Bob Stauffer
@bob_stauffer
Radio Color Commentator for @edmontonoilers, Host of "Oilers Now" on @630CHED and Panellist on @Sportsnet Oilers Regional Broadcasts
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23-02-2011 23:54:35
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Happy 35th Birthday to one of the best guys you will ever meet...Sam Gagner. In three stints with the Edmonton Oilers Gagner played a total of 570 games registering 116 goals and 211 assists. Reinvented himself a couple of times to play over 1000 games in the NHL
Hearing there is a very good chance that the Edmonton Oilers Evander Kane won't be ready for the start of the season...that he may require surgery...and is likely to be on LTIR to start the year
Regarding the St. Louis offer sheets on Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway... #1. This is business, Blues are deploying a mechanism within the CBA. #2. The Edmonton Oilers have a week to match. #3. If the Oilers match on a player...he can't be traded for a year. Lots in play here!
Born on this date...41 years ago today former Edmonton Oilers Ales Hemsky. During some challenging on-ice times Hemsky was EDM's most skilled forward...he played with courage often taking the puck hard to the net. "Hemmer" played 11 seasons in EDM putting up 142-335-477 in 652 GP
Happy 66th Birthday to Edmonton Sporting Icon Craig MacTavish. MacT played 9 seasons for the Edmonton Oilers winning 3 Stanley Cups. As EDM's Head Coach he guided the team to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. As Oilers GM he drafted Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse.
In his one full season in the NHL Podkolzin had 14-12-26 in 79 GP. Had stagnated in the Canucks organization. The Edmonton Oilers will give him a chance to jump start his career. Is not timid. Assertive on the forecheck and has some pace.
Busy day for the Edmonton Oilers Emberson had a very good season playing for Kris Knoblauch and Steve Smith in Hartford (AHL) in 2022-23 with 7-20-27/69 GP/+17. Played 30 games for San Jose last season. 950K Cap Hit.
In acquiring both Vasili Podkolzin (1M x 2) and Ty Emberson (950K x 1) the Edmonton Oilers get cost certainty. Also...Podkolzin was coached by Jeremy Colliton (who worked for Stan Bowman in Chicago) in Abbotsford (AHL) And Kris Knoblauch had Emberson in Hatford (AHL)
The Edmonton Oilers basically get a late "adjunct" to the offer sheets...and pick up an extra 3rd and a prospect. Edmonton theoretically doesn't have to put Evander Kane on LTIR when he likely misses the start of the season... Team will have 946K in cap space by my count...and
Wouldn't surprise me if the Edmonton Oilers are exploring the option of adding another right shot D. Or bringing in someone on a PTO that can play LD/RD. EDM could also end up targeting a 2nd pairing RD at the trade deadline with the accrued cap space they will have.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Ty Emberson may turn out to be a bit of a surprise for the Edmonton Oilers Had a successful season with Kris Knoblauch in 2022-23. Played some tough minutes in San Jose. A lock for me to start in EDM and also be a part of the PK.
One year ago today... The Edmonton Oilers signed Evan Bouchard to a 2-year contract extension. He had 18-64-82/+34 in 81 GP last season...and has led all NHL defencemen in Playoff Scoring in each of the last 2 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Real good player!
In a rematch of last year's Canada West Final that saw the University of Alberta Football team drop a 28-27 heartbreaker in Vancouver... The #7 ranked University of Alberta Football beat #4 ranked UBC 42-28 behind a balanced offensive attack. HC Chris Morris has this program going in the right direction
The Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl signing an 8-year extension is a big deal! Literally and figuratively for everyone in Oil County. Has anyone been better than Leon the last 3 Playoffs? And he's played through injury too: 2022-High Ankle Sprain 2024-Back and Wrist/Hand. Dug-in!
