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.
Four key areas of improvement for Oilers' Stan Bowman in off-season
Mark Spector
It's fair to debate which GM in the NHL faces the most difficult task, but among them is Stan Bowman. Mark Spector breaks down four areas of improvement that Edmonton's GM needs to nail this off-season.
Things we think we know: McDavid, Draisaitl want more out of Oilers
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'We have to be better': Oilers' Leon Draisaitl brutally honest on season
Mark Spector
On Saturday, Leon Draisaitl performed a clinical, critical autopsy on an Edmonton Oilers organization that’s prepped and ready for a summer on the operating table. Mark Spector was there to take it all in.
'Not good enough': Playoff-fatigued Oilers overwhelmed by upstart Ducks
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The beat up and aging Oilers simply looked like a team that's played too much hockey the last two springs, the fatigue exacerbated by a schedule during which they never seemed to catch their collective breath.
Oilers notebook: Veterans not sweating the pressure of Game 6
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Hot and not so much: Oilers' mid-series report cards
Mark Spector
The Oilers head to Anaheim for Game 6, needing a win to extend their playoff lives. Who's been hot and not along the way? Mark Spector offers up his unvarnished opinion.
Oilers' experience pays off in Game 5 win to save season
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Notebook: With McDavid's status in doubt, ailing Oilers aim to push past Ducks
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Oilers backed into corner as injuries, fatigue weigh on roster
Mark Spector
The Oilers have relinquished control of their season to forces beyond their control. Mark Spector looks at the factors adding to their playoff troubles against the Ducks.