Sporting News NHL preview schedule
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:42:00 PDT)
Sept. 7: Florida Panthers Sept. 8: Edmonton Oilers Sept. 9: Columbus Blue Jackets Sept. 10: Carolina Hurricanes Sept. 11: Minnesota Wild Sept. 12: N.Y. Islanders Sept. 13: Dallas Stars Sept. 14: Atlanta Thrashers Sept. 15: Toronto Maple Leafs Sept. 16: St. Louis Blues Sept. 17: Calgary Flames Sept. 18: Anaheim Ducks Sept. 19: Montreal Canadiens Sept. 20: Ottawa Senators Sept. 21: Tampa Bay Lightning Sept. 22: Buffalo Sabres Sept. 23: Colorado Avalanche Sept. 24: N.Y.

Which current players will own their sweater numbers in NHL?
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:31:33 PDT)
Hockey historian John Kreiser has done some of the most interesting hockey writing of the summer on NHL.com,...

Puck Headlines: Return of Nordiques news; ‘Goon' movie casting
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:52:33 PDT)
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere...

What We Learned: Boss Bettman and the Kovalchuk contract fight
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:57:52 PDT)
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and...

Future finally bright for Oilers
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:32:00 PDT)
A trio of rookies, including top draft pick Taylor Hall, has given Edmonton reason to believe again.

NHL 2010-11 Season Preview: Wrestling with Calgary Flames
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:53:28 PDT)
Colorful characters, revered championships, staged fights ... the rink shares plenty with the squared circle.

Comrie takes pay cut to play with Crosby (The Calgary Herald)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:03:43 PDT)
Have Skates Will Travel has long been Mike Comrie's calling card -- and now he's gone to Pittsburgh.

Oilers Team Report
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:32 PDT)

Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $5,100 on Aug. 31 for his "extreme DUI" conviction in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Khabibulin was ordered to begin serving the jail sentence Sept. 4, but that probably will be delayed because he is appealing.

He was arrested last January for going 70 mph in a 45 mph zone, then flunked a field sobriety test. He was in the Phoenix area because he has a home in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and was recovering from back surgery.

Khabibulin has three years left on his four-year, $15 million contract with the Oilers.

• The Oilers get their first look at the future in action soon when their blue-chip draft picks take part in the Vancouver Canucks Young...

Hilary Duff to attend Pittsburgh games; also, Comrie signs with Pens
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:36:19 PDT)
Earlier this summer, Mike Comrie married his pop songstress/actress/arena eye-candy girlfriend Hilary Duff in a...

What's in a name? Paajarvi drops Svensson
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:34:26 PDT)
TORONTO - NHL broadcasters can breathe a small sigh of relief.

Flames will 'surprise' critics with bounce-back season, predicts Iginla (The Calgary Herald)
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:27:55 PDT)
Calgary captain joins teammates in informal noon-hour skate

No. 1 pick Taylor Hall girds for adjustment to NHL
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:49:00 PDT)
Taylor Hall knows he faces a challenge: Even for the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, winning a roster berth isn't a given. So when Sept. 10 arrives, Hall will be something he hasn't been since the beginning of his junior career: an outsider trying to horn his way in. His first official Oilers performance follows, when he joins fellow prospects in a five-team tournament in Penticton, B.C. But he told reporters Tuesday he knows it won't be like what he will face with the Edmonton Oilers start camp.

Khabibulin can attend training camp despite jail sentence
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:06:00 PDT)
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin can attend training camp despite a 30-day jail sentence for drunk driving, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said Tuesday. A Scottsdale, Ariz., jundge ordered Khabibulin to serve the time, pay a $5,100 fine and enroll in an alcohol treatment program. Had Khabibulin and his attorneys not decided to appeal the decision, the 37-year-old former star would have started his sentence on Saturday. That, according to Tambellini, is not the case.

Oilers goalie situation remains on hold (The Edmonton Journal)
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:04:17 PDT)
Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin will be at the Edmonton Oilers training camp on Sept. 17, but he's still in the state of limbo after filing an appeal of his conviction and 30-day jail time for two impaired driving charges on Super Bowl weekend in February.

Predators pad defense corps with Aaron Johnson
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:25:00 PDT)
At 27, defenseman Aaron Johnson has been around the block a few times in the NHL. His latest career turn came Tuesday, when he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators. The accord, the Nashville Tennessean reports, will pay him $550,000 for NHL time and $105,000 for the Predators' AHL Milwaukee affiliate. Johnson was an unrestricted free agent and should provide veteran depth to the Predators. The team has yet to come to terms with defenseman Cody Franson, a restricted free agent who had six goals and 15 assists in 61 games during his...

Khabibulin's freedom a matter of legal interpretation
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:28:00 PDT)
With an appeal filed in his Arizona DUI case, Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin is for now a free man, able to continue his hockey career and return to Canada. Or is he? Mark DuBiel is Khabibulin's lawyer in Arizona. He handled the matter that resulted in Friday's conviction and Tuesday's sentence on three counts in connection with Khabibulin’s drunken driving arrest. DuBiel told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation his client was free to move about the continent.

Khabibulin gets 30 days in jail for DUI; appeal underway
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:20:00 PDT)
The hockey-centric headline out of Tuesday's DUI sentencing of Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin in...

Oilers G Khabibulin gets 30 days in Ariz. DUI case
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:18:34 PDT)
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin of Russia has been sentenced to 30 days in jail stemming from his Arizona drunken-driving conviction. The four-time All-Star received the sentence Tuesday in Scottsdale City Court. He also was fined $5,100 and must enroll in an alcohol-treatment program. He was ordered to report to jail Saturday, but that could be delayed because he's appealing his...

If goaltender lands in jail, will club try to void contract? (The Edmonton Journal)
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:13 PDT)
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will learn his fate this afternoon in a Scottsdale, Ariz., courtroom when Judge B. Monte Morgan hands down his punishment for two impaired driving charges.

The Bruins' plan for rookie star Tyler Seguin
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:45:58 PDT)
Nestled into the umpteenth Marc Savard update -- Boston wants to trade him, but they can't, so they'll...

Oilers' Khabibulin awaits sentence in DUI case
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:13:00 PDT)
As Nikolai Khabibulin prepares to receive his sentence Tuesday in alcohol-related driving charges, the two most important men in his life are B. Monte Morgan and Steve Tambellini. The former is the judge who will decide Khabibulin's fate. The latter is Khabibulin's boss and general manger of the Edmonton Oilers. Morgan will pronounce sentence in a Scottsdale, Ariz., courtroom Tuesday afternoon. It was there on Friday that Khabibulin, 37, was found guilty of driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 0.08, another count for a blood-alcohol level over...

Oilers' Sam Gagner re-signs; likely Taylor Hall linemate
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:35:00 PDT)
With money to spend and prized prospect Taylor Hall in need of developing playmates, the Edmonton Oilers re-signed Sam Gagner on Monday. The toll: two years at $4.55 million. The goal: for Gagner, it's becoming the team's No. 1 center. The Oilers enter training camp with Gagner battling Shawn Horcoff for the job. It's more likely he will secure a chance to set up Hall, No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft, on the second line. "Obviously, I have a lot to learn to be a first-line center, but I want to be a guy who's looked upon to play in all...

What We Learned: The best team in Western Conference, NHL?
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:45:15 PDT)
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and...

With new 2-year deal, Oilers put Sam Gagner on trial
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:32:59 PDT)
So much for the notion that Sheldon Souray had to leave Edmonton before Sam Gagner could leave limbo.

For Oilers, decisions ahead on Nikolai Khabibulin's fate
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:28:00 PDT)
With Friday's conviction of goalie Nikolai Khabibulin on alcohol-related driving charges, the Edmonton Oilers have a problem. They expect to see their nominal No. 1 goalie miss at least part of training camp, depending on whether he gets jail time. They also could have the opportunity to rid themselves of his burdensome contract, if the conviction could be construed as justification to use morals terms of the collective bargaining agreement. However, that appears to be a long shot, according to a report from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal.

Mount Puckmore: The four faces of the Edmonton Oilers
(Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:08:57 PDT)
(Ed. Note: Welcome to Puck Daddy's August series,"Mount Puckmore" which will feature fans, bloggers...

After DUI verdict, Oilers likely stuck with goalie Khabibulin
(Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:19:33 PDT)
(Ed. Note: Coming up, the Edmonton Oilers Mount Puckmore. Khabibulin likely not on it.) As the hearing for...

Khabibulin found guilty in impaired driving trial (The Edmonton Journal)
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:33:25 PDT)
An Arizona judge found Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin guilty on three charges related to driving under the influence and speeding on Friday, putting the netminder’s imminent future with the hockey club in question.