We’re about one month out from the World Cup of Hockey, meaning hockey season is once again right around the corner. Exciting times? Yeah, that’s one way to put it! That said, while we wait for the games to resume, there is still time to talk about the off-season and dissect what has gone on so far.
Here’s this week’s spin around the Oilers blogosphere.
The (Providence) Bruins Under Gretzky: Keith Gretzky was hired earlier this week to become the new Assistant GM of the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to coming to Edmonton, Gretzky served as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Boston Bruins. While in Boston, how were Gretzky’s picks developed? Could we see that tactic employed in Edmonton? Lowetide takes a look at those questions.
Gretzky’s Draft Record: How was Keith Gretzky as a Director of Amateur Scouting? Was his work better than the work being done by the Edmonton Oilers during the exact same time period? Jonathan Willis goes in-depth with those questions over at OilersNation and tries to dig up the answer for us.
To The Great Outdoors!: The Oilers and Jets both unveiled their Heritage Classic jerseys and alumni rosters on Friday afternoon. Ryan Batty over at CoppernBlue has some thoughts on the reveal and lists the alumni rosters for both teams. The 1980’s certainly seems back in style.
Scrivens Comments on Hall: A week after Oscar Klefbom mentioned that he didn’t feel like Taylor Hall played his best games against the best teams, former Edmonton netminder Ben Scrivens jumped into the fray by backing up Klefbom’s thoughts. Sammi Silber dives into the comments over at Oil on Whyte.
Re-signing Eric Gryba?: Should the Edmonton Oilers consider bringing back Eric Gryba? The team lacks a third right shot defender and Gryba did play well for the club last year. Matt Henderson outlines those pros and more as he makes a case for the Oil to bring Gryba back over a hockeybuzz.com.
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