Oilers' Babcock caught leaning on stars: 'I played them too much'
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Mark Spector
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Senior columnist Mark Spector is one of Canada’s leading voices on the NHL. Based in Edmonton, Spector gives Canadian hockey fans exclusive insight into the goings-on in NHL franchises while offering opinion and analysis of the Oilers.
Oilers face new reality as Alberta's time change brings challenges
Mark Spector
Alberta’s decision to stop changing the clocks will bring a new set of challenges for the Edmonton Oilers. With more afternoon matinees also on the schedule, the team is preparing for a season in which the clock will change player routines and road-trip travel.
Oilers learning to win the hard way with newfound defensive prowess
Mark Spector
Oilers notebook: McDavid set for game No. 800 as light road trip wraps up
Mark Spector
The theme for the Oilers Tuesday, other than trying to sweep this light three-game California road trip, is that it is career game No. 800 for their captain, Connor McDavid. Mark Spector has more in his pre-game notebook.
Undrafted Owen Michaels quickly making impact with Oilers
Mark Spector
Oilers play to Babcock's vision in meat-grinder win over Sharks
Mark Spector
Oilers Notebook: Healthy Hallander eager to make most of fresh start
Mark Spector
Filip Hallander arrived at Oilers practice on Friday, looking forward to a new start in a new town with a new team.
Oilers' Evan Bouchard proving critics wrong with hot start
Mark Spector
The narrative states that Evan Bouchard is lazy defensively, doesn’t care enough in his own zone, and is prone to The Big Mistake. But there's very much another side to this story.
Oilers flip script on Ducks with dominant final 40: 'We got competitive'
Mark Spector
Oilers notebook: Low-risk Hallander adds depth, compete to forward corps
Mark Spector
Rather than lose Spencer Stastney on waivers, the Oilers recycled him into Filip Hallander — a low-risk worker who adds compete to a group in need of it. Mark Spector touches on the deal and more in his latest notebook.
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