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The Edmonton Oilers, trailing 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks, had three shots on goal in the final 10 minutes of Saturday’s loss. Jeff Petry had a slapshot from 83 feet out with 7:17 remaining, Mark Arcobello put a backhander on net from 43 feet away with 4:20 to go, and Petry had another slapper fr...
Welcome to The Week In Review According To Me (TWIRATOME), a regular Monday feature breaking down the week that was for the Edmonton Oilers. Most weeks might take on the feel of an autopsy, sifting through symptoms and clues to determine the cause of disaster, but all are worthy of examination befor...
My worst nightmare is appearing on Chopped, the Food Network television program that puts chefs to the test by giving them a mystery basket of ingredients and a time limit. I’m a horrible cook when I have optimal ingredients, a recipe to follow, and all the time in the world. I once screwed up Jel...
It's official, the Edmonton Oilers are a disaster. Want proof? Let's break down the closing stretch of Edmonton's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. During the game's final 11:24, the Oilers held a lead for 2:28, the score was tied for 1:25, and the Bruins had the lead for the last 7:31. Tip your cap to...
Welcome to Friday’s Burning Questions, a weekly feature answering queries submitted by actual readers. The world is packed with stupid people. Walk out your front door, throw a stone in any direction and you’re bound to hit one. However, there are no stupid questions, so get them in by Twitter t...
Welcome to The Week In Review According To Me (TWIRATOME), a regular Monday feature breaking down the week that was for the Edmonton Oilers. Most weeks might take on the feel of an autopsy, sifting through symptoms and clues to determine the cause of disaster, but all are worthy of examination befor...
We’ve all heard the well-worn phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and nothing proves it better than this: In October 1999, Melissa Joan Hart appeared on the cover of Maxim magazine. That’s not a typo, folks. Between the September 1999 (Pamela Anderson) and November 1999 (Jennifer L...
I don't want to blame goaltending alone for the Edmonton Oilers' current plight. The team is not good either offensively or defensively, even strength or on special teams, at home or on the road. Several areas need to be addressed for the Oilers to climb into playoff contention, so fixing one issue...
Welcome to Friday’s Burning Questions, a weekly feature answering queries submitted by actual readers. The world is packed with stupid people. Walk out your front door, throw a stone in any direction and you’re bound to hit one. However, there are no stupid questions, so get them in by Twitter t...
Welcome to The Week In Review According To Me (TWIRATOME), a regular Monday feature that sometimes appears on Tuesday or Wednesday when I’m lazy or cranky, breaking down the week that was for the Edmonton Oilers. Most weeks might take on the feel of an autopsy, sifting through symptoms and clues t...
I’ve always hated yo-yos, because I could never figure out how to make them work. Maybe I lacked coordination, patience or brainpower, but while other kids pulled off cool tricks like the cat’s cradle or walking the dog, a yo-yo was always useless in my hands. I was frustrated because others mad...
Welcome to Friday’s Burning Questions, a weekly feature answering queries submitted by actual readers. The world is packed with stupid people. Walk out your front door, throw a stone in any direction and you’re bound to hit one. However, there are no stupid questions, so get them in by Twitter t...
Public griping over a lack of improvement under his watch had reached a fever pitch, so the Edmonton Oilers finally relented on Monday, giving in to the will of the people and firing the man responsible. Nope, not Kevin Lowe, he’s still the president of hockey operations. Craig MacTavish remains t...
Welcome to The Week In Review According To Me (TWIRATOME), a regular Monday feature that sometimes appears on Tuesday or Wednesday when I’m cranky or lazy, breaking down the week that was for the Edmonton Oilers. Most weeks might take on the feel of an autopsy, sifting through symptoms and clues t...
A wiser man than I once told me, “When you don’t know what else to do or where else to turn, it’s time to come clean.” Here goes. Born in 1981 in Lethbridge, Alberta, hockey had been a part of my life since I was an embryo, thanks to parents who would rub a growing baby bump and imagine w...
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