coppernblue.blogspot.com - 7/10/2008
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The Team 1260 reported a rumour last night (relayed to me via HFBoards ) that the Oilers have signed unrestricted free agent Jason Strudwick, a man who last hit double digits in the points column in 1996-97 for the Kentucky Thoroughblades (I wish I was making that up). The signing has been confirmed by Sportsnet. He's alternately listed as a LW or a defender, depending on where you look, and ...
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Strudwick signs with Oilers
IllegalCurve.com —
... there's some upside to this trade. The Oilers have acquired this sort of player in the past, the utility forward/defender with little offense, and it usually goes one of two ways: Scott Ferguson, or Steve Staios. It seems much more probable that Strudwick's performance as an Oiler mirrors the first, but it isn't impossible that it mirrors the latter. Read the entire post from Copper & Blue here. This is hardly a significant ...
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