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Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25: #1 Sam Gagner
All five of us agreed that Sam Gagner is the best Oiler under age 25 and I would imagine that this is pretty close to unanimous among Oiler fans in general. The reasons for the selection are num...
Edmonton’s Top 25 Under 25: #2 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson is the best pure prospect in the Edmonton Oilers system. He plays against high-level opposition in the Elitserien. He was one of the best skaters in his draft class; one scout...
Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25: #3 Jordan Eberle
Jordan Eberle is Clutch. He scores Big Goals. Clutch Goals. Big, Clutch Goals. Of course the last time the Oilers actually needed a clutch goal was in the spring of 2006 wh...
Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25: #4 Ladislav Smid
Ladislav Smid takes the fourth slot in Copper & Blue’s top-25 under 25. He’s an excellent young player and he fills a role that is in short supply on the Oilers’ blue-line: defen...
Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25 - #5 Andrew Cogliano
The Top 25 Under 25 continues today with Andrew Cogliano. In the off-season, Cogliano was very nearly traded along with Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid for Dany Heatley. Both Penner and Sm...
Edmonton’s Top 25 Under 25: #6 Linus Omark
Linus Omark has proven himself in some of the best leagues in the world: the Swedish Elite League and the Kontinental Hockey League, but he has yet to show a thing in the NHL. This of course is a by...
Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25: #8 Marc Pouliot
Meetings of the Marc Pouliot fan club, of late, have been lonely ones. The few of us remaining faithful gather around the hearth, drain a glass of sherry, and look back fondly upon the golden days. Re...
Edmonton’s Top 25 Under 25: #7 Jeff Petry
Tom Gilbert is a silky smooth defender with a knack for positioning, leverage and passing. Gilbert is a heady player and he's worked very hard to eliminate mental breakdowns from his game. ...
Edmonton's Top 25 Under 25: #9 Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O’Sullivan has not had a good season. His minus-28 rating is one back of teammate Shawn Horcoff for worst plus/minus in the entire NHL. He’s on pace to score just 14 goals, a decli...
Edmonton’s Top 25 Under 25: #10 Gilbert Brule
Copper & Blue’s consideration of the best young players in the Edmonton Oilers organization continues today, and we finally crack the top-10. Gilbert Brule had an incredible junior career, a...
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