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  • Kick Him When He's Down – Oilers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Cryogenic Preservation

    edmonton_eskimos20logo vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN Plus (Ch. 201), WGN-AM 720
    Undeserving of Eichel & McDavid: Copper & Blue, Oilers Nation

    With the calendar now having turned to March, the Oilers are now entering month five of irrelevance as far as the Western Conference playoff picture is concerned. They will once again be in the running for the top overall pick, depending on how the lottery balls bounce. But in their only visit to the United Center this year, the Hawks can ill afford any pity on even such a revoltingly piteous group as the Oilers.

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  • You Can Call Me Alberta: Hawks at Oilers Preview/Pregame Thread/Knitting Circle

    Hawk Wrestler vs. oil plainview

    FACEOFF: 8:30pm Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio

    DRAINAGE!!!!: The Copper N’ Blue, and some others maybe that haven’t actually been hired by the Oilers

    WHERE YOU SHOULD WATCH IF IN TOWN: A.J. Hudson’s (3801 N. Ashland)

    The Hawks will continue what is now their last place tour of the West, yes Virginia the Wild have slipped behind the Avs, and see the last place team in the other division which would be the kabuki theater for and by monkeys that is the Edmonton Oilers. And while I know these guys fly on charter jets and stay in five-star hotels and all that, a back-to-back in St. Paul and then Edmonton seems a bit over the top. So I wouldn’t be shocked if the Hawks’ legs just aren’t there tonight. Hell, they haven’t always been there when they’ve had optimum rest. But thankfully, you don’t have to be all there when playing the Oil.

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  • Beds Are Burning – Hawks at Oilers Preview, Pregame Thread, 21+ Show

    oldschool at edmonton_eskimos20logo

    Game Time: 9:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN, CBC, TVA2, WGN-AM 720
    Rural Alberta Advantage: Copper & Blue, Oilers Nation

    The Hawks’ Circus Trip makes its second stop tonight, this time a little bit further north in Alberta to take on the Oilers, who are currently in year 8 (thousand) of their rebuild. This will be the Hawks’ first of two to Edmonton this year, and the first chance to appreciate the odd lighting, backwards benches and penalty boxes, and the interminable prattle about how fast the ice is (it’s fast).

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  • Give 'Em Enough Rope – Oilers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Red Carpet Interview

    oil plainview vs oldschool

    Game Time: 6:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Exxon Valdez: Copper and Blue, Oilers Nation

    So this is what the midseason doldrums look like. Ironically, with the Hawks’ high octane offense sputtering, and not with the previously questionable defense pulling its best matador act. Since the calendar flipped to 2014 (and even counting December 30th), the Hawks have scored more than two goals exactly once. It’s not a shock then that the Hawks have gone 2-1-3 in that stretch. Fortunately for them, the Oilers are once again in town.

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  • Give ‘Em Enough Rope – Oilers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Red Carpet Interview

    oil plainview vs oldschool

    Game Time: 6:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Exxon Valdez: Copper and Blue, Oilers Nation

    So this is what the midseason doldrums look like. Ironically, with the Hawks’ high octane offense sputtering, and not with the previously questionable defense pulling its best matador act. Since the calendar flipped to 2014 (and even counting December 30th), the Hawks have scored more than two goals exactly once. It’s not a shock then that the Hawks have gone 2-1-3 in that stretch. Fortunately for them, the Oilers are once again in town.

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  • Morning Links 11/26/13

    Morning Links 11/26/13

    5-1: Tribune

    Fuel to burn: Cheer the Anthem

    Gamesheet: NHL

    Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater

    This is probably going to be important: TSN

    No more NHL coming up after Sportscentre:PuckDaddy

     

  • You Can't Go Home Again – Oilers At Blackhawks: Preview/Pre-Game Thread/Sales Training Retreat

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    Game Time: 7    :30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Tanks Even In Their Fantasy League: The Copper And Blue

    Well that homestand didn’t really seem all that long, did it? After spending the majority of the season on the road, we all looked forward to seeing the Hawks spend some time on the familiar (though lousy) United Center Ice. Yet tonight’s match up against the Oilers is the end of the homestand, though we’ll see them again Friday against the BJ’s again. (Note – none of this applies to Fels who is likely at the end of his already very short rope after a ton of home games and Indians to produce. Have fun tonight buddy)

    Tonight we welcome the team that’s been slowly building their way up to having playoff potential for the last, well, I guess since they made the finals and lost to Carolina… which still has to smart. This year was supposed to be the year the Oil finally got it together and ending their streak of high draft picks with a potential run to the post-season. But it hasn’t quite turned out as they’d hoped. They’ve been flirting around with .500 all season. Lucky for them, that makes them pretty competitive in the Northwest Division.

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  • You Can’t Go Home Again – Oilers At Blackhawks: Preview/Pre-Game Thread/Sales Training Retreat

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    Game Time: 7    :30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Tanks Even In Their Fantasy League: The Copper And Blue

    Well that homestand didn’t really seem all that long, did it? After spending the majority of the season on the road, we all looked forward to seeing the Hawks spend some time on the familiar (though lousy) United Center Ice. Yet tonight’s match up against the Oilers is the end of the homestand, though we’ll see them again Friday against the BJ’s again. (Note – none of this applies to Fels who is likely at the end of his already very short rope after a ton of home games and Indians to produce. Have fun tonight buddy)

    Tonight we welcome the team that’s been slowly building their way up to having playoff potential for the last, well, I guess since they made the finals and lost to Carolina… which still has to smart. This year was supposed to be the year the Oil finally got it together and ending their streak of high draft picks with a potential run to the post-season. But it hasn’t quite turned out as they’d hoped. They’ve been flirting around with .500 all season. Lucky for them, that makes them pretty competitive in the Northwest Division.

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