News and Blog Report: 30/04/2014

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OUT FOR SERIES
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=28921&navid=DL|EDM|home

Duhatschek: The voice of the Calgary Flames calls it a career
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...gary-flames-call-it-a-career/article18329816/

Pollock proving that the best defense is a good offense
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...ing+that+best+defense+good/9789043/story.html

Oklahoma City Barons face tough task in Texas
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-barons-face-tough-task-in-texas/article/4744327

Oil Kings line of Brett Pollock, Curtis Lazar and Edgars Kulda leading team's offence in playoffs
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/04/...dgars-kulda-leading-teams-offence-in-playoffs

OIl Kings need the real Henrik Samuelsson, the regular season scoring leader, to catch fire
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/04/...e-regular-season-scoring-leader-to-catch-fire

MacKinnon: Portland coach Mike Johnston feels like he is back where he belongs
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...rtland+coach+Mike+Johnston/9789106/story.html

ECHL playoffs: Bakersfield Condors prepare for Stockton Thunder
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/sport...s-prepare-for-Stockton-Thunder-257233101.html

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Matt Hendricks brought responsible defence and “functional toughness” to Oilers’ bottom six by Bruce Mccurdy
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...nd-functional-toughness-to-oilers-bottom-six/

Just how accurate is official NHL plus-minus? One more nail in the coffin by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...l-nhl-plus-minus-one-more-nail-in-the-coffin/

Oilers should look at a trade like Jordan Eberle for Patrick Berglund, TSN’s Ray Ferraro says by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...e-for-patrick-berglund-tsns-ray-ferraro-says/

Kings’ Quick finds form; Sharks net a mystery
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/l-a-kings-san-jose-shrks-goaltending-quick-stalock-niemi/

Are there available players in Detroit who could help the Oilers? by Jonathan Willis
http://oilersnation.com/2014/4/29/are-there-available-players-in-detroit-who-could-help-the-oilers

BRING OUT THE SLEDGEHAMMER!
http://lowetide.ca/blog/2014/04/bring-out-the-sledgehammer.html

RE 13-14 JUSTIN SCHULTZ: MOONDANCE
http://lowetide.ca/blog/2014/04/re-13-14-justin-schultz-moondance.html

Oilers: Nugent-Hopkins was the right choice
http://www.ourhometown.ca/hockey/EDM0041.php

Another season of Oilers turmoil ahead?
http://www.oilersjambalaya.com/2014/04/another-season-of-oilers-turmoil-ahead.html

Next Stop For Yakimov is North America
http://www.coppernblue.com/2014/4/28/5661380/next-stop-for-yakimov-is-north-america