The Edmonton Oilers and Ryan Smyth are no longer a good fit

Exactly ten days ago, I wrote a piece focusing on the Edmonton Oilers having to make some tough decisions, in order to make room for Ryan Jones in their bottom six. With Jones inching closer to his return to the lineup and the recent emergence of Magnus Paajarvi over the last week and half, it looks as though the time for that decision has come sooner than expected and the odd man out looks to be Mr.Oiler himself, Ryan Smyth.

Game 13: Dallas 4 Edmonton 1

Sometimes sport just isn't fair. After walking out of Columbus with a 3-1 victory, in a game they frankly had no right even being in, the Hockey Gods decided to collect on the solid they did Ralph Krueger's crew just two nights early.

Oilers Nugent-Hopkins continues to contribute despite scoring wows

Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins silenced those who felt he wasn't ready for the NHL, with an outstanding performance during his rookie campaign. A quarter of the way through season number two, things have not gone as smoothly for the nineteen year old sophomore but he continues to contribute on nightly basis, despite his scoring wows.

Game 12: Edmonton 3 Columbus 1

In the wake of the outstanding debut from backup netminder Nikolai Khabibulin on Saturday afternoon in Detroit, Devan Dubnyk continued to build on his stellar campaign with a standout thirty-nine save performance, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The win snapped Edmonton's five game losing skid, as they return home for what will be a crucial five game home stand.

Oilers don't need a trade, they need production from their top six

To say the Edmonton Oilers are in a bit of a free-fall mode would be putting it nicely. They are currently riding a five game losing skid, having scored all of seven even strength goals through their first eleven games of the season.