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Edmonton Oilers defensive prospect Oscar Klefbom has struggled in the American Hockey League this season with the Oklahoma City Barons.

Oilers to see what Klefbom can do

As expected, Edmonton Oilers farmhand defenceman Oscar Klefbom will have his NHL coming-out party in Minnesota Tuesday, fittingly against his Swedish boyhood buddy, Wild blueliner Jonas Brodin. Klefbom’s first NHL game will come about 33 months after the...

 
Dallas Stars right wing Alex Chiasson (12) bows his head on the bench as defenceman Jordie Benn (24) takes a knee on the ice after play was stopped in the first period of an NHL Hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Monday, March 10, 2014, in Dallas. Stars center Rich Peverly was taken to a hospital after a medical emergency.

Live: Rich Peverley collapses on Dallas...

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Derek Leung/Getty Images New York islanders forward Colin McDonald, left, collides with Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins during action at Rexall Place on Thursday.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins fighting slump

EDMONTON — Maybe the alarm bells shouldn’t be going off, but there should be some angst that top Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hasn’t beaten a goalie in 11 straight games and has only three assists on his stats card since Jan. 26...

 
Los Angeles Kings forward Jordan Nolan, left, controls the puck as he is chased by Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth alongside goalie Ben Scrivens during play Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Rexall Place.

Ask Matty: Expect sucker-punch retribution...

Q: Why didn’t anybody challenge L.A. Kings forward Jordan Nolan for that sucker-punch Sunday on the Oilers’ Jesse Joensuu? (Keith Wolstenholme)

 
 

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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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