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Oilers Need A Goalie
by Paul on 07/01/09 at 03:03 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
The Edmonton Oilers’ major priority may shift away from Dany Heatley and towards finding a No. 1 goalie now that Dwayne Roloson has left to sign a two-year contract with the New York Islanders. Edmonton didn’t want to go two years on a contract extension, fearing that if Roloson – as a player who’ll turn 40 in October – loses some of his edge, they would be stuck for both years of his contract., counting fully against their salary cap. It was a gamble the Oilers weren’t prepared to take.
Internally, they see Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers as a player who can play 20 to 25 games in the NHL next year, but they need someone else to play the majority of games.
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The Oilers are officially crap...but I’m sure the Hockey News will put out a story of how they are a “team on the rise” like they do every other year. They will always be the Nashville of Canada
Posted by nash from boston on 07/01/09 at 02:09 PM ET