goalie Marek Langhamer and defenceman Dylan Bredo of the Medicine Hat Tigers last month at Rexall Place.

Video: Oil Kings set for playoff series...

Edmonton Journal sports reporter Alicja Siekierska and Chris O'Leary set up the WHL Eastern Conference final between the Edmonton Oil Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers. The first game of the series starts at Rexall place at 7 p.m. on Friday.

 
Jakub Voracek #93 of the Philadelphia Flyers is taken down in the crease by Dan Girardi #5 of the New York Rangers during the first period in Game One of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 17, 2014 in New York City.

Rangers score 3 goals in 3rd period...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Brad Richards and Derek Stepan scored power-play goals 47 seconds apart in the third period, and the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 4-1 in the playoff opener on Thursday night to stretch their home-winning streak over the rival Flyers to nine...

 
 

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Chancery Hall is currently an office building for city workers, but it could be redeveloped as a hotel or condo development when the city consolidates staff in a planned new office building on 101 St. and 104th Ave.

Simons: New tower a win for Daryl Katz — and, just maybe, for downtown

Back in September 2012, when negotiations around the proposed new downtown arena were at their ugliest, Edmontonians learned that Daryl Katz was refusing to sign the deal, unless city council promised...

 
Edmonton Oilers winger David Perron and Buffalo Sabres’ Jamie McBain turn to chase the puck during a National Hockey League game at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 3, 2014.

MacKinnon: Oilers tweak forward lines in attempt to get more offence

At a cursory glance, and certainly by their current standards, the Edmonton Oilers are on a roll. They have won four of their last five games, including victories over big, heavy teams like the Vancouver...

 
Edmonton Oilers forward David Perron, left, and Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jamie McBain chase the puck during NHL action at Buffalo’s First Niagara Center on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.

Secondary scorers showing up for Edmonton Oilers

Obviously, there are many components of success that are either regularly missing from the Edmonton Oilers’ collective game or only available in spurts. One item on the long list is balanced scoring...

 
Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens manages to keep the puck out of the net as San Jose Sharks forward Eriah Hayes tries to make a play while seated on the ice at Rexall Place during the Oilers’ 3-0 win Jan. 29, 2014.

MacKinnon: ‘Hopefully, I don’t have to see that again’: Eakins

When the 59-shot pummelling by the San Jose Sharks was over, his team stunningly improbable 3-0 winners by virtue of a record-setting goaltending effort, Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins waited...

 
Edmonton Oilers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov watches a rolling puck that Rob Klinkhammer of the Phoenix Coyotes can’t control during National Hockey League action at Rexall Place on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014.

MacKinnon: Oilers season feels like a grim voyage with a damaged boat

If the movie, All is Lost, comes to your mind watching the Edmonton Oilers play out the 29-game string this disappointing season, you may not be alone. For those who haven’t seen it, this is the...

 
Kevin Lowe talks to media about the sale of the Edmonton Oilers to Daryl Katz.

MacKinnon: Lowe ebb for Oilers, but give it time

There is real wit, some of it delightful, embedded in Twitter, a truly democratic forum, when it’s on its best behaviour. Take the dude who runs that phoney Craig MacTavish account (@FakeOilersGM...

 
Daryl Katz, left, and Bob Black, executive vice-president of sports and entertainment for the Katz Group during a break at the open discussion of the downtown arena projectat city hall in July 2010.

MacKinnon: Daryl Katz’s open letter, closed mind

EDMONTON — Owner Daryl Katz says he shares your pain, Oilers fans, but on close reading of his open letter on Monday, he makes no apology that the NHL club’s bottom-feeding plight is as chronically...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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