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A fine Mess: Reviewing the 1991 sale of Mark Messier to the New York Rangers, and the bizarre sequence of transactions between the two squads.

Imbalance in age and experience levels are doing the Oilers in.

The Oilers lack players in the prime of their career, is it any wonder that they struggle?

The end of the year media scrum has some revealing quotes.

Steve Tambellini has returned to his roots, which seem to be as deeply entangled in Hockey Canada as in Vancouver. Yesterday's double-hiring of Pat Quinn and Tom Renney provides the Oilers with a...

Kevin Lowe was named General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers in the summer of 2000. He inherited a team that had squeaked into the playoffs and lost in 5 games to Dallas. He allowed a number of...

Despite the A's offensive woes, perhaps the best move going forward right now would be to add a starting pitcher such as Derek Lowe.