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Andrew Ference ripped the party culture he believes dogged the Oilers during his tenure. Did late-night — err, early-morning — partying undo the potential of the previous iteration of the Edmonton Oilers? Brought in as captain to provide veteran leadership and stability to the back end in 2013 after the franchise had spent three of the previous four first overall draft picks on highly-talented forwards, Ference suggested on a recent appearance on the 31 Thoughts podcast that any influence he could have had was diminished in large part due to the team’s college-like atmosphere. Continue to Article

December 11, 2018 10:59:am EST

A lack of quality goaltending was one of the reasons the Edmonton Oilers missed the playoffs last season. Cam Talbot, who was an integral part of Edmonton’s run to the playoffs in 2017, saw his numbers slip in a big way in 2017-18. Now, it’s another goalie that has the Oilers back in the playoff hunt. Continue to Article

December 10, 2018 10:57:pm EST

Big games from Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar have been infrequent for the Los Angeles Kings this season. Dustin Brown recorded a hat trick, Anze Kopitar scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and had two assists and the Kings defeated the Oilers 5-2. ''Sometimes it just comes down to players feeling good on certain nights, and I think me and (Kopitar) and (Alex Iafallo) all felt really well going into the game,'' Brown said. Continue to Article

November 26, 2018 2:55:am EST

A holiday break couldn't have come soon enough for the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks. Coach Peter DeBoer noted that the team appeared to take the night off. "We're scoring some goals, but tonight's a disappointing one because I thought had we got a little bit better effort from everybody, from 20 guys, we should have got two points," he said after the club gave up three leads. Continue to Article

November 22, 2018 10:54:pm EST

Your head tells you it would take awhile for the San Jose Sharks to become the Stanley Cup favorite they were ordained to be when they traded for Erik Karlsson in September. The latest reason for this frustration was demonstrated Tuesday when they managed to hack up three more leads and lose to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime, 4-3. The same Edmonton Oilers who have missed the playoffs in 11 of the last 12 seasons while having the best player in the game. Continue to Article

November 21, 2018 10:45:am EST