It has probably been 6 months since I wrote something on this blog that I supposedly helped create. Now Swin and Mo deserve all the credit, all I have ever done is write 2 or 3 crappy posts and come up with the first brainstorm variation of what we now know as Oilersaddict.com My short [...]
Today Tom Renney was informed that he will not have his contract renewed by Steve Tambellini and The Edmonton Oilers. By waiting this long to make the decision, The Oiler’s come off looking bad yet again. It is ridiculous to leave a coach hanging this long. They obviously knew their decision before today and this [...]
It is deadsville in Oilerville these days. In fact it’s so dead that all I can drum up is an RNH goal against Belarus today and Eberle’s 22nd birthday. Oh ya, Tom Renney is still being left hung out to dry by Tambellini and people are still trying to convince each other that The Oiler’s shouldnt take Yakupov and [...]
After the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2012 NHL playoffs, talk began that Claude Giroux was now the NHL’s best player. Two weeks later, the Flyers face a second round exit versus the New Jersey Devils with Giroux watching from the pressbox. The talk of Giroux being the [...]
As we creep closer to the draft and the impending improvement of this team either by the selection of Nail Yakupov or on the trade market. My thought is that the Mighty Oil will hold on to the pick. The only way GM Steve Tambellini doesn’t make it to the podium is if another team is [...]
N.H.L playoffs are fantastic to watch night in and night out. Every player finishes checks, the attention to detail is amazing, and Dustin Penner is good again. Everything is hard, whether it’s a dump in, a faceoff or a scrum in front of the net. As an Edmonton Oiler fan, many things can and should have been learned thus [...]
This will probably be the first non-hockey related post in the history of Oilers’ Addict. However, please read anyways, it may help someone you know. You could use a break from the playoffs and by the way the first round went, chances are your hockey pool isn’t looking so good today anyway (anyone out there [...]
It is hard not to respect the Edmonton Journal. Ever since I was young it is always been a “Staple” in my life ever since I can remember and today is no different. While taking a look at the Sports Section in today’s online version, we were able to see a look at an article [...]
At the end of another disappointing season for The Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini came out and said he wanted Tom Renney to take a two-week vacation to refresh and then the two would talk about the future. Well, it’s been two weeks and there hasn’t been a peep about whether Renney will be back [...]
Every hockey season has been the same for the past 6 seasons of being an Oiler fan and missing the playoffs has been a common part of conversation. In fact the brain trust within the leadership of the Oil should be elite level golfers with all this practice. But I hate golf. First off, I [...]
I’m on a bus and on my way to Calgary, which gave me sometime to write a post. The destination made we think about next season and Alberta’s two NHL hockey teams. While I much prefer the position the Oilers are in as a team on the rise, I can’t help but hope that something [...]
This morning with breakfast I was taking a quick read through, as I do almost every morning, Spector’s Hockey. If you have never been to the site, I recommend you do. Chances are if you are reading this, you are more than likely a hockey nerd like me and Spector’s Hockey is an amalgamation of [...]
As I was watching the craziness unfold in the last Flyers Vs Pens game, I got to thinking: “that must be an immensly intimidating environment”. The “Orange Crush” looks exciting to be part of and something that I would have to believe is intimidating to step into. I know a few other teams have the “white-out” and [...]
If you’re an Oiler fan, which you obviously are because you’re reading this, you are more than aware that The Edmonton Oilers won The N.H.L. Draft Lottery and have the opportunity to draft the dynamic Nail Yakupov. In today’s Edmonton Sun Terry Jones has quotes from Yakupov and his agent Igor Larionov. It is nothing earth shattering [...]
Ryan Smyth holds a place in the hearts of many Oilers’ fans. To many, he embodies what a hockey player should be, both on and off the ice. Hardworking, loyal, and a player who has made his career playing in the ‘tough areas’. He has also proven himself to be a proud Edmontonian off [...]
