It's been nothing short of a soap opera thus far and now it's over: the final piece of funding for the proposed downtown Edmonton arena was approved.

With the NHL regular season winding down and the Oilers fighting for a playoff spot, defenceman Justin Schultz has no regrets about choosing to join Edmonton.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, Edmonton Oilers' Nikolai Khabibulin is proving that he could be a valuable asset to a team looking for goaltending depth heading into the playoffs.

The expectations were high for the Oilers' offence coming into the 2013 season, but Edmonton has been deflated after not scoring in two straight games.

Oh his trade to Edmonton, Mike Brown said, "I could see that something was going to happen, but I'm still sad to leave a team I spent more than two years with."

There have been a few firsts for Taylor Hall vs. Columbus but it was a warmup before an Oilers-Blue Jackets tilt that he will never forget.

I am not a doctor and I don't play one on television but in my opinion Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will need a shoulder operation.