Edmonton Sun
‘CLOSURE’
A 47-year-old man is charged with murder after Edmonton police travelled to Prince Edward Island to crack the case of a 29-year-old city woman reported missing in September. Marika ‘Mika’ Sutton, last reported seen in the Richfield neighbourhood of...
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PAIN AT THE PUMP!
Hold your horses. Wait until Canada Day. Wait until July 1. At the earliest. We have to follow the rules. Rules are rules. Yes, this is one time where Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not going to agree with the folks at the Canadian Taxpayers...
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LEG UP ON CRIME
Alberta is augmenting its ankle monitoring program to include a mobile app that will notify victims when an offender approaches a court-ordered restricted area, including a home or workplace. The program launched in January of last year with Alberta...
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COME RIGHT IN!
Canada’s immigration system is a mess in more ways than one. Over the past decade, the Liberals have taken a system that was admired around the world and supported at home, and they trashed it. Support for immigration is falling across Canada, and...
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‘I MESSED UP’
It began with an airport fire truck’s request to cross an active runway and ended with the death of two Air Canada pilots. Investigators and officials spent Monday morning piecing together what went wrong at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday...
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PAIN REMAINS
For Davis Schneider, there was only one way to escape the ache, a bruising so deep he couldn’t stand being in Toronto a minute longer. The wound from that harrowing loss in the seventh and deciding game of the 121st World Series was so acute, the...
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TURNING A BLIND EYE?
What in heaven’s name is going on in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government with regard to the threat posed to Canada’s national security by India? It’s as if the Liberals have learned nothing from the foreign interference inquiry in which Justice...
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NOT ENOUGH JUICE
What about Thursday’s rematch of the Stanley Cup final each of the past two years leaves anyone thinking the third time will finally be a charm for the Edmonton Oilers? Lifeless. Listless. Pushovers. If that’s all the two-time Cup runners-up can...
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BLANKED
This wasn’t the most painful defeat the Edmonton Oilers have ever suffered at the hands of the Florida Panthers — not when you factor in the eight losses in the last two Stanley Cup Finals. But this had to be No. 9. Man, does this hurt. The bitter...
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PAGE 3 ELEVATED COST
Edmonton city council has approved a yet-to-be-disclosed increase in debt to finish the Lewis Farms Community Recreation Centre and Library. Despite finding $90 million in efficiencies, multiple audits and significantly rolling back expectations, the...
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TIME FOR PLAN ‘B’
With Leon Draisaitl out for the rest of the regular season — knee, hip, guess away, although with a month timeline that sounds like a knee — the Edmonton Oilers have lost their absolute juggernaut one-two centre punch with Connor McDavid. Nobody else...
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‘ALBERTA’S TIME TO SHINE’
Eternal rivals Edmonton and Calgary are putting the gloves aside to host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, with the semi-final and final games being played at Rogers Place. News was dropped by the NHL and NHL Players’ Association early Monday that...
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GOLDEN OLDIES
He is 41 going on 20, it seems, which is why Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has a kinship with Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin, who is a youthful 40 and still going strong in the NHL. Great respects great and the two hyper-successful...
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FEE FOR THE FLUFFY STUFF
Municipalities and private contractors may soon have to pay to dump snow at Edmonton facilities — a service the city has long provided for free. The idea surfaced Friday as Edmonton’s parks and roads service department briefed councillors during a...
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UP AND DOWN
If you could boil the Edmonton Oilers’ entire season down to four games, it would be this road trip. Their week-long trek through Vegas, Denver, Dallas and St. Louis had it all — rousing wins, crushing defeats, bewildering mood swings and at the end...
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BEAT DOWN
It took less than a period and a half for all of the optimism generated by an upset win over Colorado to swirl down the bowl Thursday night in Dallas. Twenty-seven minutes, exactly. That’s how long it took the Stars to pistol-whip the Edmonton Oilers...
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BUMPY SEASON
As a winter of frequent freezethaw starts to wind down, the city is getting ready for a summer of filling potholes, although data shows the season is off to a milder start than last year. Compared to the same time in 2025, the city has received half...
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DEAF ’N’ DUMB
The CBC allegedly has a toxic culture rife with intimidation that management is aware of, but ignores. That was some of the Tuesday testimony from former CBC prime-time TV host Travis Dhanraj before the House of Commons heritage committee. Dhanraj’s...
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WAR OVER ‘SOON’?
As the conflict in Iran enters a second week, U.S. President Donald Trump says the military operation is “ahead of our initial timeline by a lot.” Meanwhile, Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf countries, just hours after Ayatollah...
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AYATOLLAH JR.
Late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba was named Sunday as his successor, while the war in the Middle East spread to the region’s vital infrastructure as Israeli airstrikes hit oil storage facilities in Tehran...
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OFF KILTER
In a season that got off on the wrong foot and has been there ever since, Friday’s 6-3 loss to the infinitely better Carolina Hurricanes might have been the worst gut punch of all. This was supposed to be the Oilers coming out party. They had three...
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ON A WING AND A PRAYER
It’s not a busy night at Pub 1905. A few people have come in from Jasper Avenue to play pool. Only a few tables are occupied. It’s slow enough that the bar manager doubles as the server, and he’s called into action to sweep up some broken glass after...
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‘LOTS TO FIGURE OUT’
The Edmonton Oilers needed to address three key elements that dragged them into the depths of mediocrity this season: team defence, urgency and goaltending. They couldn’t fix them all, but two out of three ain’t bad. With the addition of Connor...
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ARE THEY THERE YET?
It doesn’t matter what Stan Bowman does at the trade deadline, it’s not going to save the season. He could swap Andrew Mangiapane for Nazem Kadri and get the Flames to eat half of Kadri’s salary and it wouldn’t make them contenders. If the players...
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OT THRILLER
It’s not how they drew it up in practice. And it’s not the kind of game they’ve been promising to play for weeks. But on another one of those nights when the Edmonton Oilers fell back on their own habits and dug themselves a precarious hole, they dug...
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FIRE POWER
Matt Savoie’s recent trip to Bakersfield, Calif., was short. But he didn’t need much time down on the farm to gain a whole lot of perspective. And by the time he got back up north, the rookie Edmonton Oilers forward was certain he won’t be needing...
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WAR DRUMS
PARIS — Three close allies of the United States said Sunday they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone strikes following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
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END OF A TYRANT
Telling the Iranian people to “shelter” in their homes as “bombs will be dropping everywhere,” U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced the declaration of war on Iran’s long-running tyrannical regime. Dubbed Operation Epic Fury, the early stages of...
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ARE THEY THERE?
The Edmonton Oilers breaking out of their season-long malaise and transitioning into a playoff contender again is a little like an obese guy trying to live up to his New Year’s resolution: It’s not what he weighs today, it’s what he weighs...
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BUDGET DAY
The Alberta government has delivered its second straight multi-billion dollar deficit, one that is poised to flout its own fiscal framework rules and put the province more than $9 billion into the red with no plan for recovery amid low oil...
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DUO MOURNED
As visitors walk towards the ice surface at the Jasper Activity Centre, they’ll be greeted by a memorial. Condolence books, photos and stuffed animals are set on a table in front of the trophy cabinet. The red Jasper U18 Bearcats jerseys of Danica...
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WILL HE? HE DID!
Will he or won’t he? The Edmonton Oilers aren’t saying whether Connor McDavid will be in the lineup Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks, mostly because they aren’t really sure. They’d like to sit him, but if the captain wakes up Wednesday morning and...
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MAYHEM
Earlier this week, Donna Balzer chided her husband, Keith McCrae, for buying a large bag of nuts at a Mexican market. She wondered how the heck the two Canadian tourists could possibly get through that entire thing. Now, Balzer and McCrae, trapped in...
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U.S. INVASION
DALLAS — The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that the Global Entry program would be shut down as long as the partial government shutdown remains in effect. The announcement comes after the department said Saturday night that it planned to...
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PRECIOUS STONES
Has an Olympic gold-medal hockey game ever meant more to Canadians than Sunday’s showdown between the men in red and our arch-rivals to the south? Time has stood still this week when the games have been on: schools putting the games on, bars and...
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GOLD RUSH
It turns out Canada’s game-winning goal on Friday in the semifinal of men’s hockey at Milan-Cortina 2026 was a year in the making. And now, Team Canada will take on the Americans in the gold-medal game on Sunday (6:10 a.m. MT). The goal, which proved...
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CRUSHED
MILAN — During the agonizing wait for the medals to be awarded following a heart-breaking loss to the U.S., Marie-Philip Poulin tried to do the impossible and ease the pain. One by one, Canada’s captain worked her way down the line of players, with a...
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THRILLER VICTORY
There’s just something about Canada versus the Czechs, at least in men’s hockey, that makes for non-stop tension. Often that’s meant a loss for Canada, but not on this night. Canada skated a narrow path and had to come back twice, but managed a 4-3...
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Mark Carney went to Montreal on Tuesday to announce a new push for defence spending. The prime minister was announcing Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy a week later than planned after his initial announcement was delayed due to the shooting in...
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The book of love?
For those who love to read and are looking for love, now is your time to shine, because a love of books might be dating’s sexiest green flag. A new report from the Headway app finds that books are boosting attraction, with singles gravitating to...
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‘FULL OF GRACE’
A slight drop in temperatures over the Family Day long weekend shouldn’t deter Edmontonians from getting out and attending a number of diverse across the city. To mark the holiday, events in Edmonton range from a full day of activities at the Alberta...
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SHOW OF UNITY
The father of 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who shot and killed eight people Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has shared a statement. Justin Van Rootselaar issued the statement published by various Canadian news outlets, including CTV, CBC and...
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SHOCK AND SORROW
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. — Thirteen-year-old Maya LaRocque was in her art class Tuesday afternoon at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Then the warning came for students to take cover, and she hid with classmates in a closet as 18-year-old Jesse Van...
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‘Nation mourns with you’
TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia’s worst mass killings has been identified as an 18-year-old dropout who killed family members at home, then gunned down random students at a school before firing on police and killing herself as...
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CRUSADING FOR THE CANOPY
Showing Canada the military defence love this Valentine’s Day, this year’s Operation Nanook-Nunalivut is anything but typical. Live howitzers will be shaking the tundra, and long-ignored defence infrastructure will be getting a sharp second...
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Many Albertans not enthusiastic about Confederation
A 53-year-old Calgary man is dead and another hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after they were struck while changing a tire on the side of Anthony Henday Drive on Sunday afternoon. Strathcona County RCMP responded to reports of a...
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BURIED ALIVE!
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defence won this championship. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummelled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the...
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FAST START
MILAN — Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais said she promised herself she would take two years to get in the best shape possible and become the best skater she possibly could before hanging up her skates for the final time. On Saturday, her grueling...
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GAMES ON!
Connor McDavid waited his entire life for this. Thirteen years old when he watched Sidney Crosby score the golden goal for Canada in Vancouver 2010, the Edmonton Oilers captain dreamed of one day being on the same global stage. After years of...
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TIME OUT
Each week, we check in with our readers on social media and e-mail to see what’s on top of their mind, explore the hot topics of conversation and answer hard-hitting questions about the Edmonton Oilers. Here are some of the talking points from the past...
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‘ROOM FOR ERROR’
An Edmonton city councillor is calling for a return to the city’s previous vote-counting system after reviewing the interim report on the 2025 municipal election. “I would definitely like to see a return to our (vote) tabulators,” said Ward...
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WAGES OF SIN
The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for their playoff lives while the Edmonton Oilers often seem like they are just trying to stay awake until the post-season gets here. So, don’t act surprised that Toronto rolled into Rogers Place Tuesday on the...
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COMING HOME
It’s never easy to bring back a young soldier who died serving the country in a foreign land, as Canada will do Tuesday with Gunner Sebastian “Seb” Halmagean. When he travels home, escorted by a motorcade assisted by the OPP in true repatriation...
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‘SO PROUD TO BE CANADIAN’
Sebastian “Seb” Halmagean proudly served his country for the last three years — and while the military can be a harsh life, his father says he loved being a soldier. Sadly, the Hamilton, Ont., native who turned 24 on Christmas Day died Thursday in...
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MR. POPULARITY
CALGARY — Pierre Poilievre won a ringing endorsement Friday night from Conservative party delegates in Calgary who gave his leadership a 87.4% vote of confidence. The result came as no surprise to those gathered at the BMO Centre for the three-day...
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CANADIAN ORIGINAL
Catherine O’Hara, who was best known for her work on Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone, SCTV and a recent turn on The Studio has died at the age of 71, her management team has confirmed. According to her agency, CAA, O’Hara died Friday at her home in Los...
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‘A TRAGEDY’
Remains of a 23-year-old mother found in a St. Albert apartment and the disappearance of her ninemonth-old baby girl have led RCMP to charge a 33-year-old man with murder and two counts of indignity to a body. St. Albert RCMP responding last Friday to...
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ADS SUBTRACT
An Edmonton senator is joining 40 other members of the Senate in calling for a ban on all advertising related to online sports betting. Sen. Kristopher Wells, an Edmonton educator, 2SLBTQ+ rights advocate, and co-founder of Pride Tape, was the latest...
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NOT SO SWEDE
Despite Mattias Ekholm’s excellent play over the last three months and his first-ever NHL hat trick Monday night, Swedish Olympic team coach Sam Hallam has shut the book on him being an injury replacement. With Minnesota defenceman Jonas Brodin out...
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
How much are Edmontonians prepared to pay to avoid a repeat of this year’s snow removal woes? City councillors want to know. Following an urban planning committee meeting last Tuesday, Ward Dene Coun. Aaron Paquette put forward a notice of motion...
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LET IT SNOW?
Suspected Canadian cocaine king Ryan Wedding is staring down the barrel of infinity in a U.S. prison. If the 44-year-old former Olympic snowboarder had been arrested in Canada, well, he might have been able to count on some judge claiming his...
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FOCUS ON CANADA
Premier Danielle Smith said she is focused on building a new relationship with the rest of Canada even as Alberta separatists continue to gather signatures for a citizen-led referendum — and despite remarks from a U.S. government official indicating...
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SNOW DAYS
Complaints about snow removal have skyrocketed in 2026 with calls to the city’s 311 service nearly tripled from last year. Numbers from the city show 33,350 calls related to snow removal were fielded from Dec. 1 to Jan. 21. More than 15,000 of those...
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SHORT, SHARP SHOCK
If the stars had aligned the way they were supposed to Thursday night, it would have been Tristan Jarry versus Stuart Skinner — an emotional showdown between Edmonton’s new goalie and their embattled old one. It didn’t happen, but Skinner still scored...
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GREEN DEAL?
President Donald Trump clearly didn’t like Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos and issued a rebuke during his own speech Wednesday morning. Carney spoke to the World Economic Forum Tuesday and left without seeing or speaking to...
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‘NOT FORGOTTEN’
A cold case for now 43 years, the unsolved Edmonton disappearance of six-year-old Tania Murrell still haunts those who loved her and investigators who hope to find her all these decades later. She was abducted around 11 a.m. while walking home from...
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WORKHORSE
Connor Ingram didn’t ask, he TOLD the Edmonton Oilers he was staying. Short of putting a horse’s head in Stan Bowman’s bed, Godfather style, he made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. With the organization humming and hawing about what to do with...
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NO MORE MR. NICE GUYS
BERLIN — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward...
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CLEAR MESS
Anger over current road conditions is escalating and city workers are saying they’re being harassed by residents as they remove snow from Edmonton neighbourhoods. CUPE 30 president Erik Lewis, the union that represents city employees, said workers...
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Random off-day thoughts as the Edmonton Oilers continue their win-two, lose-one march up the Pacific Division standings. ■ If you’re general manager Stan Bowman, the threeheaded goaltending situation isn’t that big of a problem. In fact, there are no...
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McDavid extends points streak to 19 games as Oilers fend off late push by Blackhawks
It was the Edmonton Oilers Dad’s Trip all right. Just ask the Chicago Blackhawks. They were calling Connor Ingram their daddy by the middle of the second period. On a night when the Oilers a little too sloppy in their own end of the ice and struggled...
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EYES IN THE SKY
Overhead cameras from an Alberta RCMP helicopter monitor a prolific offender as he navigates a stolen car. He’s armed. Fascinating to watch from a giant screen in K-Division’s Real-Time Operations Centre in Edmonton, it’s the ultimate Game Boy —...
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‘Enriching environment’
One of Edmonton’s most famous geriatric residents, Lucy the elephant, has been given a clean bill of health after undergoing two physical checkups. The annual assessments occurred last fall, shortly after Lucy’s 50th birthday on July 1, 2025, the...
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SHOW OF FORCE
With Edmonton 9-1-1 in its last 11 games against Nashville, and with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combining for 91 career points in 53 career games against the Preds, they are as close as it gets to free points for the Edmonton Oilers. Even...
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CLOCK IS TICKING
It’s game on. Not just for the Edmonton Oilers against the Nashville Predators Tuesday night, but for Connor Ingram’s battle with Calvin Pickard, not to mention the clock. Tristan Jarry’s return date keeps getting pushed back — first it was right...
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