GUILTY VERDICT IN KHABIBULIN IMPAIRED DRIVING TRIAL
Edmonton Oilers' goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was convicted Friday of three charges related to drunk driving and speeding in Arizona earlier this year.
The four-time all-star could face up to six months in jail when he is sentenced Tuesday.
Stalled Souray situation holds up other deals With Edmonton Oilers training camp less than a month away, disgruntled defenceman Sheldon Souray still doesn't have a change of address while free-agent centres Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano don't have contracts.
Needless to say, there is a gulf between what the Oilers and best buddies Gagner and Cogliano feel they are worth after three seasons of playing in the NHL.
Should the Oilers Make an Offer Sheet to Bobby RyanOne of the last posts there was a discussion about having more articles that aren't about the leafs. So in that spirit, I was reading an interesting article from Richard Cloutier the Oilers Blogger on Hockey Buzz.
Deal may give clues to Souray's fate If you're wondering what Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini will get in return for disgruntled defenceman Sheldon Souray, just take a look at the Simon Gagne trade.
On Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenceman Matt Walker -- a No. 6 or 7 blue-liner -- and only a fourth-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for veteran forward Gagne, who is four years younger than the 34-year-old Souray and has scored at least 33 goals four times in his career, including two seasons over 40 during the last five years.
Oilers have kept their promise of roster makeover Because Sheldon Souray cleared waivers Saturday and still tops the Edmonton Oilers’ to-do list, there is more dirty work ahead.
But some significant and admirable housecleaning has already spruced up the 30th-place roster. So, while the Oilers are determined to distance themselves from Souray and his $5.4-million US salary-cap hit, season-ending trade demand, rehabbing wrist injury and bridge-burning condemnation of management, there is reason for general manager Steve Tambellini to feel like a man who accomplished more in 10 days than some National Hockey League franchise-builders can claim in a year.
Souray deal getting closerSheldon Souray may be getting close to a ticket out of town.
The Edmonton Oilers defenceman has been on the trading block since asking to be moved at the end of the season.
On Thursday, Souray’s no-trade clause expired meaning the Oilers are able to ship him wherever they deem fit.
Souray trade imminent?It's setting up to be a big weekend for the Edmonton Oilers.
The team will pick first overall at the NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles on Friday, a first for the franchise, but it looks like general manager Steve Tambellini could be actively looking to move players. 630 CHED's Dan Tencer reports Oilers defenseman
Sheldon Souray is on his way back to Edmonton to receive medical clearance for the wrist injury he suffered in late January.
To flip or not to flip? The chances of the Edmonton Oilers flipping their No. 1 overall pick to the Boston Bruins for their No. 2 selection at Friday's NHL entry draft are about the same as
Sheldon Souray being an Oiler this fall.
Very unlikely.
But Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini is all ears should his Bruins counterpart, Peter Chiarelli, come up with a proposal so that the Boston GM gets his man, presumably winger Taylor Hall.
If the Oilers decide they like centre
Tyler Seguin better -- a recent Journal poll had it split 50-50 on the Tyler vs. Taylor debate-- then maybe Tambellini can squeeze the No. 15 overall pick out of the Bruins to lay off Hall. Or how about winger Blake Wheeler? What about Finnish forward Mikko Lehtonen, one of Boston's best prospects?
Clock starts ticking on Oilers veterans
Ethan Moreau is on the clock, starting Tuesday. It may be the same story with Patrick O'Sullivan and
Robert Nilsson .
National Hockey League teams have a two-week window from June 15-30 to buy out players, but the Edmonton Oilers aren't going to rush into anything.
They will try to trade their captain first, just as they tried at the deadline in early March. A contending team may be interested in
Moreau for a draft pick.
