Edmonton Oilers: Road to a new Dynasty (EHM 2007)
 

*This is my first time writing a dynasty so any suggestion or comment would be appreciated. I’m going to impose to my team a 47 million salary cap instead of league 59.6 to make it a bigger challenge. I’m using rosters from the start of 2010/2011 season.

September 4 2010: Ray Emery signs with Tampa Bay for 2 years at $1.6m/year.

September 5 2010: The Chicago Blackhawks trade Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Colorado Avalanche for a 4th round pick in 2011.
- Jay McKee signs with Colorado for 2 years at $900k/year.
- Marc-André Bergeron signs with Buffalo for 3 years at $1.8m/year.
- Tom Preissing signs with Dallas for 2 years at $900k/year.

September 11 2010: Evgeni Nabokov signs with the New York Islanders for 2 years at $2.2m/year.
- Jason Williams signs with Atlanta for 3 years at $1.1m/year.

September 12 2010: Toronto trade Mike Komisarek to Tampa Bay for a 3rd round pick in 2011.
- Chicago trade Brian Campbell to Phoenix for a 2nd round pick in 2011 and a 3rd round pick in 2012.

Season Preview

1. New Jersey
2. Vancouver
3. Washington
4. Detroit
5. San Jose
6. Buffalo
7. Pittsburgh
8. Boston
9. Tampa Bay
10. Chicago
11. Philadelphie
12. Phoenix
13. Anaheim
14. Calgary
15. Ottawa
16. Los Angeles
17. New York Rangers
18. St. Louis
19. Toronto
20. Minnesota
21. Colorado
22. New York Islanders
23. Dallas
24. Nashville
25. Atlanta
26. Montreal
27. Edmonton
28. Columbus
29. Carolina
30. Florida

September 26 2010: Vancouver trade Mikael Samuelsson to the New York Islanders for a 4th and a 5th round pick in 2011.

September 29 2010: Niklas Hagman claimed off waivers by St. Louis.

Centers

Horcoff is the veteran and the captain of the team. Good two-way center with great faceoffs skills. On a good team he would be a great #2 center but here for now he’s the #1 option. May have to be move because of his big contract for us to respect our salary cap.

Sam Gagner – 21 years old – 5’9” 174 lbs – 2,275,000$ - 2 years

If everything goes according to plan, Gagner should be our #1 center for the next couple of years. But right now he’s going to continue his development on the second line. His defensive play needs work. He’s a good playmaker. A lot of potential.

Gilbert Brule – 23 years old – 5’10” 174 lbs – 1,850,000$ - 2 years

Future #2 center with good speed. He’s never going to meet the expectations of a former 6th overall pick but he’s a good two-way player.

Alexandre Giroux – 29 years old – 6’3” 196 lbs – 500,000$ - 1 year

Cheap 4th line player.

Left Wingers

Taylor Hall – 18 years old – 6’1” 187 lbs – 900,000$ - 3 years

Franchise player. He’s the guy we’re going to build the franchise around. Has a lot of room for improvement but he has massive potential.

Magnus Svensson-Pääjärvi – 19 years old – 6’1” 200 lbs – 900,000$ - 3 years

Great kid with a lot of potential. Looks more ready for the NHL than Hall and might take his spot on the first line.

Linus Omark – 23 years old – 5’10” 171 lbs – 875,000$ - 2 years

Great offensive abilities. If Omark can overcome his small size can become a good second line player.

Andrew Cogliano – 23 years old – 5’11” 183 lbs – 1,000,000$ - 1 year

Cogliano has the potential to play on the second line but with Hall, Pääjärvi and Omark in front of him, he probably won’t have the chance in Edmonton and will probably be move at the deadline.

Right Wingers

Ales Hemsky – 27 years old – 6’ 191 lbs – 4,100,000$ - 2 years

One of the best Right Wingers in the league but injuries in the last couple of years kept him for rising to superstar status. Hopefully will stay is entire career in Edmonton.

Dustin Penner – 28 years old – 6’4” 229 lbs – 4,250,000$ - 2 years

The biggest enigma on the team, Penner has all the tools to become a superstar in this league but doesn’t always put the effort. With my salary cap reality may be my best asset to trade.

Jordan Eberle – 20 years old – 5’10” 180 lbs – 846,000$ - 3 years

With Hall and Pääjärvi, Eberle represent the future of this organization. If I feel his development is slowed by playing on the 3rd line I may send him in the AHL to give him more playing time.

Zach Stortini – 25 years old – 6’4” 213 lbs – 700,000$ - 1 year

Stortini is our enforcer, he won’t play much and comes cheap so that’s a perfect fit.

Defensemen

Sheldon Souray – 34 years old – 6’4” 224 lbs – 5,400,000$ - 2 years

If he stays healthy, he’s going to be a big part of our PP. His big contract may be a problem but if he perform I’ll find a way to work around it.

Ryan Whitney – 27 years old – 6’4” 200 lbs – 4,000,000$ - 3 years

Whitney is a good offensive defenseman and is also solid in his own zone. Excellent work ethic. Will be in Edmonton for a long time.

Tom Gilbert – 27 years old – 6’3” 209 lbs – 4,000,000$ - 4 years

Good all-around defenseman, no big weakness. I’m not sure he’s deserving of his big contract.

Ladislav Smid – 24 years old – 6’3” 202 lbs – 1,300,000$ - 1 year

Good skater, strong work ethic, average offensive ability.

Kurtis Foster – 28 years old – 6’5” 229 lbs – 1,800,000$ - 2 years

Big shot, solid defensively, not physical for his size. Might move for a cheaper option.

Jim Vandermeer – 30 years old – 6’1” 207 lbs – 2,300,000$ - 1 year

Good speed, can drop the gloves but average in everything else. Will be move for someone cheaper.

Goaltenders

Nikolai Khabibulin – 37 years old – 6’1” 207 lbs – 3,750,000$ - 3 years

Khabibulin is still a great goaltender at the age of 37. Good influence in the room. Because we probably won’t be a contender for 2-3 years, he will probably be move.

Martin Gerber – 36 years old – 6’ 194 lbs – 500,000$ - 1 year

Average goaltender but cheap which is good for a backup.

Total Players Salaries: $46,746,000

Where would one find rosters for the 2010-11 season?

I found my update here: Roster Updates • EHM The Blue Line

October 3 2010: Ottawa trade David Hale to Edmonton for a 6^th round pick in 2011.

Lines for the season opener

Hall – Horcoff [C]- Hemsky [A]
Pääjärvi – Gagner – Penner
Omark – Brule – Eberle
Cogliano – Giroux – Stortini

Souray [A] – Whitney
Smid – Gilbert
Vandermeer – Foster

Khabibulin
Gerber

Game 1: Calgary Flames (0-0-0) vs Edmonton Oilers (0-0-0)
Goals:
EDM – Omark (1) (Eberle, Whitney)
CGY – Bourque (1) (Kotalik, Pardy)
CGY – Bourque (2) (Jokinen, Babchuk)
EDM – Hemsky (1) (Hall, Souray)
Shootout: CGY 3 – EDM 2

Final Score: Calgary 3 Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Rene Bourque
2^nd Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (32 saves)
3^rd Star: Miikka Kiprusoff (33 saves)

October 6 2010: Edmonton trade Jason Strudwick to Chicago for a 6^th round pick in 2011.

Game 2: Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1) vs Calgary Flames (1-0-0)
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (2) (Hall, Whitney) PP
CGY – Iginla (1) (Bourque, Jokinen)
EDM – Whitney (1) (Horcoff) PP
CGY – Glencross (1) (Conroy)
CGY – Bouwmeester (1) (Stajan)
CGY – Bourque (3) (Jokinen, Iginla)

Final Score: Edmonton 2 Calgary 4

1^st Star: Jay Bouwmeester
2^nd Star: Jarome Iginla
3^rd Star: Rene Bourque

Game 3: San Jose Sharks (2-0-1) vs Edmonton Oilers (0-1-1)
Goals:
EDM – Pääjärvi (1) (Penner)
EDM – Penner (1) (Pääjärvi, Whitney)
EDM – Gagner (1) (Pääjärvi, Penner)
SJ – Clowe (3) (Thornton, Demers) PP
EDM – Gagner (2) (Pääjärvi)
SJ – Heatley (2) (Marleau, Setoguchi) PP
SJ – Vlasic (1) (Marleau, Setoguchi) PP

Final Score: San Jose 3 Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: Dustin Penner
3^rd Star: Sam Gagner

Game 4: Edmonton Oilers (1-1-1) vs Colorado Avalanche (0-3-0)
Goals:
COL – Koci (1) (Stewart, Stastny)
COL – Galiardi (2) (Mueller, Quincey)
EDM – Whitney (2) (Horcoff) PP
COL – Fleischmann (2) (Stastny, Stewart)
EDM – Giroux (1) (Stortini)
COL – Stastny (3) (Hejduk, Foote)

Final Score: Edmonton 2 Colorado 4

1^st Star: Paul Stastny
2^nd Star: Craig Anderson (43 saves)
3^rd Star: Chris Stewart

Game 5: Edmonton Oilers (1-2-1) vs Vancouver Canucks (4-1-0)
Goals:
VAN – D. Sedin (3) (Edler, Kesler)
VAN – Edler (2) (Burrows, Shirokov) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (2) (Penner, Gagner)
VAN – D. Sedin (4) (Kesler, Ehrhoff) PP
EDM – Hall (1) (Hemsky, Souray)
VAN – H. Sedin (2) (Burrows, Hansen) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 2 Vancouver 4

1^st Star: Alexander Edler
2^nd Star: Henrik Sedin
3^rd Star: Roberto Luongo (28 saves)

Game 6: Vancouver Canucks (5-1-0) vs Edmonton Oilers (1-3-1)
Notes: Martin Gerber gets the start
Goals:
EDM – Stortini (1) (Gagner)
EDM – Brule (1) (Omark, Penner)
VAN – Kesler (3) (D. Sedin, H. Sedin) PP
EDM – Gagner (3) SH
VAN – Hansen (2) (D. Sedin, H. Sedin) PP
VAN – D. Sedin (5) (H. Sedin, Kesler) PP
VAN – H. Sedin (3) (Edler) PP
EDM – Hemsky (3) (Hall, Whitney) PP
OT – EDM – Gagner (4) (Hemsky, Gilbert)

Final Score: Vancouver 4 Edmonton 5(OT)

1^st Star: Sam Gagner
2^nd Star: Henrik Sedin
3^rd Star: Daniel Sedin

Game 7: Detroit Red Wings (3-3-1) vs Edmonton Oilers (2-3-1)
Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (4) (Gagner, Gilbert)
DET – Lidstrom (3) (Rafalski, Franzen) PP
DET – Filppula (3) (Bertuzzi, Hudler)

Final Score: Detroit 2 Edmonton 1

1^st Star: Nicklas Lidstrom
2^nd Star: Chris Osgood (30 saves)
3^rd Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (34 saves)

Game 8: Phoenix Coyotes (5-3-0) vs Edmonton Oilers (2-4-1)
Goals:
EDM – Horcoff (1) (Gilbert) SH
EDM – Hemsky (5) (Foster, Gagner) PP
EDM – Omark (2) (Brule, Eberle)
PHO – Campbell (1) (Doan, Yandle)
PHO – Vrbata (2) (Hanzal, Whitney) PP
PHO – Hollweg (2) (Bissonnette, Morris)
Shootout: PHO 0 – EDM 1

Final Score: Phoenix 3 Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Derek Morris
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Ilya Bryzgalov (42 saves)

Game 9: Edmonton Oilers (3-4-1) vs Anaheim Ducks (6-2-0)
Goals:
ANA – Ryan (5) (Perry, Getzlaf)
ANA – Perry (4) (Koivu, Ryan)
ANA – Ryan (6) (Koivu, Perry) PP
ANA – Lupul (4) (Mara, Selanne) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (3) (Gilbert)
EDM – Hall (2) (Hemsky) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (4) (Foster, Gagner)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 Anaheim 4

1^st Star: Bobby Ryan
2^nd Star: Corey Perry
3^rd Star: Saku Koivu

Game 10: Edmonton Oilers (3-5-1) vs Phoenix Coyotes (6-3-1)
Notes: Martin Gerber gets the start
Goals:
PHO – Bélanger (4) (Wolski)
EDM – Hall (3) (Hemsky, Whitney) PP
EDM – Hall (4) (Horcoff, Whitney) PP
PHO – Whitney (4) PS
PHO – Wolski (9) (Doan, Stempniak) PP
PHO – Whitney (5) (Bélanger, Yandle)
EDM – Gilbert (1) (Foster, Pääjärvi) PP
EDM – Penner (2) (Pääjärvi)
Shootout: EDM 1 – PHO 0

Final Score: Edmonton 5 Phoenix 4

1^st Star: Ray Whitney
2^nd Star: Ryan Whitney
3^rd Star: Wojtek Wolski

Game 11: Washington Capitals (7-2-0) vs Edmonton Oilers (4-5-1)
Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
EDM – Horcoff (2) (Hall) PP
WSH – Ovechkin (6) (Poti) PP
EDM – Brule (2) (Eberle)
EDM – Pääjärvi (5) (Gagner, Hemsky)
EDM – Hemsky (6) (Hall, Horcoff) PP
WSH – Hannan (1) (Nylander, Schultz) PP
WSH – Ovechkin (7) (Schultz, Bäckström)

Final Score: Washington 3 Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff
2^nd Star: Jeff Schultz
3^rd Star: Alexander Ovechkin

October 29 2010: Montreal trade Hal Gill to Chicago for a 4^th round pick in 2011.

Thoughts on October : I don’t have any expectation for this season and this decent start doesn’t change that but it’s a pleasant surprise. Sure few players played to their potential but it’s a month we can build on. One of the good surprise of the month is the play of rookie Magnus Pääjärvi. He’s second on the team for points and goals and he only play 14 minutes a game. Hall is coming along after a rough start. Eberle and Omark though are struggling. The biggest deceptions right now are Sheldon Souray and Shawn Horcoff. Souray doesn’t have a goal yet and Horcoff only have 6 points despite playing 28 and 21 minutes a game respectively.

Game 12: #15 Nashville Predators (3-7-1) vs #10 Edmonton Oilers (5-5-1)
Goals:
NSH – Erat (2) (Lundmark, Smithson)
EDM – Cogliano (1) (Vandermeer)
EDM – Omark (3) (Brule, Souray)
NSH – Lundmark (1) (Bégin, Wilson)
EDM – Hall (5) (Whitney, Souray) PP
EDM – Omark (4) (Brule, Vandermeer)

Final Score: Nashville 2 – Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Linus Omark
2^nd Star: Jim Vandermeer
3^rd Star: Sheldon Souray

Game 13: #7 Dallas Stars (6-3-3) vs #10 Edmonton Oilers (6-5-1)
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (7) (Horcoff, Souray)
DAL – Eriksson (9) (Robidas, Richards) PP
EDM – Cogliano (2) (Giroux)
EDM – Giroux (2) (Cogliano, Stortini)
EDM – Pääjärvi (6) (Gagner, Hemsky)

Final Score: Dallas 1 – Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Andrew Cogliano
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Alexandre Giroux

November 4 2010: Phoenix trade Petr Prucha to Ottawa for a 3^rd round pick in 2011.
- Columbus trade Chris Clark and a 5^th round pick in 2011 to Montreal for the rights to Michael Bournival and a 4^th round pick in 2011.

November 6 2010: Nashville trade Sergei Kostitsyn to New Jersey for Jacob Josefson.
- Dallas trade Trevor Daley to Los Angeles for the rights to Jordan Weal.

Game 14: #9 Edmonton Oilers (7-5-1) vs #8 Montreal Canadiens (7-5-1)
Goals:
MTL – Gorges (1) (Gomez) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (7) PP
EDM – Hemsky (8) (Horcoff, Whitney) PP
EDM – Cogliano (3) (Stortini, Gilbert)
MTL – Cammalleri (6) (Clark, Gomez)
MTL – Kostitsyn (4) (Clark, Gomez)
MTL – Kostitsyn (5) (Clark, Henry)
MTL – Hamrlik (2) (Gomez)
MTL – Eller (1)
MTL – Plekanec (6) (Pacioretty)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Montreal 7 They scored 5 goals in the 3^rd period…Ouch

1^st Star: Scott Gomez
2^nd Star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3^rd Star: Chris Clark

November 8 2010: Montreal trade Roman Hamrlik to Atlanta for the rights to Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel.

Game 15: #10 Edmonton Oilers (7-6-1) vs #6 Detroit Red Wings (8-5-1)
Notes: Gerber gets the start
Goals:
DET – Datsyuk (4)
DET – Datsyuk (5) (Zetterberg, Fitzpatrick)
DET – Franzen (7) (Holmström) PP
DET – Filppula (4) (Cleary, Bertuzzi)
EDM – Vandermeer (1) (Brule)
DET – Filppula (5) (Cleary) SH
DET – Stuart (2) (Cleary, Hudler) PP
EDM – Smid (1) (Brule)
EDM – Horcoff (3) (Hall, Hemsky)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Detroit 6

[i]1^st Star: Pavel Datsyuk
2^nd Star: Daniel Cleary
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

November 10 2010: Montreal trade Dustin Boyd to Washington for the 4^th and 6^th round picks in 2011.

Game 16: #12 Edmonton Oilers (7-7-1) vs #15 Columbus Blue Jackets (3-9-1)
Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
EDM – Souray (1) (Gagner)
CLB – Huselius (6) (White, Filatov) PP
CLB – Voracek (5) (Tyutin, Vermette) PP
CLB – Filatov (1) (Moreau, White)
CLB – White (1) (Filatov, Klesla) PP
CLB – Huselius (7) (Russell, Klesla) PP
EDM – Horcoff (4) (Hemsky, Hall)

Final Score: Edmonton 2 – Columbus 5

1^st Star: Todd White
2^nd Star: Nikita Filatov
3^rd Star: Rostislav Klesla

Game 17: #12 Edmonton Oilers (7-8-1) vs #14 St. Louis Blues (6-6-3)
Notes: Penner moves to the 1^st and Hall drops to the second line. I want to wake Penner up.
Goals:
EDM – Foster (1) (Brule, Omark)
EDM – Cogliano (4) (Gagner, Hall)
STL – Hagman (4) (Steen, Oshie) PP
STL – Perron (8) (Boyes, Backes) PP
EDM – Souray (2)
STL – Oshie (5) (Brewer, Polak) PP
STL – Perron (9) (Backes, Brewer)
EDM – Hemsky (9) (Gagner, Cogliano)
OT – STL – Colaiacovo (2) (Johnson, Brewer)

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – St. Louis 5 OT

1^st Star: Eric Brewer
2^nd Star: Kurtis Foster
3^rd Star: David Backes

Game 18: #12 Edmonton Oilers (7-8-2) vs #8 Colorado Avalanche (8-6-2)
Notes: Gerber gets the start
Goals
COL – Stastny (12) (Liles, Hejduk) PP
COL – Duchene (3) (Hejduk, Galiardi)
COL – Fleischmann (7) (Stastny, Hejduk)
COL – Hejduk (4) (Fleischmann, Stastny) PP
COL – Stewart (8) (McKee, Stastny)
EDM – Hemsky (10) (Gagner)
EDM – Eberle (1) (Brule, Omark)
EDM – Cogliano (5) (Stortini, Foster)
EDM – Horcoff (5) (Hemsky, Whitney) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Colorado 5

1^st Star: Milan Hejduk
2^nd Star: Paul Stastny
3^rd Star: Tomas Fleischmann

Game 19: #12 St. Louis Blues (7-7-3) vs #13 Edmonton Oilers (7-9-2)
Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
EDM – Penner (3) (Hemsky, Horcoff)
EDM – Hemsky (11) (Penner, Horcoff) PP
EDM – Gagner (5) (Pääjärvi, Hall)
STL – Berglund (2) (Scatchard, Winchester)
EDM – Hemsky (12) (Horcoff, Penner) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (8) (Hall, Gagner)
EDM – Souray (3) (Hemsky, Penner) PP
EDM – Whitney (3) (Horcoff) PP

Final Score: St. Louis 1 – Edmonton 7 Good to see my attack working again

1^st Star: Dustin Penner
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

Game 20: #3 Detroit Red Wings (11-6-1) vs #11 Edmonton Oilers (8-9-2)
Goals:
EDM – Brule (3) (Eberle, Omark)
DET – Datsyuk (6) (Zetterberg, Franzen) PP
DET – Datsyuk (7) (Stuart) PP
DET – Bertuzzi (1) (Fedoruk)
EDM – Penner (4) (Hemsky, Horcoff) PP

Final Score: Detroit 3 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Brad Stuart
2^nd Star: Jimmy Howard (34 saves)
3^rd Star: Pavel Datsyuk

Game 21: #4 Calgary Flames (13-5-0) vs #12 Edmonton Oilers (8-10-2)
Goals:
CGY – Morrison (7) (Langkow, Kostopoulos)
EDM – Hemsky (13) (Penner, Souray) PP
EDM – Gagner (6) (Hall, Vandermeer)
EDM – Gagner (7) (Pääjärvi)
EDM – Giroux (3) (Pääjärvi, Foster)

Final Score: Calgary 1 – Edmonton 4

1^st Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (31 saves)
2^nd Star: Sam Gagner
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi

November 21 2010: Carolina claimed David Clarkson off waivers.

Game 22: #7 Chicago Blackhawks (11-7-2) vs #11 Edmonton Oilers (9-10-2)
Goals:
CHI – Sharp (9) (Hossa, Toews) PP
CHI – Kane (6) (Brouwer, Keith)
CHI – Bolland (4) (Sharp, Kane) PP
CHI – Potulny (4) (MacMillan, Vishnevskiy)
EDM – Whitney (4) (Souray, Hemsky) PP

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Edmonton 1

1^st Star: Patrick Sharp
2^nd Star: Dave Bolland
3^rd Star: Ryan Whitney

Game 23: #2 Anaheim Ducks (16-9-0) vs #12 Edmonton Oilers (9-11-2)
Goals:
EDM – Brule (4) (Omark, Gilbert)
EDM – Horcoff (6) (Gilbert)
EDM – Horcoff (7) SH
ANA – Selanne (13) (Ryan, Lydman)
EDM – Gagner (8) (Whitney, Hall)
EDM – Whitney (5) (Souray, Stortini)

Final Score: Anaheim 1 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Ryan Whitney
2^nd Star: Tom Gilbert
3^rd Star: Sheldon Souray

Game 24: #7 Colorado Avalanche (12-9-3) vs #12 Edmonton Oilers (10-11-2)
Goals:
EDM – Souray (4) (Whitney, Horcoff) PP
EDM – Hemsky (14) (Horcoff, Penner) PP
COL – Stewart (12) (Galiardi, Duchene) PP
EDM – Cogliano (6) (Gagner, Hemsky)
COL – McKee (1) (Fleischmann, Jones)
EDM – Gagner (9) (Pääjärvi, Foster)
EDM – Pääjärvi (9) (Gagner, Gilbert)
COL – Hejduk (6) (Duchene, Galiardi) PP
EDM – Gagner (10) (Pääjärvi, Hall)
COL – Stastny (16) (Hejduk, Quincey)
EDM – Hall (6) (Gagner, Pääjärvi) PP

Final Score: Colorado 4 – Edmonton 7
Post-Game Notes: Jim Vandermeer suffered a chest injury and will be out of action for 2 weeks.

1^st Star: Sam Gagner
2^nd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
3^rd Star: Milan Hejduk

FWIW, I usually like the "out of character" thoughts behind certain actions (i.e. trades, signings, etc.) stuff pretty well.

Actually that's not a great description, we've had quite a few popular dynasties that were delivered entirely "in character" but still did the same thing.

Really though my biggest suggestion would be to find what is comfortable for you & do it that way. Dynasties that turn into work rather than fun don't have a great life expectancy.

Thanks for the suggestion. Right now I'm having fun with the game and writing it helps me to keep it realistic. About the thoughts behind my actions, that's what I want to do but right now the only moves I made were two minor trades and there is no big explanation behind it.

Enjoying the read as well. I started playing the free EHM to see if I have enough interest to look at purchasing 2007. The scores and stats are good maybe adding a little more on any major changes on your lines etc would be good. Of course only if it does not bog you down and make posting seem like a chore.

I don't change my lines often and when I do I write it in the notes before the game. The biggest challenge for me is to get used to write in english because it's not my first language but with time I'm going to be more at ease with my writing that should help me. Thanks for the comment.

Well you are doing fine writing in English. Heck I could not even tell that English was not your first language.

Thoughts on November : Another decent month for us. We’re still in the mix for a playoff spot and that’s a big surprise. The rise of Sam Gagner has a lot to do with it, his play has been outstanding and he’s helping Pääjärvi to be a serious contender for the Calder trophy. However, Jordan Eberle struggles continue and I may have to send him to the AHL to get his game back. Two veterans that were deceptions in October, raise their play this month. I’m talking about Souray and Horcoff, both played well in November and if we want to keep our unexpected hope for a playoff run, we’re going to need them. However, Dustin Penner is playing is way out of Edmonton. Unless he finds a way to gets his game back, expect him to be trade at deadline.

Game 25: #15 Columbus Blue Jackets (8-14-2) vs #12 Edmonton Oilers (11-11-2)
Pre-Game Notes: David Hale replace Vandermeer
Goals:
CLB – White (6) (Filatov, Huselius)
CLB – Filatov (3) (Huselius, Russell)
CLB – Klesla (1) (Filatov, Mayorov) PP
EDM – Hemsky (15) (Gilbert, Gagner)
CLB – White (7) (Huselius, Hejda)
EDM – Hemsky (16) (Horcoff, Cogliano)
CLB – Voracek (8) (Nash, Tyutin)
EDM – Horcoff (8) (Hemsky, Hall) PP

Final Score: Columbus 5 – Edmonton 3

1^st Star: Ales Hemsky
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Kristian Huselius

Game 26: #12 Edmonton Oilers (11-12-2) vs #1 Vancouver Canucks (19-6-2)
Pre-Game Notes: Dustin Penner drops to the 3^rd line and Omark gets a chance to play on the 1^st line. Reason: I’m tired of the play of Penner and I want to see if Omark can work on the 1^st line.

Goals:
EDM – Penner (5) (Horcoff, Hale) SH
VAN – Hansen (9) (Burrows, Ballard)
VAN – Kesler (10) (D. Sedin, Edler) PP
VAN – H. Sedin (16) (Edler, D. Sedin) PP
VAN – Raymond (5) (Tambellini, Torres)

Final Score: Edmonton 1 – Vancouver 4

1^st Star: Alexander Edler
2^nd Star: Roberto Luongo (28 saves)
3^rd Star: Henrik Sedin

Game 27: #14 Carolina Hurricanes (9-17-3) vs #12 Edmonton Oilers (11-13-2)
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (17) (Pääjärvi, Whitney) PP
EDM – Gagner (11) (Pääjärvi)
EDM – Gagner (12) (Pääjärvi)
EDM – Omark (5) (Souray, Horcoff)
CAR – Clarkson (7) (Boychuk, Gleason) PP
CAR – Samsonov (16) (Staal, Cole) PP
EDM – Horcoff (9) (Omark, Hemsky)

Final Score: Carolina 2 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: Sam Gagner
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

Game 28: #11 Edmonton Oilers (12-13-2) vs #10 Dallas Stars (12-13-3)
Goals:
EDM – Pääjärvi (10) (Horcoff, Hemsky) PP
DAL – Ott (6) (Petersen)
EDM – Souray (5) (Penner, Whitney)
EDM – Horcoff (10) (Stortini, Whitney)
DAL – Benn (2) (MacNeil, Burish)
EDM – Horcoff (11) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
DAL – Morrow (12) (Preissing, NIskanen)
DAL – Ribeiro (8) (Brunnström, Fistric)
OT – EDM – Hemsky (18) (Gagner, Gilbert) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 5 – Dallas 4 OT

1^st Star: Ales Hemsky
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi

Game 29: #10 Edmonton Oilers (13-13-2) vs #5 Chicago Blackhawks (15-8-4)
Goals:
EDM – Horcoff (12) (Hemsky, Omark)
CHI – Sharp (12) (Brouwer, Bolland)
CHI – Toews (6) (Kane, Cullimore)
EDM – Brule (5) (Foster, Pääjärvi)
CHI – Sharp (13) (Toews, Kane) PP
EDM – Brule (6) (Stortini)
EDM – Souray (6) (Brule)
CHI – Sharp (14) (Bolland, Brouwer)
OT – EDM – Gagner (13) (Penner, Whitney)

Final Score: Edmonton 5 – Chicago 4 OT
Post-Game Notes: I’m sending Jordan Eberle in the AHL to help him get his confidence back. To replace him Ryan O’Marra is called up. In the AHL, he had 17 pts in 25 games. He’s going to play on the 3^rd line.

1^st Star: Patrick Sharp
2^nd Star: Gilbert Brule
3^rd Star: Jonathan Toews

Game 30: #8 Edmonton Oilers (14-13-2) vs #13 Nashville Predators (11-16-3)
Goals:
NSH – Klasen (5) (Goc, Belak)
EDM – Pääjärvi (11) (Hall, Gagner)
EDM – Horcoff (13) (Hemsky)
EDM – Giroux (4) (Cogliano, Gilbert)
EDM – Hall (7) (Pääjärvi)

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Nashville 1

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Taylor Hall

Game 31: #9 Minnesota Wild (13-13-4) vs #8 Edmonton Oilers (15-13-2)
Goals:
EDM – Hall (8) (Gagner, Penner) PP
EDM – Gagner (14) (Hall, Penner)
MIN – Koivu (10) (Barker, Miettinen)
EDM – Gilbert (2) (Giroux, Stortini)
EDM – Hall (9) (Gilbert, Gagner) PP
EDM – Hemsky (19) (Omark, Whitney)
MIN – Havlat (18) (Bouchard, Zidlicky)
EDM – Hemsky (20) (Omark, Giroux)

Final Score: Minnesota 2 – Edmonton 6

1^st Star: Taylor Hall
2^nd Star: Sam Gagner
3^rd Star: Alexandre Giroux

Game 32: #7 Edmonton Oilers (16-13-2) vs #12 Colorado Avalanche (13-15-3)
Goals:
EDM – Horcoff (14) (Souray, Hemsky)
EDM – Stortini (2) (Cogliano, O’Marra)
EDM – Foster (2) (Penner, Hall) PP
COL – Fleischmann (15) (Hjalmarsson, Stastny)
EDM – Cogliano (7) (Giroux, Stortini)
EDM – Hall (10) (Gagner, Souray)
COL – Wilson (1) (Hejduk, Stastny)
EDM – Pääjärvi (12) (Whitney, Souray) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 6 – Colorado 2

1^st Star: Sheldon Souray
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Paul Stastny

Game 33: #12 Colorado Avalanche (13-16-4) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (17-13-2)
Goals:
COL – Hejduk (8) (Stastny)
COL – Stastny (19) (Hejduk, Fleischmann) PP
EDM – Horcoff (15) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
EDM – Gilbert (3)
EDM – Brule (7) (Pääjärvi, Hall)
COL – Stewart (13) (Liles, Galiardi)
OT – COL – Stastny (20) (Fleischmann, Foote) PP

Final Score: Colorado 4 – Edmonton 3 OT

1^st Star: Paul Stastny
2^nd Star: Milan Hejduk
3^rd Star: John-Michael Liles

Game 34: #7 Edmonton Oilers (17-13-3) vs #6 Phoenix Coyotes (17-12-3)
Pre-Game Notes: Jim Vandermeer is back in the lineup. David Hale is scratched.
Goals:
PHO – Doan (17) (Whitney, Hanzal) PP
PHO – Vrbata (11) (Bélanger, Whitney) PP
EDM – Brule (8) (O’Marra, Penner)
EDM – Cogliano (8) (Stortini)
PHO – Campbell (5) (Bélanger, Bissonnette)
PHO – Whitney (12) (Ebbett, Bélanger)
EDM – Hemsky (21) (Omark, Horcoff)
EDM – Horcoff (16) (Hemsky) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (13) (Gagner, Souray)
EDM – Hall (11) (Souray, Gagner) EN

Final Score: Edmonton 6 – Phoenix 4
Post-Game Notes: We scored 4 goals in the 3^rd period to get the win I like that.

1^st Star: Ray Whitney
2^nd Star: Éric Bélanger
3^rd Star: Sheldon Souray

December 21 2010: The Dallas Stars has fired their GM Joe Nieuwendyk. Dallas has a record of 12-19-4 and are in last place in the Western Conference.

Game 35: #6 Edmonton Oilers (18-13-3) vs #15 Dallas Stars (12-19-4)
Pre-Game Notes: Gerber gets the start
Goals:
DAL – Brunnström (11)
EDM – Brule (9) (O’Marra, Vandermeer)
DAL – Eriksson (18) (Niskanen, Richards)
DAL – Benn (3) (Segal, Robidas)
EDM – Pääjärvi (14) (Hall, Gagner)
EDM – Horcoff (17) (Hemsky) PP
DAL – Brunnström (12) (Ott, Lukowich)
DAL – Eriksson (19) (Robidas, Richards) PP
DAL – Segal (2) (Sutherby, Preissing)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Dallas 6

1^st Star: Fabian Brunnström
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Loui Eriksson

Game 36: #9 Los Angeles Kings (18-18-3) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (18-14-3)
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (22) (Pääjärvi, Horcoff) PP
EDM – Foster (3)
EDM – Foster (4) (Horcoff, Penner) SH
EDM – Gagner (15) (Pääjärvi, Hall)
LA – Handzus (9) (Williams, Johnson)
EDM – Horcoff (18) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
EDM – Horcoff (19) (Souray, Foster) PP
EDM – Cogliano (9) (Hall, Gagner)
LA – Smyth (1) (Stoll)
EDM – Cogliano (10) (Stortini, Souray)

Final Score: Los Angeles 2 – Edmonton 8

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff
2^nd Star: Kurtis Foster
3^rd Star: Andrew Cogliano

Game 37: #4 Vancouver Canucks (25-9-4) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (19-15-3)
Goals:
EDM – Whitney (6) (Giroux)
VAN – H. Sedin (23) (Kesler, D. Sedin)
EDM – Hall (12) (Gagner)
VAN – Burrows (15)
VAN – Hansen (12) (Raymond)
EDM – Pääjärvi (15) (Hemsky, Horcoff) PP
VAN – Peters (3) (Torres, Hamhuis)
VAN – Kesler (19) (H. Sedin, D. Sedin) PP
VAN – D. Sedin (19) (Ballard, Ehrhoff) PP
EDM – Omark (6) (Horcoff, Stortini)
EDM – Hemsky (23)

Final Score: Vancouver 6 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Daniel Sedin
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Henrik Sedin

Game 38: #7 Edmonton Oilers (19-15-3) vs #1 Calgary Flames (28-10-0)
Goals:
CGY – Jokinen (22) (Tanguay, Iginla) PP
EDM – Hemsky (24) (Horcoff, Whitney) PP
CGY – Giordano (5) (Bouwmeester)
EDM – Hall (13) (Pääjärvi, Gilbert)
OT – EDM – Smid (2) (Penner, Horcoff)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Calgary 2 OT

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff
2^nd Star: Ladislav Smid
3^rd Star: Olli Jokinen

Thoughts on December : Awesome month for us that really put us in the playoff race for the second half of the season. Hemsky and Horcoff are playing incredible hockey. Hemsky is on a 12 game point streak and Horcoff has 10 points in his last 5 games. Gagner is doing great on the second line with rookie Pääjärvi. The playoff race though won’t change the fact that Dustin Penner is in his last month as Edmonton Oiler. At $4,250,000/year, his play doesn’t cut it and we need that cap space.[/b]

January 2 2011: Edmonton trade Dustin Penner, the rights to Martin Marincin and a 6^th round pick in 2011 to Carolina for Chad Larose and a 1^st round pick in 2011.

Reasons for the trade: Penner didn’t figure in our plan going forward because of the progression of the youngster Pääjärvi and Hall. When Carolina ask us for Penner we were able to work out a deal that give us flexibility under our cap, of course the 1^st round draft pick is a great return for us. Carolina was in panic mode after Tuomo Ruutu, Eric Staal and David Clarkson went down due to injury and the fear of missing the playoffs. Marincin is a big 18 years old defenseman that has a long way to go before playing in the NHL. Chad Larose was thrown in the trade because we had to take some salary back to make it work for Carolina. Larose is a RFA at the end of the season and earn $1,700,000 this year. Even though he only had 2 goals and 6 assists in 42 games with Carolina this year, we feel he’ll fit nicely on the 3^rd line and on our mediocre PK.

ISS Mid-Season Rankings Top 30

1. (1) Sean Couturier – LW
2. (3) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – C
3. (2) Nathan Beaulieu – LD
4. (13) Matt Puempel – LW
5. (7) Adam Larsson – RD
6. (11) Tomas Jurco – RW
7. (6) Boone Jenner – C
8. (5) Ty Rattie – RW
9. (4) Zakhar Arzamastsev – LD
10. (17) Duncan Siemens – RD
11. (8) Gabriel Landeskog – RW
12. (26) Lucas Lessio – LW
13. (14) Jonathan Huberdeau – C
14. (9) Shane McColgan – RW
15. (12) Brandon Hynes – RW
16. (16) Ryan Murphy – LD
17. (10) Martin Frk – RW
18. (50) Jonathan Racine – LD
19. (57) Jean-Francois Leblanc – C
20. (18) Michael St. Croix – C
21. (20) David Musil – RD
22. (34) Scott Harrington – RD
23. (33) Robin Gusse – G
24. (19) Adam Lowry – LW
25. (15) Zack Phillips – C
26. (22) Ryan Harrison – C
27. (25) Scott Mayfield – RD
28. (37) Brandon Saad – LW
29. (31) Alan Quine – C
30. (30) Aidan Kelly – LW

Game 39: #15 Florida Panthers (14-23-4) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (20-15-3)
Pre-Game Notes: Larose will play on the 3^rd line.
Goals:
EDM – Pääjärvi (16) (Hall, Gagner)
FLO – Stillman (10) (Weiss, Bernier) PP
EDM – Pääjärvi (17)
FLO – Booth (11) (Frolik, Olesz) PP
FLO – Bernier (9) (Weiss, Stillman)
FLO – Grant (3) (Wideman, Higgins)
EDM – Horcoff (20) (Hemsky, Whitney) PP
FLO – Stillman (11) (Bernier, Weiss) PP
EDM – Horcoff (21) (Souray, Stortini)
EDM – Pääjärvi (18) (Hemsky, Souray) PP
OT – FLO – McCabe (10) (Foy, Weiss)

Final Score: Florida 6 – Edmonton 5 OT

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: Stephen Weiss
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

Game 40: #13 Dallas Stars (15-22-4) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (20-15-4)
Pre-Game Notes: Gerber gets the start
Goals:
DAL – Morrow (17) (Fistric, Richards)
DAL – Richards (9) (Eriksson, Brunnström) PP
EDM – LaRose (3) (Gagner, Hemsky)
EDM – Hemsky (25) (Gagner, Gilbert)
DAL – Burish (11) (Ott)
EDM – Cogliano (11) (Stortini)
DAL – Segal (3) (Preissing, Ribeiro) PP
DAL – Morrow (18) (Brunnström, Ribeiro)

Final Score: Dallas 5 – Edmonton 3

1^st Star: Brad Richards
2^nd Star: Mike Ribeiro
3^rd Star: Brenden Morrow

Game 41: #7 Edmonton Oilers (20-16-4) vs #2 Vancouver Canucks (27-10-4)
Pre-Game Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
VAN – D. Sedin (21) (H. Sedin, Kesler) PP
EDM – Giroux (5) (Stortini, Smid)
EDM – Hemsky (26) (Gagner, Smid)
EDM – Horcoff (22) (Pääjärvi, Whitney) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Vancouver 1

1^st Star: Ladislav Smid
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Roberto Luongo (37 saves)

January 8 2011: Buffalo trade Rob Niedermayer to Anaheim for a 3^rd round pick in 2011.

Game 42: #7 Edmonton Oilers (21-16-4) vs #10 Los Angeles Kings (19-21-4)
Goals:
EDM – Omark (7) (Hemsky, Horcoff)
LA – Williams (17) (Ponikarovsky, Kopitar)
LA – Handzus (12) (Brown, Sturm)
EDM – Foster (5) (Stortini, Cogliano)
EDM – Hemsky (27) (Smid, Horcoff)
EDM – Souray (7) (Horcoff) PP
EDM – Horcoff (23) (Omark, Hemsky)
LA – Johnson (4) (Brown, Mitchell) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 5 – Los Angeles 3

1^st Star: Ales Hemsky
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Alexei Ponikarovsky

Game 43: #6 Edmonton Oilers (22-16-4) vs #8 San Jose Sharks (21-17-4)
Goals:
SJ – Thornton (22) (Vlasic, Heatley) PP
EDM – LaRose (4) (Brule)
EDM – Souray (8) (Gagner)
SJ – Willis (5) (Pavelski, Mayers)
Shootout: Edmonton 0 – San Jose 2

Final Score: Edmonton 2 – San Jose 3 SO

1^st Star: Joe Thornton
2^nd Star: Jamal Mayers
3^rd Star: Antti Niemi (34 saves)

January 11 2011: Los Angeles trade Oscar Möller to Toronto for a 4^th and 5^th round picks in 2011.

January 12 2011: Minnesota trade Chuck Kobasew to Tampa Bay for a 5^th round pick in 2011.

Game 44: #14 Minnesota Wild (17-24-4) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (22-16-5)
Goals:
EDM – Pääjärvi (19) (Horcoff, Hemsky) PP
MIN – Cullen (17) (Latendresse, Kassian)
MIN – Madden (3) (Burns, Kassian)
EDM – Brule (10)
EDM – Omark (8) (Hemsky, Horcoff)
EDM – Hall (14) (Pääjärvi, Whitney)
EDM – Pääjärvi (20) (Hall, Gagner)
MIN – Burns (2) (Havlat) SH
MIN – Madden (4) (Brodziak, Kassian)
EDM – Whitney (7) (Souray, Cogliano) EN

Final Score: Minnesota 4 – Edmonton 6
Post-Game Notes: Chad LaRose out for ten days with a skate bite.

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: John Madden
3^rd Star: Matt Kassian

January 13 2011: Philadelphia trade Ian Lapperière to Detroit for a 3^rd round pick in 2011.

Game 45: #6 Edmonton Oilers (23-16-5) vs #4 Calgary Flames (30-13-1)
Pre-Game Notes: Jordan Eberle is called up to replace LaRose on the 3^rd line.
Goals:
CGY – Jokinen (24) (Iginla, Ference)

Final Score: Edmonton 0 – Calgary 1

[i]1^st Star: Miikka Kiprusoff (30 saves)
2^nd Star: Olli Jokinen
3rd Star : Nikolai Khabibulin (43 saves)[/b]

January 15 2011 : Toronto GM, Brian Burke, has fired head coach Ron Wilson. Toronto are 2 points out of a playoffs . Honestly I don’t understand that one.

Game 46: #6 Edmonton Oilers (23-17-5) vs #14 Minnesota Wild (17-26-4)
Goals:
MIN – Latendresse (4) (Miettinen, Barker)
MIN – O’Sullivan (16) (Cullen, Zidlicky) PP
MIN – Cullen (18) (Latendresse, Miettinen)
MIN – Havlat (25) (O’Sullivan, Schultz)
MIN – Bouchard (16) (O’Sullivan, Schultz)

Final Score: Edmonton 0 – Minnesota 5

1^st Star: Guillaume Latendresse
2^nd Star: Patrick O’Sullivan
3^rd Star: Niklas Bäckström (32 saves)

Game 47: #7 Anaheim Ducks (24-21-3) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (23-18-5)
Goals:
ANA – Visnovsky (10) (Green)
ANA – Sbisa (5) (Lupul, Ryan) PP
EDM – O’Marra (1) (Brule, Omark)
ANA – Getzlaf (24) (Parros) SH
EDM – Hall (15) (Gagner, Foster)
ANA – Lupul (17) (Sutton, Koivu)

Final Score: Anaheim 4 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Joffrey Lupul
2^nd Star: Andy Sutton
3^rd Star: Lubomir Visnovsky

Game 48: #2 Calgary Flames (33-14-1) vs #8 Edmonton Oilers (23-19-5)
Goals:
EDM – Hall (16) (Gagner)
CGY – Kotalik (12) (Langkow, Babchuk)
CGY – Iginla (18) (Jokinen, Bourque)
EDM – Stortini (3) (Vandermeer) SH
CGY – Jokinen (26) (Regehr, Sarich)
CGY – Langkow (8) EN

Final Score: Calgary 4 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Olli Jokinen
2^nd Star: Robyn Regehr
3^rd Star: Cory Sarich

January 23 2011: Phoenix trade Radim Vrbata to Montreal for two 4^th round picks in 2011.

Game 49: #14 Atlanta Thrashers (21-29-1) vs #9 Edmonton Oilers (23-20-5)
Pre-Game Notes: Chad LaRose is back in the lineup.
- Jordan Eberle is sent back in the AHL.
Goals:
EDM – Hemsky (28)
EDM – Gagner (16) (Hall)
EDM – Stortini (4) (Cogliano, Smid)
ATL – Little (13) (Antropov, Enström) PP
ATL – Antropov (28) (Little, Ladd) PP
ATL – Dawes (18) (Hainsey, Slater) PP
ATL – Little (14) (Thorburn)
ATL – Byfuglien (3) (Ladd, Little) PP
EDM – Horcoff (24) (O’Marra) SH
ATL – Slater (6) (Williams, Bogosian)
EDM – Omark (9) (Horcoff, Gilbert)

Final Score: Atlanta 6 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Bryan Little
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Jim Slater

Game 50: #9 San Jose Sharks (24-20-4) vs #10 Edmonton Oilers (23-21-5)
Pre-Game Note: Gerber gets the start
Goals:
EDM – Cogliano (12) (Hall, Smid)
EDM – Gagner (17) (Omark, Hall) PP
EDM – Smid (3) (Horcoff)
EDM – Hemsky (29) (Horcoff, Pääjärvi) PP
SJ – McLaren (6) (MacIntyre, Couture)
EDM – O’Marra (2) (Gilbert)
SJ – Willis (6) (Mitchell, Setoguchi)

Final Score: San Jose 2 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff
2^nd Star: Ladislav Smid
3^rd Star: Martin Gerber (38 saves)

Game 51: #7 Los Angeles Kings (25-22-5) vs #8 Edmonton Oilers (24-21-5)
Goals:
LA – Stoll (9)
LA – Sturm (17) (Handzus, Johnson) PP
EDM – O’Marra (3) (Brule, Souray)
EDM – Foster (6) (Horcoff, Souray) PP
Shootout: Los Angeles 2 – Edmonton 1

Final Score: Los Angeles 3 – Edmonton 2 SO

1^st Star: Michal Handzus
2^nd Star: Martin Gerber (32 saves)
3^rd Star: Kurtis Foster

January 27 2011: Pittsburgh trade Zbynek Michalek to Calgary for a 3^rd and a 5^th round picks in 2011.
- Florida GM, Dale Tallon, has fired head coach Peter DeBoer. Florida is the worst team in the NHL this season with a record of 16-30-5.

Game 52: #12 Columbus Blue Jackets (22-26-4) vs #11 Edmonton Oilers (24-21-6)
Goals:
CLB – Filatov (10) (Vermette, Nash) PP
CLB – Huselius (18) PS
CLB – Huselius (19) (Umberger)
EDM – Hall (17) (Gagner, Gilbert) PP
CLB – White (13) (Filatov, Huselius)
EDM – Hemsky (30)
EDM – Hemsky (31) (Horcoff, Gilbert)
CLB – Nash (19) (Vermette, Methot)

Final Score: Columbus 5 – Edmonton 3

1^st Star: Nikita Filatov
2^nd Star: Kristian Huselius
3^rd Star: Ales Hemsky

Thoughts on January : January was a big crash back to reality for all our fans and the direction. With a record of 4-7-3 we fell out of a playoff spot. I think the trade of Penner at the start of the month was a big factor for our miserable month. Some players didn’t like the trade and one in particular is very unhappy with me. I’m still convince that we had to make that move for the financial future of the team. With 3 weeks to go before the trade deadline we still have time to get back into a playoff spot but if we continue to fall in the standing we are going to be sellers at the deadline.

Game 53: #11 Edmonton Oilers (24-22-6) vs #4 Vancouver Canucks (32-16-4)
Pre-Game Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net
Goals:
1^st 11:11 – VAN – D. Sedin (28) (Edler, Kesler) PP
1^st 11:26 – EDM – Giroux (6)
1^st 11:45 – VAN – Burrows (18) (Oreskovich, Hodgson)
1^st 12:14 – VAN – H. Sedin (26) (D. Sedin, Kesler) PP
2^nd 23:27 – VAN – Burrows (19) (Hansen, Malhotra)
2^nd 29:35 – VAN – Kesler (29) (H. Sedin, Hamhuis)
2^nd 36:46 – EDM – LaRose (5) (Brule, Whitney)
3^rd 42:30 – EDM – Pääjärvi (21) (Whitney, Souray) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Vancouver 5

1^st Star: Ryan Kesler
2^nd Star: Henrik Sedin
3^rd Star: Alex Burrows

February 1 2011: Montreal GM, Pierre Gauthier, has fired head coach Jacques Martin. Montreal are sitting in 14^th place in the East.

Game 54: #11 Edmonton Oilers (24-23-6) vs #10 Colorado Avalanche (25-23-5)
Goals:
1^st 4:47 – EDM – Giroux (7) (Cogliano, Stortini)
1^st 10:25 – COL – Wilson (4) (Stastny)
2^nd 20:29 – COL – Stewart (20) (Stastny, Fleischmann)
2^nd 31:47 – COL – Fleischmann (23) (Stastny, Wilson) PP
2^nd 32:01 – EDM – Hemsky (32)
2^nd 32:13 – EDM – Omark (10) (Gagner, Foster)
3rd 44:39 – EDM – Hemsky (33) (Vandermeer, Foster)

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Colorado 3

1^st Star: Paul Stastny
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Kurtis Foster

February 5 2011: Carolina trade Joni Pitkanen to Florida for Stephen Weiss and a 2^nd round pick in 2011.

February 6 2011: Carolina trade Tuomo Ruutu and a 4^th round pick in 2011 to Tampa Bay for James Wright, a 4^th round pick in 2012 and a 4^th round pick in 2013. In my opinion this trade is excellent for TB, Ruutu is a solid 2^nd liner and can play on the 1^st line. James Wright is a 20 year old player who will never play higher than on a 3^rd line of a very bad team.

Game 55: #4 Vancouver Canucks (34-16-4) vs #9 Edmonton Oilers (25-23-6)
Goals:
1^st 11:36 – VAN – D. Sedin (29) (Kesler) PP
1^st 12:48 – VAN – Kesler (30) (D. Sedin, Ehrhoff) PP

Final Score: Vancouver 2 – Edmonton 0

1^st Star: Roberto Luongo (37 saves)
2^nd Star: Daniel Sedin
3^rd Star: Ryan Kesler

February 7 2011: Carolina trade Joe Corvo to Detroit for Brendan Smith and the rights to Brooks Macek.
- Tampa Bay trade Dan Ellis to Montreal for a 3^rd round pick in 2011.
- Montreal trade Alex Auld to San Jose for Jason Demers.
- Columbus trade Kristian Huselius to the Rangers for the rights to Christian Thomas
- Philadelphia trade Chris Pronger to Buffalo for the rights to Marcus Foligno and Matt Mackenzie.

Game 56: #5 Chicago Blackhawks (30-19-6) vs #10 Edmonton Oilers (25-24-6)
Goals:
1^st 2:37 – CHI – Sharp (26) (Seabrook, Toews) PP
2^nd 26:49 – CHI – Shelley (4) (Hossa, Keith)
2^nd 33:52 – EDM – Horcoff (25) (Omark, Stortini)
2^nd 37:30 – EDM – Hall (18) (Gagner, Omark) PP
3^rd 41:02 – CHI – Johnson (2) (Henderson, Cullimore)
3^rd 47:28 – EDM – Cogliano (13) (Whitney)
3^rd 48:38 – EDM – Hall (19) (Gagner, Gilbert)
3^rd 49:52 – CHI – Bolland (9) (Kopecky, Sharp)
Shootout: Chicago 2 – Edmonton 0

Final Score: Chicago 5 – Edmonton 4 SO

1^st Star: Tom Gilbert
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Taylor Hall

February 10 2011: Minnesota trade José Théodore to Phoenix for a 1^st round pick in 2011.
- Montreal trade Brian Gionta to Toronto for the rights to Josh Nicholls.
- Columbus trade Fedor Tyutin to Florida for Jacob Markström and Michal Repik
- Pittsburgh trade Brooks Orpik to Florida for Bryan Allen and the rights to Joonas Donskoi.
- Carolina trade Tim Gleason to Florida for Steve Reinprecht and Jason Garrison.
- Atlanta trade Ron Hainsey to Anaheim for the rights to Jake Gardiner and Sami Vatanen.
- Minnesota trade Marek Zidlicky to the Rangers for Michael Del Zotto.
- Los Angeles trade Vyacheslav Voinov to Minnesota for Kyle Brodziak.

Game 57: #10 Edmonton Oilers (25-24-7) vs #8 Boston Bruins (27-21-6)
Goals:
1^st 10:31 – EDM – Gagner (18) (Hall, Pääjärvi)
1^st 12:49 – EDM – Horcoff (26) (Giroux, Whitney) SH
1^st 14:23 – EDM – Hall (20) (Pääjärvi, Gagner)
2^nd 22:46 – BOS – Ryder (13) (Seidenberg, Paille)
3rd 50:46 – EDM – Stortini (5) (Omark, Whitney)

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Boston 1

1^st Star: Taylor Hall
2^nd Star: Ryan Whitney
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi

February 15 2011: Pittsburgh trade Paul Martin to Toronto for Brett Lebda and a 3^rd round pick in 2011.

Game 58: #10 Edmonton Oilers (26-24-7) vs #3 Buffalo Sabres (30-22-5)
Goals:
1^st 16:36 – EDM – Hemsky (34) (Cogliano)
2^nd 31:27 – EDM – Hall (21) (Souray)
2^nd 39:14 – BUF – Roy (19) (Stafford)
3^rd 40:29 – EDM – Horcoff (27) (Hemsky, Omark)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Buffalo 1

1^st Star: Sheldon Souray
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

February 17 2011: Pittsburgh Owner, Mario Lemieux, has fired Ray Shero. I think it’s a weird move since Pittsburgh is tie with Boston in 8^th place in the East.
- Montreal trade Mike Cammalleri to Minnesota for Martin Havlat.

Game 59: #8 Edmonton Oilers (27-24-7) vs #11 Toronto Maple Leafs (26-26-6)
Goals:
1^st 14:54 – EDM – Pääjärvi (22) (Hall, Gagner)
1^st 17:57 – EDM – Pääjärvi (23) (Smid, Gilbert)
2^nd 38:34 – TOR – Kelly (10) (Kulemin, Finger) PP
3^rd 43:20 – TOR – Grabovski (21) (Phaneuf, Kessel)
3^rd 54:40 – EDM – Hemsky (35) (Omark, Gilbert)
3^rd 58:16 – EDM – Horcoff (28) SH

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Toronto 2

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi
2^nd Star: Tom Gilbert
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

February 19 2011: Columbus trade Rostislav Klesla to the Islanders for Mikko Koskinen.
- Columbus trade Antoine Vermette to Phoenix for Viktor Tikhonov and the rights to Mark Visentin.

Game 60: #7 Edmonton Oilers (28-24-7) vs #9 Ottawa Senators (27-23-9)
Goals:
1^st 0:33 – OTT – Michalek (26) (Alfredsson, Spezza)
1^st 4:14 – OTT – Spezza (34) (Alfredsson, Lee)
1^st 11:14 – OTT – Spezza (35) (Michalek, Keller)
1^st 14:57 – EDM – Brule (11) (Cogliano, Vandermeer)
2^nd 23:41 – OTT – Keller (5) (Kelly, Regin)
2^nd 29:48 – OTT – Alfredsson (22) (Michalek, Campoli)
3^rd 43:58 – EDM – Whitney (8) (Brule)
3^rd 55:28 – EDM – Cogliano (14) (O’Marra, Brule)

Final Score: Edmonton 3 – Ottawa 5

1^st Star: Milan Michalek
2^nd Star: Jason Spezza
3^rd Star: Gilbert Brule

February 21 2011: Columbus claimed off waivers Brian Rolston from the New Jersey Devils.
- Florida trade Steve Staios to New Jersey for Anssi Salmela.
- Dallas trade Brad Richards to Buffalo for the rights to Mark Pysyk and Steven Shipley. (Not a great return for a player like Richards)
- Dallas trade Brenden Morrow to Minnesota for Pierre-Marc Bouchard.
- Ottawa trade Brian Lee and a 6^th round pick in 2011 to Columbus for Kyle Wilson and a 4^th round pick in 2011.

Game 61: #8 Edmonton Oilers (28-25-7) vs #12 Columbus Blue Jackets (26-30-4)
Goals:
1^st 1:19 – EDM – Souray (9) (Whitney, Horcoff) PP
1^st 2:06 – CLB – Moreau (8) (Hejda)
1^st 13:58 – EDM – Cogliano (15) (O’Marra, Gilbert)
2^nd 23:09 – EDM – Horcoff (29) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
2^nd 24:36 – EDM – Omark (11) (Vandermeer, Horcoff)
2^nd 32:26 – EDM – Horcoff (30) (Pääjärvi, Hemsky) PP
3^rd 44:46 – EDM – Horcoff (31) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
3^rd 55:57 – EDM – Horcoff (32) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 7 – Columbus 1

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi

February 23 2011: Edmonton trade Kurtis Foster to Montreal for Josh Gorges and a 3^rd round pick in 2012. (Foster was unhappy here so I decided to grant his wish to leave. With Gorges we get a solid stay-at-home d-men and he’s cheaper than Foster, the pick was a bonus)
- San Jose trade Kent Huskins to Ottawa for Peter Regin.
- Ottawa trade Chris Campoli to Detroit for Jakub Kindl.
- Pittsburgh trade Aaron Asham to Washington for a 3^rd round pick in 2011 and a 4^th round pick in 2012.
- Atlanta trade Fredrik Modin to Buffalo for a 3^rd round pick in 2011 and a 5^th round pick in 2012.
- Dallas trade Tom Preissing to the Rangers for the rights to Scott Stajcer.
- Anaheim trade Andy Sutton to the Rangers for Derek Stepan
- Carolina trade Erik Cole and a 5^th round pick in 2011 to Anaheim for Kyle Chipchura, a 4^th and 5^th round pick in 2011.
- Carolina trade Ian White to Phoenix for Jonas Ahnelov and the rights to Philip Lane.
- Columbus trade Mike Commodore to Phoenix for Maksim Goncharov
- Montreal trade Tomas Plekanec to Philadelphia for Oskars Bartulis and the rights to Joacim Eriksson.
- Buffalo trade Patrick Kaleta to Los Angeles for Peter Harrold and Andrei Loktionov.
- Chicago trade Kyle Beach to San Jose for a 3^rd round pick in 2011.
- Toronto trade François Beauchemin to Dallas for a 4^th and 5^th round pick in 2011.

Game 62: #7 Edmonton Oilers (29-25-7) vs #1 Detroit Red Wings (41-14-6)
Pre-Game Notes: Gorges is replacing Foster on 3^rd pair of defense and on the 2^nd PP Unit.
Goals:
1^st 3:21 – EDM – Hemsky (36) (Giroux, Hale)
1^st 6:04 – DET – Rafalski (9) (Rasmussen, Hudler)
1^st 8:51 – EDM – Horcoff (33) (Cogliano, Whitney)
1^st 14:59 – DET – Corvo (9) (Bertuzzi, Cleary) PP
1^st 18:24 – EDM – Hall (22) (Gagner, Gorges) PP
2^nd 31:49 – DET – Datsyuk (42) (Fedoruk, Franzen)
2^nd 36:41 – EDM – Cogliano (16) (Brule, O’Marra)
3^rd 59:51 – EDM – Gagner (19) (Omark, Hall) PP

Final Score: Edmonton 5 – Detroit 3

1^st Star: Andrew Cogliano
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Sam Gagner

Game 63: #7 Edmonton Oilers (30-25-7) vs #13 Minnesota Wild (25-32-5)
Goals:
1^st 0:54 – EDM – Gagner (20) (Pääjärvi, Smid)
1^st 5:12 – MIN – Koivu (15) (Latendresse, Barker)
1^st 9:10 – EDM – Stortini (6) (LaRose, Giroux)
1^st 12:35 – EDM – Cogliano (17) (O’Marra, Whitney)
2^nd 26:31 – EDM – Gagner (21) (Omark)
2^nd 32:30 – EDM – Omark (12) (Gagner, Hall)
2^nd 37:02 – EDM – Horcoff (34) (Hemsky, Pääjärvi) PP
2^nd 38:03 – EDM – Giroux (8) (LaRose)
3^rd 40:33 – MIN – Madden (6) (Miettinen, Brunette)
3^rd 49:06 – EDM – Hemsky (37) (Souray) PP
3^rd 53:50 – EDM – Horcoff (35) (Gilbert, Hemsky)

Final Score: Edmonton 9 – Minnesota 2

1^st Star: Sam Gagner
2^nd Star: Ales Hemsky
3^rd Star: Shawn Horcoff

Game 64: #6 Phoenix Coyotes (32-24-6) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (31-25-7)
Goals:
1^st 3:07 – PHO – Wolski (29) (Doan, Jovanovski)
1^st 9:04 – PHO – Wolski (30) (Hollweg)
2^nd 24:56 – EDM – Horcoff (36) (Gilbert, Souray) SH
2^nd 31:58 – EDM – Pääjärvi (24) (Gagner, Vandermeer)
2^nd 39:17 – PHO – Lepistö (4) (Commodore, Doan)

Final Score: Phoenix 3 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Wojtek Wolski
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff
3^rd Star: Ilya Bryzgalov

Thoughts on February : February saw us bounce back into a playoff spot after a very tough month of January. Because of that we didn’t do much at the deadline except for the trade of Kurtis Foster who became very unhappy with the team after we trade Penner who is one of his close friend. He then became a distraction for the whole team by showing up late for practice. We liked him but his attitude forced us to let him go.

Game 65: #13 Minnesota Wild (25-34-5) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (31-26-7)
Goals:
1^st 3:56 – EDM – Horcoff (37) (Smid)
1^st 5:03 – MIN – Brunette (10) (Cammalleri, Voinov)
1^st 8:19 – EDM – Omark (13) (Gagner, Gilbert) PP
1^st 19:45 – EDM – Giroux (9) (LaRose, Vandermeer)
2^nd 21:27 – EDM – Pääjärvi (25) (Hemsky, Whitney) PP
3^rd 40:56 – EDM – Horcoff (38) (Pääjärvi, Hemsky) PP
3^rd 48:36 – MIN – Morrow (24) (O’Sullivan, Koivu)
3^rd 55:32 – MIN – Brunette (11) (Voinov, Barker) PP

Final Score : Minnesota 3 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Andrew Brunette (2g)
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff (2g)
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (1g, 1a)

Game 66: #2 Calgary Flames (44-18-3) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (32-26-7)
Goals:
1^st 4:28 – CGY – Jokinen (33) (Tanguay, Bouwmeester) PP
1^st 10:10 – CGY – Bourque (26) (Kotalik, Langkow)
1^st 19:31 – EDM – Pääjärvi (26) (Gagner, Hemsky)
2^nd 39:57 – EDM – Whitney (9) (Pääjärvi, Horcoff) PP
3^rd 49:43 – EDM – Souray (10) (Pääjärvi, Gagner)
3^rd 55:26 – CGY – Langkow (13) (Kotalik, Bourque)
3^rd 56:48 – CGY – Jokinen (34) (Iginla, Tanguay) PP

Final Score: Calgary 4 – Edmonton 3

1^st Star: Olli Jokinen (2g)
2^nd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (1g, 2a)
3^rd Star: Daymond Langkow (1g, 1a)

Game 67: #4 Tampa Bay Lightning (38-22-8) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (32-27-7)
Goals:
1^st 1:58 – EDM – Brule (12) (Cogliano, O’Marra)
1^st 7:42 – EDM – Hemsky (38) (Horcoff)
1^st 10:13 – EDM – Horcoff (39) (Pääjärvi, Hemsky) PP
1^st 12:00 – TB – St. Louis (34) (Kubina, Hedman) PP
1^st 19:14 – TB – Stamkos (23) (Bergenheim, Ruutu)
2^nd 27:48 – TB – Ruutu (11) (Stamkos, Öhlund)
3^rd 58:27 – EDM – Hemsky (39)
3^rd 59:35 – EDM – Cogliano (18) (Brule, Khabibulin) EN

Final Score: Tampa Bay 3 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Ales Hemsky (2g, 1a)
2^nd Star: Shawn Horcoff (1g, 1a)
3^rd Star: Gilbert Brule (1g, 1a)

Game 68: #7 Edmonton Oilers (33-27-7) vs #3 Anaheim Ducks (37-27-4)
Goals:
1^st 2:35 – EDM – Hall (23) (Omark, Gilbert) PP
1^st 10:41 – EDM – Pääjärvi (27) (O’Marra, Hemsky)
2^nd 21:01 – EDM – Pääjärvi (28) (Hemsky, Horcoff) PP
2^nd 24:43 – EDM – Pääjärvi (29) (Hemsky, Whitney) PP
2^nd 25:39 – ANA – Getzlaf (35) (Visnovsky, Mara) PP
2^nd 26:00 – EDM – Omark (14) (Stortini, Vandermeer)
2^nd 32:44 – ANA – Cole (24) (Ryan)
2^nd 39:52 – EDM – Cogliano (19) (O’Marra)
3^rd 40:39 – ANA – Koivu (10) (Cole, Sbisa) PP
3^rd 42:55 – ANA – Lupul (24) (Cole, Koivu)

Final Score : Edmonton 6 – Anaheim 4

1^st Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (3g)
2^nd Star: Erik Cole (1g, 2a)
3^rd Star: Ales Hemsky (3a)

Game 69: #7 Edmonton Oilers (34-27-7) vs #8 San Jose Sharks (33-30-5)
Goals:
1^st 3:59 – EDM – Gilbert (4) (Gagner, Omark) PP
1^st 13:40 – SJ – Clowe (22) (Pavelski, Regin) PP
1^st 13:50 – SJ – Thornton (39) (Heatley, Setoguchi)
1^st 17:43 – EDM – Pääjärvi (30) (Whitney, Gagner)
2^nd 29:49 – EDM – Hemsky (40) (Horcoff, Souray) PP
2^nd 36:41 – EDM – Giroux (10) (O’Marra)
2^nd 38:42 – SJ – Thornton (40) (Heatley, Boyle) PP
3^rd 43:16 – SJ – Mayers (9) (Clowe, Pavelski)
3^rd 43:26 – EDM – Brule (13) (Cogliano, Gilbert)

Final Score: Edmonton 5 – San Jose 4

1^st Star: Joe Thornton (2g)
2^nd Star: Tom Gilbert (1g, 1a)
3^rd Star: Ryane Clowe (1g, 1a)

Game 70: #6 Edmonton Oilers (35-27-7) vs #9 Los Angeles Kings (32-30-7)
Goals:
1^st 6:28 – LA – Drewiske (2) (Scuderi, Stoll)
1^st 12:49 – EDM – Gilbert (5) (Gagner) PP
1^st 14:00 – LA – Sturm (23) (Brown, Drewiske)
2^nd 22:43 – EDM – Pääjärvi (31) (Horcoff, Hemsky)
2^nd 29:45 – LA – Sturm (24) (Greene, Stoll) PP
2^nd 36:46 – EDM – Pääjärvi (32) (Hall, Gagner)
2^nd 38:43 – LA – Kopitar (38) (Mitchell)
3^rd 47:18 – EDM – Hall (24) (Omark, Gagner) PP
Shootout: Edmonton 1 – Los Angeles 2

Final Score: Edmonton 4 – Chicago 5 SO

1^st Star: Sam Gagner (3a)
2^nd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (2g)
3^rd Star: Jarret Stoll (2a)

Game 71: #14 Minnesota Wild (27-38-6) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (35-27-8)
Goals:
1^st 4:14 – MIN – Morrow (27) (Cammalleri, O’Sullivan) PP
1^st 7:24 – EDM – Horcoff (40) (Pääjärvi, Hemsky) PP
2^nd 39:37 – EDM – Hall (25) (Gagner, Gorges)

Final Score: Minnesota 1 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (35 saves)
2^nd Star: Niklas Bäckström (31 saves)
3^rd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (1a)

Game 72: #10 St. Louis Blues (32-30-8) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (36-27-8)
Goals:
1^st 4:18 – STL – Winchester (6) (Scatchard, Steen)
1^st 13:13 – STL – Perron (27) (McDonald, Colaiacovo) PP
2^nd 24:25 – EDM – Gorges (10) (Gagner)
2^nd 35:12 – EDM – O’Marra (4) (Cogliano)
2^nd 39:33 – EDM – Horcoff (41) (Omark, Pääjärvi) PP
3^rd 42:26 – EDM – Horcoff (42) (Pääjärvi, Smid)
3^rd 49:04 – EDM – Pääjärvi (33) (Gagner, Hall)

Final Score: St. Louis 2 – Edmonton 5

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff (2g)
2^nd Star: Magnus Pääjärvi (1g, 2a)
3^rd Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (31 saves)

Game 73: #4 Vancouver Canucks (42-24-6) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (37-27-8)
Goals:
1^st 0:54 – EDM – Whitney (10) (Horcoff, Omark)
1^st 4:18 – VAN – Kesler (39) (Ballard) SH
2^nd 28:29 – VAN – D. Sedin (45) (Ehrhoff, H. Sedin) PP
3^rd 42:36 – VAN – Burrows (22) (Malhotra)
3^rd 49:44 – EDM – Hall (26) (Gagner, Omark) PP

Final Score: Vancouver 3 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: Keith Ballard (1a)
2^nd Star: Linus Omark (2a)
3^rd Star: Ryan Whitney (1g)

Game 74: #12 Colorado Avalanche (31-35-7) vs #7 Edmonton Oilers (37-28-8)
Goals:
1^st 14:47 – EDM – Cogliano (20) (Brule, O’Marra)
1^st 15:26 – COL – Stewart (23) (Mueller, Hjalmarsson) PP
1^st 16:25 – EDM – Gorges (11) (Gagner)
1^st 16:39 – EDM – Vandermeer (2) (Gorges, Omark)
1^st 18:03 – EDM – Cogliano (21)
2^nd 20:19 – EDM – Hemsky (41) (Omark, Horcoff)
2^nd 21:31 – EDM – O’Marra (5) (Cogliano, Gagner)
2^nd 26:47 – EDM – Gagner (22) (Gilbert, Hemsky)
2^nd 29:27 – COL – Duchene (14) (Fleischmann, Stewart) PP
2^nd 36:16 – COL – Fleischmann (25) (Duchene, Stewart) PP
3^rd 41:36 – COL – Duchene (15) (Stewart, Liles) PP
3^rd 50:49 – COL – Quincey (5) (Stastny, Stewart) PP
3^rd 56:42 – EDM – Gorges (12) (Gagner)

Final Score: Colorado 5 – Edmonton 8

1^st Star: Chris Stewart (1g, 4a)
2^nd Star: Josh Gorges (2g, 1a)
3^rd Star: Sam Gagner (1g, 3a)

Game 75: #12 Colorado Avalanche (31-36-7) vs #6 Edmonton Oilers (38-28-8)
Pre-Game Notes: Gerber gets the start
Goals:
1^st 7:04 – EDM – Cogliano (22) (O’Marra, Brule)
1^st 8:58 – EDM – Gagner (23) (Hall, Omark) PP
1^st 15:27 – EDM – Horcoff (43) (Hemsky, Souray) PP
1^st 17:06 – COL – Stastny (36) (Hejduk, Fleischmann) PP
2^nd 26:02 – EDM – Gorges (13) (Gagner)
2^nd 39:35 – EDM – Whitney (11) (Horcoff) PP
3^rd 42:51 – EDM – Hemsky (42) (Horcoff, Whitney) PP

Final Score: Colorado 1 – Edmonton 6

1^st Star: Shawn Horcoff (1g, 2a)
2^nd Star: Ryan Whitney (1g, 1a)
3^rd Star: Sam Gagner (1g, 1a)

Game 76: #13 Nashville Predators (31-39-5) vs #5 Edmonton Oilers (39-28-8)
Pre-Game Notes: Khabibulin is back in the net. Alexandre Giroux needs a rest so David Hale take his place in the lineup.
Goals:
1^st 6:25 – EDM – Gilbert (6) (Gorges, Gagner) PP
1^st 10:16 – EDM – Gagner (24) (Omark, Stortini)
1^st 15:34 – EDM – Hall (27) (Gorges, Gagner)
2^nd 22:50 – EDM – Hemsky (43) (Omark, Vandermeer)
2^nd 25:00 – EDM – Hemsky (44) (Pääjärvi, Horcoff) PP
3^rd 45:24 – EDM – Pääjärvi (34) (Gagner, Hall)

Final Score: Nashville 0 – Edmonton 6

1^st Star: Sam Gagner (1g, 3a)
2^nd Star: Nikolai Khabibulin (31 saves)
3rd Star : Ales Hemsky (2g)

March 25 2011: Sam Gagner has been named the Offensive Player of the Week. Gagner played 4 games, scoring 3 goals and assisting on 8 others.

Game 77: #5 Edmonton Oilers (40-28-8) vs #13 Nashville Predators (31-40-5)
Goals:
1^st 9:11 – EDM – Gilbert (7) (O’Marra, Souray) SH
2^nd 37:36 – NSH – Erat (28) (Belak)
3^rd 45:00 – NSH – Franson (4) (Legwand, O’Brien)
3^rd 45:37 – EDM – Smid (4) (Horcoff)
3^rd 56:33 – NSH – Weber (6) (Dumont, Klasen)

Final Score: Nashville 3 – Edmonton 2

1^st Star: David Legwand (1a)
2^nd Star: Shea Weber (1g)
3^rd Star: Shane O’Brien (1a)

Game 78: #5 Edmonton Oilers (40-29-8) vs #10 St. Louis Blues (36-32-8)
Goals:
1^st 9:10 – EDM – Souray (11) (Pääjärvi, Gagner) PP
3^rd 41:26 – STL – Boyes (31) (Perron, Colaiacovo)
3^rd 54:02 – STL – Steen (14)
3^rd 58:14 – EDM – Cogliano (23) (Horcoff, Smid) PP
Shootout: Edmonton 1 – St. Louis 2

Final Score: Edmonton 2 – St. Louis 3 SO

1^st Star: Alexander Steen (1g)
2^nd Star: Sheldon Souray (1g)
3^rd Star: Carlo Colaiacovo (1a)