Oil news and the Blog report - July 21

[hockeyaddict101]

No Oiler news but a couple of Blogs.

The powerplay this year has been a topic of discussion.

Interesting analysis on Copper and Blue

http://coppernblue.blogspot.com/

More on the Arena by Staples

http://communities.canada.com/edmont...y/default.aspx

Mudcrutch as an interesting point about the CBA and player revenues

http://mc79hockey.com/

Lowetide predicts Gagner's point totals.

http://lowetide.blogspot.com/

A late draft review

http://pommpie.com/

[MinnesotaFats]

Originally Posted by hockeyaddict101

Lowetide predicts Gagner's point totals.

http://lowetide.blogspot.com/

Nice post LT. The reasonable Gagner prediction makes up for the outlandish Hemsky prediction.

[dashingsilverfox*]

Originally Posted by hockeyaddict101

No Oiler news but a couple of Blogs.

The powerplay this year has been a topic of discussion.

Interesting analysis on Copper and Blue

http://coppernblue.blogspot.com/

More on the Arena by Staples

http://communities.canada.com/edmont...y/default.aspx

Mudcrutch as an interesting point about the CBA and player revenues

http://mc79hockey.com/

Mirtle on Sundin

http://mirtle.blogspot.com/

Lowetide predicts Gagner's point totals.

http://lowetide.blogspot.com/

A late draft review

http://pommpie.com/

Oilers win a poll over at Brochu

http://brochuishockey.blogspot.com/

Mirtle on Sundin

http://mirtle.blogspot.com/

Sundin speaks:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16304

[DangerMan]

Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats

Nice post LT. The reasonable Gagner prediction makes up for the outlandish Hemsky prediction.

Yeah I think the Gagner prediction is a lillte low while the Hemsky prediction is a little high. I'm thinking 80 for Hemsky while 65 for Gagner. I'm pretty one of those players point total will tie into the other players point total. Gagner got 49 points pretty much through osmosis last year, to say he is only going to improve by 4 points is a little outlandish.

[MinnesotaFats]

Originally Posted by dashingsilverfox

Oilers win a poll over at Brochu

The Hawks should have won that poll. Huet and Campbell (cobntracts aside) are bigger additions to the Hawks than Cole and Brule. Both Campbell and Huet should be a big part of the Hawks going forward. Cole might not even be around after this year and Brule probably won't even see playing time in Edmonton to start the season.

[Homesick]

Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats

The Hawks should have won that poll. Huet and Campbell (cobntracts aside) are bigger additions to the Hawks than Cole and Brule. Both Campbell and Huet should be a big part of the Hawks going forward. Cole might not even be around after this year and Brule probably won't even see playing time in Edmonton to start the season.

Alot of people were probably also including Vis

[MrOiler]

Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats

The Hawks should have won that poll. Huet and Campbell (cobntracts aside) are bigger additions to the Hawks than Cole and Brule. Both Campbell and Huet should be a big part of the Hawks going forward. Cole might not even be around after this year and Brule probably won't even see playing time in Edmonton to start the season.

I agree with you on this, however I do believe you need to add Visnovsky into the mix. And there's a case of "addition by subtraction" that is happening in Edmonton. Gone are three players that simply weren't living up to their ends of the deal: Torres, Pitkanen, Stoll. For each of them, it's been a couple of years since their peak seasons. Now the ice time goes to the kids.

Chicago is also at/over their cap space. This may handcuff them at the trade deadline. Edmonton has $2.4M in space, per nhlnumbers.com.