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Lee Ferris

Lessons Learned from Motown’s Model Franchise

Lee Ferris | December 31, 2009

With nearly half the season in the books, this year’s edition of the Edmonton Oilers sit dead last in the Western Conference. Despite one of the highest payrolls in the…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers

Move Over Yankees. The Winningest Team in Sports is…Team Canada

Lee Ferris | December 21, 2009

The Montreal Canadiens, The New York Yankees, The Boston Celtics, The Green Bay Packers. These are the most hallowed teams in professional sports and with good reason. From the four…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Oilers Answer the Bell With Season on the Line

Lee Ferris | December 13, 2009

It may be the defining moment of the Edmonton Oilers’ season. On Sunday, November 24th, head coach Pat Quinn held a closed door meeting with his veteran players. The timing…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

Will Gretzky Return to Edmonton?

Lee Ferris | November 14, 2009

Following the NHL’s despicable treatment of Wayne Gretzky in the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes debacle, the Great One is taking a well deserved break from the pressures and politics of professional…

Categories Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Player Profiles, St Louis Blues

Oiler Captain Ethan Moreau – Last Link to the Gretzky Trade

Lee Ferris | October 17, 2009

Ethan Moreau does not fit the profile of the standard NHL captain. He’s not a top line superstar expected to lead his team with a clutch goal or assist. Nor…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Player Profiles

The Best Line in Hockey is…

Lee Ferris | October 1, 2009

Hockey lore has long held that the crucial component for any championship team is a heavyweight scoring line, a lamp lighting juggernaut that consistently threatens the oppostion at even strength…

Categories Anaheim Ducks

Giguère for Heatley Swap Looking More Likely

Lee Ferris | June 14, 2009

One of the most compelling storylines of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs was the rapid rise of backup goaltender Jonas Hiller, supplanting former Conn Smythe winner J.S. Giguère as the…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, NHL Rumors, Ottawa Senators, St Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Lowe’s Evaluation of Ryan Proves ‘Questionable’

Lee Ferris | June 13, 2009

“I’ll tell you this, they have not much coming. Bobby Ryan has been a questionable pick at No. 2 (overall in 2005)” Former Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe July 5,…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Uncategorized

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