Gilbert Brule inks two year deal
NHLHS Edmonton Oilers Correspondent Trent Kondo presents his thoughts on the Gilbert Brule deal.
The Edmonton Oilers have signed Gilbert Brule to a two year deal. This is a significant signing as Brule is a versatile player whom brings a physical presence, solid fore-checking and the ability to score on occasion. Offense was a big part of Brule’s game while playing junior for the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League with his most notable year being in 2004/05 amassing 39 goals and 87 points plus 167 PIMS in 70 games.
Categories: Edmonton Oilers Tags: Edmonton Oilers, Gilbert Brule, Steve Tambellini
The Oilers Season in a Nutshell
The 2009-10 regular season for the Edmonton Oilers was simply a season that the entire Oiler Nation would love to put behind them.
Many NHL prognosticators predicted a post season berth for the Oilers with their off-season moves and coaching staff adjustments, bringing in players like Nikolai Khabibulin to solidify the goaltending.
The team also brought in a past proven winner plus offensive spark plug and home town boy Mike Comrie. The additions of legendary coach Pat Quinn and Tom Renney as his assistant also looked like a pure genius move by G.M. Steve Tambellini.
Right winger Ales Hemsky led a cast of what seemed to be a decent forward depth squad with player’s such as Dustin Penner, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff and Patrick O’Sullivan and what looked to be a solid back end with Sheldon Souray, Lubomir Visnovsky, Tom Gilbert, and Denis Grebeshkov.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Edmonton Oilers Tags: Aaron Johnson, Ales Hemsky, Andrew Cogliano, Edmonton Oilers, Fernando Pisani, Gilbert Brule, Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers, Jordan Eberle, Lubomir Visnovsky, Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, Pat Quinn, Ryan Whitney, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, Steve Staios, Taylor Chorney, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin
A Glimmer of Hope: Ducks Top Oilers
Corey Perry, in a pre-game interview said, “It’s tough to say but our chances have slimmed down and we know that. But there are a lot of guys that are working for jobs and we’re coming in every night and working hard and continuing to push. That’s our attitude. Never say no.” He continued on with, “It can be tough mentally but you have to go out there and play your game. It’s not over until you’ve played all 82 games.”
Categories: NHLHS Features Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brendan Mikkelson, Corey Perry, Curtis McElhinney, Edmonton Oilers, George Parros, Gilbert Brule, Jason Blake, Kyle Chipchura, Marc Pouliout, Nick Bonino, Ryan Getzlaf, Sheldon Brookbank, Teemu Selanne, Todd Marchant, Troy Bodie, Zack Stortini
The Value of: Raffi Torres
NHL Hot Stove presents it’s “The Value Of” series which will look at some of the names discussed around the NHL who likely will be moved at the March 3rd trade deadline.
As of this writing the Columbus Blue Jackets sit 14th in the Western Conference and 26th in the entire League. With only four wins and eight points in their last ten games, the ship seems to be sinking. GM Scott Howson likely will move his expiring contracts before season’s end leaving a player like Raffi Torres of great interest.
Categories: By Teams, Deadline Speculation, Value Of: Tags: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets, Gilbert Brule, Ilya Kovalchuk, Raffi Torres, Ray Shero, Scott Howson
Friday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Steen, Barry Trotz, Brad Lukowich, Brenden Morrow, Chris Stewart, Davis Payne, Gilbert Brule, Jarome Iginla, Josh Harding, Ken Hitchcock, Matt Greene, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Comrie, Mike Modano, Nicklas Lidstrom, Nolan Baumgartner, Pat Quinn, R.J.Umberger, Robert Lang, Teemu Selanne, Todd McLellan, Troy Brouwer
Thursday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alain Vigneault, Antti Miettinen, Brad Stuart, Christian Ehrhoff, Corey Perry, Dan Ellis, Daniel Winnik, Davis Payne, Derek Dorsett, Duncan Keith, Gilbert Brule, Jarome Iginla, Joe Sacco, Joel Quenneville, Mason Raymond, Mike Comrie, Mike Ribeiro, Niklas Kronwall, Pat Quinn, Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan O'Reilly
Restoring the Rosters: Columbus Blue Jackets
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.
- Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
- I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).
Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Restoring the Rosters Tags: Aaron Johnson, Alex Picard, Andrew Murray, Dan Fritsche, Dan LaCosta, Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, Gilbert Brule, Jakub Voracek, Jared Boll, John Moore, Ken Hitchcock, Kris Russell, Maksim Mayorov, Marc Methot, Nikita Filatov, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Pascal Leclaire, Rick Nash, Rostislav Klesla, Steve Mason, Tim Jackman, Tom Sestito
