Sheldon Souray News

When last we checked the Oilers, it was looking like the final five months of the regular season were destined to be prolonged garbage time for a team heading for the trash heap.

With the NHL holiday trade freeze fast approaching and the looming impact of the 2010 Winter Olympics, GM's across the league are assessing the short-term and long-term futures of their respective clubs.A The Habs are no different, riding a current three-game winning streak, slowly but surely moving up the ladder in the Northeast Division and the ...

By the time the Edmonton Oilers had landed in Tampa, it was evident they were going to square off with a snarly foe.

One of the bigger challenges Dustin Penner has these days is trying to keep a straight face.

Eventually you just get sick of being beaten up all the time. And after just four wins in a miserable 18-game stretch that dropped them into last place, there weren't enough drugs in all of Daryl Katz's pharmacies combined to ease the pain of a season going horribly wrong.

Shawn Horcoff scored in the fifth round of the shootout to help give the Edmonton Oilers a rare road win over the Dallas Stars, 3-2 Saturday.

DETROIT - The Edmonton Oilers made the most of what the generous Detroit Red Wings gave them.

San Jose Sharks' Dany Heatley keeps his eye on the puck near Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Deslauriers and Sheldon Souray in first period action of the Edmonton Oilers versus the San Jose Sharks at Rexall place in Edmonton Alberta Nov.

Nikolai Khabibulin tends the Oilers goal in a game early this season. Photograph by: Ed Kaiser, edmontonjournal.com Just when you think you've got it by the tail, life puts a fire hydrant in your driveway, an extra guy on special teams, or a kink in your starting goalie's back.

Edmonton Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff autographs items before a team practice at Rexall Place last week.

Sharks' Joe Pavelski scores the overtime shootout winning goal against the Oilers' on Friday night.

It's never good to witness a teammate get drilled from behind. It's even worse when that teammate happens to be one of your best offensive players.

A rare goal from Matt Greene with 4:28 to play lifted the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.

Maybe it wasn't all Craig MacTavish's fault after all. A quarter of the way through the season, the Edmonton Oilers are starting to fall into some eerily similar patterns that plagued them last year.

Jeff Deslauriers made 36 saves for his first career shutout to help the Edmonton Oilers take a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.

By about the 17-minute mark of the second period, the fans couldn't even bring themselves to boo.

The puck hits the back of the net behind Edmonton netminder Jeff Deslauriers to mark Chicago's second goal of the night during NHL action between the Oilers and Blackhawks at Edmonton's Rexall Place Saturday, November 21, 2009.

He has coached across our country, from the Vancouver Canucks to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to the national junior team, and now the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers' Andrew Cogliano, left, and Atlanta Thrashers' Eric Boulton fight for the puck during the first period on Sunday in Atlanta.

One of the advantages enjoyed by the Oilers early on in the season was that they could roll any of their four lines and expect some level of offensive spark and defensive competence.