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Apr. 12, 2012 / 860: Beowulf
Playoff rundown
We're not in the post season, so how about everybody else?
The Oiler season ended with a whimper. The Oilers finished second last in the league with a 32-40-10 record. They did finish with 12 more standings points than… Read more »
Apr. 04, 2012 / 859: Spring Style
Sad end
Not much silver lining for Oilers fans
We'll just fly through this weekly Oiler update. There's not much to say and not many games left anyway. You probably won't want to take notes. The Oilers… Read more »
Mar. 21, 2012 / 857: Ben Folds
This year, next year
Looking back and looking forward
This week's Oilers update is an anomaly, an outlier and a freak of nature on account of all the good news. The Oilers beat Columbus 3-0. They should;… Read more »
Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA
Curses and purses
Let's talk about something other than the Oilers
One of the NHL's most irritating but effective players was super-pest Claude Lemieux. The playoff whiz started his career in Montréal, later played in Colorado and finished his… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2012 / 853: Folkways
Looking forward, looking back
Memories and insane predictions dominate this week's In the Box
The Oilers had an eventful week that started poorly, got worse but ended well. Started poorly: A home OT loss to the Leafs. Got worse: Home losses to… Read more »
Feb. 08, 2012 / 851: Jon Mick
Play it again, Sam
Looks like the Oilers are in need of new trade bait
All in all, last week was a pretty eventful stretch for the Oilers. The first game of February 2012 was one for the record books with an 8-4… Read more »
Feb. 01, 2012 / 850: Godot
Parade of stars
Our panel of 'stars' discusses what could make the All-Star Game even better
The Oilers just returned from the All-Star Break so this update is easy. Jordan Eberle recovered from injury in time to be the lone Oiler rep at the… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2012 / 849: Blind Date
Emotional rescue
Oilers fans could definitely use one right now
Here's a recap of the past week's Oiler games, adjusted for emotional value (kind of like an emotional Wind Chill). The Oilers lost 1-0 to St Louis. A… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2012 / 848: City of champions
No more lottery
Please Oilers, just don't finish in the bottom five
The lows are pretty low in this Oiler update and the high isn't that high. The Oilers lost 2-1 to New Jersey after a Zach Parise OT winner.… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2012 / 847: The great indoors
Number trouble
Nobody round here likes number 43 or 44
Here's another Oiler update. Blah blah blah. Loss in Buffalo. Loss in St Louis. Loss in Dallas. Loss of Jordan Eberle. Loss of any semblance of a hope… Read more »
