Edmonton Oilers tarixi - History of the Edmonton Oilers

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The Edmonton Oilers tarixi jamoa professional sifatida tashkil etilgan 1972 yildan boshlangan muzli xokkey asoslangan jamoa Edmonton, Alberta. Jamoa dastlab Butunjahon xokkey assotsiatsiyasi Ga qo'shilishdan oldin (WHA) Milliy xokkey ligasi (NHL) 1979 yilda. Jamoa o'zining birinchi mavsumini 1972–73 yirik mutaxassisning 12 ta asos soluvchi franchayzalaridan biri sifatida Butunjahon xokkey assotsiatsiyasi (WHA). Dastlab ular Alberta shahridagi WHA jamoalaridan biri bo'lishi kerak edi (ikkinchisi esa Kalgari Bronkos ). Ammo, Bronkoslar WHA ning birinchi mavsumi boshlanishidan oldin buklanganida, Edmonton Oilers Alberta moychilari deb o'zgartirildi. Ular Edmonton Oilers nomidan foydalanishga qaytishdi 1973–74 yilgi mavsum, va o'sha paytdan beri shunday nomlangan. Keyinchalik Neftchilar NHL tarkibiga qo'shilishdi 1979; NHLning WHA bilan birlashishi orqali kiritilgan to'rtta franchayzingdan biri.

NHLga qo'shilgandan so'ng, Neftchilar g'alaba qozonishga kirishdilar Stenli kubogi besh marta: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 va 1990. 1980-yillarda erishgan yutuqlari uchun ushbu davrdagi Oilers jamoasiga "sulola" maqomi berilgan Xokkey shon-sharaf zali.^[1]

WHA yillari (1972-1979)

1971 yil 1-noyabrda Edmonton Oilers 12 ta ta'sischidan biriga aylandi Butunjahon xokkey assotsiatsiyasi (WHA) franchayzalari. Jamoaning asl asoschilari edi "Yovvoyi" Bill Hunter va sherigi, doktor Charlz A. "Chak" Allard (1919 - 1991)^[2] (o'n yil o'tib, u ham olib keldi SCTV Edmontonga komediya teleserialini eskiz).^[3] Hunter ham egalik qildi Edmonton Oil Kings, kichik xokkey franchayzasi,^[4] va Kanadaning Kichik Xokkey Ligasiga asos solgan (endi G'arbiy xokkey ligasi ).^[4] Biroq, Hunterning kengaytirilgan NHL franshizasi orqali Edmontonga yirik professional xokkeyni olib kelish bo'yicha harakatlari NHL tomonidan rad etildi. Shuning uchun, Hunter o'rniga yuqori darajadagi WHAga murojaat qildi. WHA yangi franshizasi uchun "Oilers" nomini aynan Hunter tanlagan. Bu 1950 va 1960 yillarda Edmonton Oil Kings uchun taxallus sifatida ishlatilgan ism edi.^[5]

Yangi tashkil etilganidan keyin Kalgari Bronkos WHA-ning birinchi mavsumi boshlanishidan oldin buklanganlar Oilers deb o'zgartirildi Alberta neftchilari ularning uy o'yinlarini Edmonton va Kalgari. Ehtimol, moliyaviy sabablarga ko'ra yoki WHA-ning Kalkariga unchalik murakkab bo'lmagan qaytishiga imkon berish uchun, jamoa oxir-oqibat o'z uy o'yinlarini Edmonton bog'larida o'tkazdi va keyinchalik o'z nomini keyingi yili Edmonton Oilers deb o'zgartirdi.^[6] WHA tarixidagi birinchi o'yinni 7-4 hisobida yutishdi Ottava fuqarolari.^[7]

Northlands Kolizey 2001 yilda (keyinchalik Skyreach Center nomi bilan tanilgan). Bu joy 1974 yildan 2016 yilgacha Oilers uy arenasi sifatida xizmat qilgan.

Neftchilar bu kabi futbolchilar bilan muxlislarni jalb qilishdi himoyachi va jamoa kapitan "Al Xemilton", darvozabon Deyv Drayden va oldinga Bler Makdonald va Bill Flett. Biroq, nisbatan kam sezilgan harakat 1976 franchayzing tarixiga muhim ta'sir ko'rsatishi mumkin edi. O'sha yili sayohatchi oldinga Glen Sather Oilers tomonidan sotib olingan.^[8] Bu uning futbolchi sifatidagi so'nggi mavsumi bo'lib chiqdi. Biroq, u mavsum oxirida futbolchi-murabbiy deb tan olindi va mavsum tugagandan so'ng to'liq tarkibda zaxira o'rindig'iga o'tdi. Sather keyingi 23 yil davomida bosh murabbiy va / yoki bosh menejer sifatida franchayzingning yuzi bo'ladi.^[9]

1976 yilda Hunter va Allard franchayzani sotdilar Vankuver ko'chmas mulk boyligi Nelson Skalbaniya - keyin tez orada ikkalasini ham aylantirish uchun taniqli bo'lishga haqiqiy va imtiyozli xususiyatlari^[10] - kim tezda mahalliy ishbilarmon qildi Piter Poklington to'liq sherik, keyin keyingi yil unga aktsiyalarini sotdi. Jamoaning omadlari keskin yaxshilandi 1978 yangi murabbiy Sather asosiy rol o'ynaganida, Pocklington's Oilers voyaga etmagan futbolchini sotib oldi Ueyn Gretzki,^[11][12] darvozabon bilan bir qatorda Eddi Mio va oldinga Piter Driskoll, Skalbania yaqinda buklangan puldan Indianapolis poygachilari.^[13] Gretzkining birinchi va yagona WHA mavsumi, natijada uning rasmiy bo'lishiga to'sqinlik qildi 1979–80 NHL kalxat ) va 1978-79 yillarda Oilers WHA turnir jadvalida birinchi o'rinni egallab, 48-30-2 liga bo'yicha eng yaxshi rekordni o'rnatdi.^[14] Ammo, Edmonton chempionlikka erisha olmadi, chunki ular pastga tushishdi Winnipeg Jets ichida Avco World Trophy Yakuniy. Deyv Semenko "Neftchilar" WHA tarixidagi so'nggi golni oxirgi o'yinning uchinchi davri oxirida kiritdi va 7: 3 hisobida yutqazdi.^[15]

Oilchilar qo'shildi Milliy xokkey ligasi (NHL) uchun 1979–80, boshqa WHA jamoalari bilan birgalikda Xartford kitlari, Kvebek Nordiqalari va quyidagi jetlar birlashish shartnomasi ikki liga o'rtasida. Ushbu to'rt jamoadan faqat Edmonton boshqa joyga ko'chish va nomini o'zgartirishdan qochgan; nordiqiyaliklar Kolorado ko'chkisi 1995 yilda Jets bu bo'ldi Feniks Koyotlari 1996 yilda va Whalers bo'ldi Karolina dovullari 1997 yilda.^[16]

NHLning dastlabki yillari (1979-1983)

1978-79 yillarda NHL boshlang'ich ligaga qo'shilgan futbolchilarni qaytarib olish uchun chaqiruv o'tkazganida, "Neftchilar" aksariyat o'yinchilarini yo'qotishdi. Ularga ikkita darvozabon va ikkita mahoratli o'yinchini himoya qilishga ruxsat berildi.^[17] Dastlab Gretzki himoyalanish huquqiga ega emas edi; vaqt qoidalariga ko'ra, u odatda joylashtirilgan bo'lar edi Kirish loyihasi basseyn

Ammo Pocklington uni 1979 yilda 21 yillik shartnoma bilan imzolagan edi. Pocklington ushbu shartnomadan foydalanib NHLni "Neftchilar" ni qabul qilishga majbur qildi: u Gretzki ligasini har qanday maydonni to'ldirishini va'da qildi, lekin u Pocklington bilan shaxsiy xizmat shartnomasi ostida bo'lganligi sababli. , Gretzkining NHLga kirishining yagona yo'li bu moychi edi.^[18] NHL to'xtab, moychilarga Gretzkini himoya qilishga imkon berdi.

Kengayish loyihasida Sather va bosh menejer Larri Gordon ro'yxatni diqqat bilan to'ldirdilar. Keyinchalik Sather shuni aytdiki, ro'yxatdagi 761 o'yinchidan faqat 53 nafari uni qiziqtirgan. U erkin agentlarni tayyorlashga e'tiborini qaratdi, chunki Oilers boshqa joyda imzolasa, tovon puli oladi. Uning taxmin qilishicha, bu "Oilers" kompaniyasini "Kirish loyihasida" ishlatilishi mumkin bo'lgan 500 ming dollargacha tejashga imkon beradi.^[19]

NHLga qo'shilgandan so'ng, "Neftchilar" Kempbell konferentsiyasining "Smit" bo'limiga joylashdilar. Ular dastlabki ikki mavsumda muntazam mavsumda o'rtacha bo'lib, mos ravishda 16 va 14-o'rinlarni egallashdi. Ammo, o'sha paytda NHLning 21 jamoasidan 16tasi pley-offga chiqqanligi sababli, "Neftchilar" hali ham o'z yosh futbolchilarini pley-offda tajriba to'plashlari mumkin edi (ular NHLdagi dastlabki 13 yil pley-offga chiqishlari mumkin edi).^[20] Neftchilar supurib tashlanadi Filadelfiya Flyers ning birinchi bosqichida 1980 yil pley-off bosqichi, lekin ichida 1981, Neftchilar xokkey dunyosini juda ko'p afzal ko'rganlarning uchta o'yini bilan hayratda qoldiradilar Monreal Canadiens oltita o'yinda mag'lub bo'lishdan oldin Nyu-York orollari. Biroq, o'sha paytda chaqiruv buyurtmasining yuqori qismi odatdagi mavsumga qarab aniqlanganligi sababli, "Oilers" hali ham premium tanlov tanloviga ega edi. Bu Neftchilarga tezda yosh, iqtidorli, tajribali jamoani birlashtirishga imkon berdi. Uch yil ichida Sather va bosh skaut Barri Freyzer jamoaning muvaffaqiyatida muhim rol o'ynaydigan bir nechta futbolchilarni jalb qilgan edi, shu jumladan Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Xari Kurri, Pol Kofi, Kevin Lou, Grant Fuhr va Endi Moog.^[21]

Yilda 1981–82 "Oilers" turnir jadvalini raketka bilan ko'tarib, NHLdagi eng yaxshi ikkinchi ko'rsatkich bilan yakunlanib, faqatgina Islandiyaliklarni ortda qoldirdi. Biroq, ular pley-offning birinchi davrasida, ular xafa bo'lganlarida, pratafni qo'lga kiritishdi Los-Anjeles qirollari beshta o'yinda (ushbu seriyaning uchinchi o'yini, endi "Manchesterdagi mo''jiza "," Neftchilar "5: 0 hisobida oldinga chiqib olishganini ko'rishdi, faqat qo'shimcha vaqtlarda" Kings "ga 6: 5 hisobida yutqazishdi).^[22][23] Biroq, keyingi mavsum, Oilchilar uchinchi o'ringa chiqib oldilar Stenli kubogi finallari (bu jarayonda faqat bir marta yutqazish) Nyu-York orollari aholisi tomonidan qirib tashlanishidan oldin.^[24] Ushbu mavsumda Gretzki, Messier, Anderson va Kurri 100 pog'onali platoda birinchi o'rinni egallashdi, Kofi esa 96-dan orqada qolmadi.^[24] Mavsumdan keyin, Li Fogolin Gretzkini uning o'rnini egallab olib, "Neftchilar" sardori lavozimidan iste'foga chiqdi.^[25]

Ushbu davrda Ueyn Gretzki NHLning yangi rekordlarini o'rnatishni boshladi. Birinchi mavsumida u "uchun" huquqiga ega emas deb topildi Kalder yodgorlik kubogi (yilning yangi kalbi) (avvalgi WHA tajribasi tufayli) va Art Ross Trophy (NHL ochkolari bo'yicha etakchi) (garchi Gretzki hisobni tenglashtirgan bo'lsa ham Marsel Dionne Los Anjeles Kings-ning ochkolari bo'yicha Dionne yana ikkita gol urish asosida kubokni qo'lga kiritdi).^[26] Biroq, Gretzki baribir sakkizta ketma-ket va to'qqiztasida NHLdagi birinchi g'alabasini qo'lga kiritdi Xart Trofeylari.^[27] Keyingi mavsum "Gretzki" Art Ross Trophy "ni yutmaganligi uchun tezda NHL rekordidagi yettita ketma-ket va jami o'nta g'alabani qo'lga kiritdi.^[28] U yangi mavsumiy rekordlarni o'rnatib, Art Rossni osongina yutdi yordam beradi (109 bilan) va ochkolar (164 bilan). Yilda 1981–82, Gretzki uchun yagona mavsum rekordini o'rnatdi maqsadlar 92 bilan.^[29] Shuningdek, u NHL tarixida 200 ochko to'plagan birinchi futbolchi bo'ldi (212 bilan).^[30] Mavsumdan keyin u ketma-ket to'rtinchi va jami beshta rekorddagi birinchi yutuqni qo'lga kiritdi Lester B. Pearson mukofotlari (NHL o'yinchilari tomonidan tanlangan NHL MVP).^[31] Bu vaqt ichida Gretzki rekord o'rnatgan yagona futbolchi emas edi; Grant Fur 1981-82 yillarda yigirma uchta o'yinda mag'lubiyatsiz qatnashib, NHL darvozaboniga yangi boshlang'ich rekordini o'rnatdi.^[32] Shuningdek, "Neftchilar" NHLning bir mavsumda 400 ta gol urgan birinchi jamoasi bo'ldi va bu besh yil davomida amalga oshirgan yutug'i.^[33]

Sulola yillari (1983-1990)

Yilda 1983–84, "Neftchilar" muntazam mavsumda shov-shuv ko'tarib, o'z tarixlarida birinchi marta NHLdagi eng yaxshi ko'rsatkichni yakunlashdi. Ular franchayzing bo'yicha 57 o'yinda g'alaba qozonishdi va 119 ochko jamg'arishdi (ikkinchi o'rindagi Islandlardan 15 ochko oldinda). Ular jami 446 ta gol urishdi va bu rekord hali ham saqlanib qolmoqda.^[34] Gretzki faoliyatidagi ikkinchi marotaba 200 ochkolik to'siqni buzdi; "Neftchilar" NHL tarixida 3 o'yinchi 50 dan ortiq gol urgan birinchi jamoaga aylandilar: Gretzki (87), Kurri (54) va Anderson (52).^[35] Va nihoyat, Pol Kofi NHL tarixida bir mavsumda 40 ta gol urgan ikkinchi himoyachi bo'ldi. U 126 ochko bilan yakunladi.

Smayt Divizion yarim finalida "Neftchilar" "Vinnipeg Jets" ni supurib tashlashdi. Bo'linish finalida "Neftchilar" ning oldiga qiyinroq muammo tushdi Kalgari Flames, ammo oxir-oqibat 7-o'yinda g'alaba qozondi, ikkinchi davradan o'rtada 4-3 ni ortda qoldirib, 7-4 hisobidagi o'z viloyatidagi raqiblarini yo'q qildi. Supurgandan keyin Minnesota shtatidagi Shimoliy yulduzlar konferentsiya finalida "Neftchilar" Stenli kubogi finalida orolliklar bilan revansh jangini qo'lga kiritishdi. Oilchilar Long-Aylenddagi dastlabki ikkita o'yinni ikkiga bo'lishdi, ammo keyin Edmontonda ketma-ket uchta g'alaba qozonib, Stenli kubogini qo'lga kiritgan birinchi sobiq WHA jamoasi bo'ldi, shuningdek 59 yil ichida Kubokni yutgan birinchi G'arbiy Kanada jamoasi bo'ldi. Seriyadan so'ng Mark Messier mukofotga sazovor bo'ldi Conn Smythe Trophy pley-off MVP sifatida.^[36]

Sakkizta neftchi Kanada da raqobatlashish uchun tanlandi 1984 yil Kanada kubogi. Natijada, Neftchilar unchalik katta bo'lmagan 1984–85 yilgi mavsum ular o'tgan yilgi kabi. Jamoa odatdagi mavsumda iloji boricha yangiligicha qolishga intilib, qattiq harakat qilmadi va Sather hatto bir haftalik ta'tilga ham bordi Gavayi mavsum o'rtasida.^[37] Shunga qaramay, "Neftchilar" NHLda 49 g'alaba va 109 ochko bilan ikkinchi o'rinni egallab, "Filadelfiya Flyers" dan to'rtta orqada qolishdi. Gretzki faoliyatidagi 1000-ochkoni faqat 424-o'yinida qo'lga kiritdi yo'nalishida 208 ochkolik mavsumda NHL etakchisi. Shuningdek, Kurri 70 ta gol va 135 ochko bilan yakunlab, 70 ta golli platoda birinchi o'rinni egalladi. Pol Kofi ikkinchi bor 120 ochkolik mavsumni o'tkazdi va 37 gol va 121 ochko bilan yakunladi.

Uchun gravyuralarni yaqindan ko'rish 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers, g'oliblari 1984 Stenli kubogi.

Pley-offda "Neftchilar" birinchi turda "Los-Anjeles Kings" ni va divizion finalida "Vinnipeg Jets" ni supurib tashlashdi. Jamoa Chikago Blekxouks Kempbell konferentsiyasining finalida, 2: 0 seriyasidagi etakchiga sakrab chiqib, pley-offdagi g'alabali seriyasini to'qqizta o'yinga etkazdi. Chikago, "Neftchilar" hujumini sekinlashtirish uchun jismoniy va hayajonli o'yinlarga urg'u berib, so'nggi ikki o'yinda "Neftchilar" g'alaba qozonishidan oldin seriyani o'z maydonidagi muzga bog'lab qo'ydi. Oilchilar "Blekxooks" darvozasiga 44ta gol urishdi, bu esa bitta jamoaning pley-off seriyasidagi NHL rekordini saqlab qolmoqda. Stenli kubogi finalida "Neftchilar" beshta o'yinda "Flyers" dan ustun kelishdi. Kurri bog'lab qo'ydi Reggi Lich Bir pley-off yilidagi gollar bo'yicha rekord 19 bilan. Kofi 37 bilan himoyachi tomonidan mavsumda pley-off ochkolari bo'yicha yangi rekord o'rnatdi, ammo bu Gretzki pley-off rekordini 47 ochko to'plagan va hayratlanarli darajada qayd etgan. Faqatgina 18 pley-off o'yinida +28. Uning sa'y-harakatlari uchun Gretzki "Conn Smit Trophy" mukofotiga sazovor bo'ldi, ammo Kofi va Fur ham kuchli nomzodlar hisoblanishdi. Jari Kurri g'olib bo'ldi Lady Byng Memorial Trophy va Pol Kofi birinchisini qo'lga kiritdi Jeyms Norrisning yodgorlik sovrini uning martaba. Gretzki, Kurri va Koffi NHLning birinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga kiritilgan.

Oilers haqiqatan ham butun NHL qo'rqadigan jugernaut edi, ammo ba'zi o'yinchilarning muzdan tushgan antiqalari bu vaqtga kelib jamoaning obro'siga putur etkaza boshladi. 1985–86 mavsum boshlandi. 1985 yil iyun oyida, Deyv Xanter haydash huquqini buzganlikda ayblangan. Keyinchalik u 1986 yil fevral oyida aybdor deb topilib, bir hafta qamoq jazosiga hukm qilindi va u mavsum o'rtalarida xizmat qildi. Keyin 1985 yil 6 sentyabrda Mark Messier boshqaruvini yo'qotdi Porsche va to'xtab turgan uchta mashinani urib jami. Keyinchalik unga urish va chopish va avtoulovni beparvolik bilan ayblashdi, buning uchun u jarima to'lagan.^[38] Bundan tashqari, Oilers sotib oldi Kreyg MakTavish, Bostondan iste'dodli mudofaa markazi, u qamoqda bir yilgina o'tirgan transport vositasida qotillik. Chalg'itadigan narsalarga qaramay, "Neftchilar" yana 56 ta g'alaba va 119 ochko bilan NHLning eng yaxshi jamoasi bo'lishdi. Ular ochilish marosimida g'olib bo'lishdi Prezidentlar kubogi, mavsumdagi eng yaxshi ko'rsatkichga ega jamoaga berilgan kubok. Gretzki 215 ochko bilan NHLning yangi rekordini o'rnatdi va 163 golli uzatma bilan yangi rekord o'rnatdi. (O'sha paytda biron bir futbolchi mavsum davomida shuncha ochko to'play olmagan edi. O'shandan beri buni amalga oshirgan yagona futbolchi Mario Lemie.) Jari Kurri 68 ta gol bilan NHLni 131 ochko bilan yakunlagan va Pol Kofi 48 ta himoyachi tomonidan gol urish bo'yicha yangi rekord o'rnatgan. U 138 ochko bilan yakunlab, himoyachilar tomonidan o'rnatilgan barcha vaqtlardagi rekorddan bir pog'ona ortda qoldi. Bobbi Orr. Bundan tashqari, "Neftchilar" 1983-84 yillarda 50 dan ortiq gol urgan uchta futbolchi bilan rekord o'rnatdilar: Kurri (68), Glenn Anderson (54) va Gretzki (52).

Neftchilar engib o'tdilar Vankuver Kanaks divizion yarim finalida, seriyani 3: 0 hisobida supurib tashladi va Kanuklardan 17-5 hisobida ustun keldi. "Neftchilar" divizion finalida eng ashaddiy raqibi "Kalgari Flames" bilan to'qnash kelishdi. Flames ijrochisi bo'lgan jismoniy va ba'zan iflos seriyalarda Nik Fotiu aslida Glen Satherga etib borish uchun Oilers skameykasiga ko'tarilishga urindi,^[39] Neftchilar va Olovlar dastlabki oltita o'yin davomida klassik seriyalar bilan kurash olib borishdi, hal qiluvchi o'yin 1986 yil 30 aprelda bo'lib o'tishi kerak edi. Northlands Kolizey. Shubhasiz, "Neftchilar" uchinchi marta chempionlik uchun kurash olib borishdi - "uch torf "- oxirigacha yetib keldi. Uchinchi davrda 2-2 hisobi, 23 yoshida, kalxat himoyachi Stiv Smit darvozabonning zarbasini to'xtatdi Grant Fuhr chap konki va Oilers to'riga. Kechki shov-shuvga qaramay, "Neftchilar" hisobni tenglashtira olishmadi va avtogol o'yin va ketma-ket g'alaba keltiruvchi gol bo'lib qoldi. Ma'lum bo'lishicha, bu "Neftchilar" pley-off seriyasini o'n yil ichida viloyatdagi raqiblariga yutqazgan yagona vaqt bo'ladi. Mavsumdan so'ng, "Neftchilar" futbolchilari yana bir nechta sovrinlarni qo'lga kiritishdi: Ueyn Gretzki o'zining ettinchi "Hart Trophy" va qatorasiga oltinchi golli unvoniga sazovor bo'ldi. Pol Kofi ketma-ket ikkinchi Norris Trophy-ni qo'lga kiritdi va Glen Sather uyni egallab oldi Jek Adams mukofoti NHLning eng yaxshi murabbiyi sifatida. Gretzki va Kofi birinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga, Kurri esa ikkinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga qo'shilishdi.

Haykali Ueyn Gretzki Stenli kubogini ko'tarish. Gretzki 1980-yillarda "Neftchilar" bilan to'rtta Stenli kubogini yutgan.

1986 yil 12-may sonida Sport Illustrated, "Oilers" ning muzlikdan tashqaridagi faoliyati bilan bog'liq ko'proq muammolar haqida maqola chop etildi. Muallif tomonidan yozilgan maqola Armen Keteyyan va Donald Ramsay jamoaning beshta a'zosiga "muhim" deb taklif qilishdi kokain muammolar. NHL atrofidagi manbalardan va RCMP Edmonton Drug Unit, jamoada giyohvand moddalarni iste'mol qilishning keng tarqalishini, o'yinchilarga katta bosim o'tkazadigan yuqori bosimli shahar bo'ylab muhitni va o'yinchilarning ichkilikbozligini ta'minlash madaniyatini iddao qilmoqda. Shuningdek, ayrim o'yinchilarning moliyaviy muammolari, xususan Grant Fur bilan bog'liq bo'lgan.^[40] Xokkey yangiliklari javob maqolasi chop etildi, unda Sather ayblovlarni behuda deb atagan. NHL prezidenti Jon Zigler va NHL futbolchilar uyushmasi Prezident Alan Eagleson hikoyani "deb rad etdiMakkartizm ".^[41] Sport Illustrated uning hikoyasida turdi; to'satdan Oilers tashkilotida kurashish uchun imidj muammosi paydo bo'ldi. So'nggi bir yil ichida Messier va Hunter epizodlari bilan qoralanganidan so'ng, ular endi giyohvand moddalarni iste'mol qilishda keng gumon qilinishdi.

The 1986–87 mavsumda Stenli kubogini qaytarib olishga bel bog'lagan Neftchilar bir jamoa sifatida birlashdilar. "Olovlar" ga qarshi yomon ko'rsatkichni hisobga olmaganda, Edmonton yana muntazam mavsumda ustunlik qildi va 50 g'alaba va 106 ochko bilan birinchi o'rinni egallab, ikkinchi o'rinni egallab turgan "Filadelfiya" dan olti ochko oldinda qoldi. Jamoa ketma-ket ikkinchi Prezident kubogini qo'lga kiritdi va shu kungacha davom etmoqda. Ueyn Gretzki (62 gol va 183 ochko) va Xari Kurri (54 gol va 108 ochko) NHL to'purarlar poygasida birinchi va ikkinchi o'rinlarni egallashdi. Mark Messier (37 gol va 107 ochko) to'rtinchi o'rinni egalladi. Pol Kofi jarohatlar bilan 21 o'yinni o'tkazib yubordi, ammo baribir 67 ochkoni boshqargan. Mavsum Kofi va bosh murabbiy Glen Sather o'rtasidagi munosabatlar yomonlashgani bilan ajralib turdi. O'zaro munosabatlar mavsumning aksariyat qismida qarama-qarshiliklarga duch keldi va Kofi u o'yinchilarga nisbatan ikki tomonlama standartning qurboni bo'lganiga ishondi.^[42] 1987 yil NHL savdosi yakunida Oilers sotib oldi Kent Nilsson ikkinchi davra chaqiruvi evaziga 1988, bu Edmontonning pley-off uchun eng yaxshi ikkita qatorini mustahkamladi.

Pley-offning dastlabki bosqichida "Neftchilar" keyingi to'rtta g'alabadan oldin birinchi o'yinni Los-Anjelesga yutqazib qo'yishdi. 2-o'yinda "Neftchilar" 13 ta bitta o'yinda "pley-off" uchun yangi NHL rekordini o'rnatdilar. "Neftchilar" "Smit" bo'limining final bosqichida "Vinnipeg Jets" bilan to'qnash kelishdi va Grant Fur Edmontonni tozalashda katta yulduz bo'ldi. Konferentsiya finalida Detroyt Red Wings, Neftchilar yana to'rttasida g'alaba qozonish uchun to'p surishdan oldin yana o'z uyidagi muzda yutqazdi. Edmonton Stenli kubogi finaliga qaytdi va 1985 yilda xuddi shunday raqib - "Filadelfiya Flyers" bilan to'qnash keldi. Oilchilar seriyadagi o'yinlarda va zarbalarni hisoblashda ustunlik qilgan bo'lishsa-da, Flyersning yangi bosh murabbiyi darvozani ishg'ol qildi. Ron Xekstol "Flyers" ni 3-1 seriyali defitsitdan qaytarib oldi va "Northlands Coliseum" da hal qiluvchi 7-o'yinni tashkil etdi. O'yinda "Neftchilar" Hextallga 43 marta zarba berishdi: "Yog 'yulduzlari" Messier "," Kurri "va" Anderson "Geksalni bitta gol evaziga echishga muvaffaq bo'lishdi va franchayzing tarixida birinchi marta" Neftchilar "mudofaani kuchaytirdilar; etukroq Edmonton jamoasi uchinchi davrada "Flyers" ni atigi ikkita zarbaga va o'yinda jami 20 taga etkazdi. yo'nalishida ishonchli 3: 1 hisobidagi g'alabaga. O'yindan keyingi bayramda Gretzki darhol Stenli kubogini Stiv Smitga topshirdi, endi u o'tgan mavsumda juda qimmatga tushganidan keyin o'zini oqladi. Gretzki 34 ochko to'plagan holda pley-offni boshqargan bo'lsa, Kurri 15-gol bilan peshqadamlik qildi. Ammo Kon Smit Trophy Flyers 'Hextall-ga nasib etdi: NHL tarixida to'rtinchi marotaba Conn Smythe Trophy o'yinchiga berildi. mag'lubiyat tomonida. "Neftchilar" mavsumdan keyin yana bir nechta mukofotlarni to'plashdi. Gretzki sakkizinchi Hart Trophy-ni o'zining eng ettinchi sakkizinchi yilida NHLdagi eng qadrli o'yinchi deb da'vo qildi va o'zining ettinchi "Art Ross Trophy" qatorida. Gretzki, shuningdek, o'zining uchinchi martaba plyus-minus mukofoti bilan bir qatorda kariyerasidagi 5-va so'nggi Lester B. Pearson mukofotini qo'lga kiritdi. Gretzki va Kurri NHLning birinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga qo'shilishdi.

Stenli kubogining nusxasi. Uning yon tomonlarida 1987–88 yillarda Neftchilar jamoasi a'zolarining ismlari o'yib yozilgan.

Unda etti neftchi (beshta Kanada, ikkitasi Finlyandiya) ishtirok etdi 1987 yil Kanada kubogi. Uchrashuv lageri qachon 1987–88 mavsum ochildi, "Oilers" ning bir nechta futbolchilari IIV edi. Mark Messier shartnomasi qayta ko'rib chiqilayotganda barcha mashg'ulotlarni o'tkazib yubordi. Glenn Anderson mavsum boshlangunga qadar hisobot bermadi va Pol Kofi ham shartnomasidan, ham klubga bo'lgan munosabatidan norozi bo'lib, umuman xabar bermadi. Mayk Krushelnyski o'zining muzlik vaqtidan norozi bo'lgan va mashg'ulotlarni o'tkazib yuborgan. Kent Nilsson va Reyxo Ruotsalaynen ikkalasi ham mavsumni Evropada o'ynashga qaror qilishdi. Endi Moog ham xabar berishdan bosh tortdi: u endi Grant Furga zaxira nusxasini o'ynashni xohlamadi va o'rniga uning tarkibiga qo'shildi Kanada olimpiya jamoasi.^[43] Keyinchalik unga qo'shilishdi Rendi Gregg. Oxir-oqibat, Sather o'zining buyuk futbolchilaridan birinchisini echib tashladi. Pol Koffi ko'p o'yinchi bilan shartnoma imzolagan Pitsburg Pingvinlari. Buning o'rniga Edmonton olgan futbolchilar orasida yosh chap qanot himoyachisi ham bor edi Kreyg Simpson, Messier va Anderson bilan birga o'ynash uchun olib kelingan. Simpson mavsumni 56 ta gol bilan yakunladi, bu chempionatdagi ikkinchi ko'rsatkich. Oxir-oqibat, Andy Moog bilan muomala qilindi Boston Bruins tezkor vinger uchun Geoff Courtnall va istiqbolli yosh darvozabon Bill Ranford. Kofi ayovsiz xujum qilmasdan va Gretzkini mavsum davomida 16 o'yin davomida jarohati bilan sog'inmasdan va ehtimol 1985 yildan boshlab Kanada kubogi tendentsiyasini davom ettirmasdan, "Neftchilar" ning doimiy mavsumi ularning me'yorlari bo'yicha ta'sirchan bo'lmagan. Ueyn Gretzki o'z karerasida ilk marotaba gol urish huquqidan mahrum bo'lib, 149 ochko bilan Mario Lemyoning 168 ochkosini qo'lga kiritdi. (Gretzkining har bir o'yin uchun o'rtacha ochkolari Lemyodan yuqoriroq edi.) Bundan tashqari, "Neftchilar" ning intilishi ketma-ket ettinchi Smayt Divizioni unvoniga sazovor bo'ldi va ularni viloyatdagi raqiblari - Olovlar taxtdan tushirdilar va ular Prezidentlar kubogini ham qo'lga kiritdilar. Oilchilar mavsumni 44 g'alaba va 99 ochko bilan yakunladilar, umuman NHLda 3-o'rin uchun. Olti yil ichida birinchi marta "Neftchilar" ligada eng ko'p gol urishmadi. Ular 363 ta to'p oldilar, ikkinchisi "Olovlar" ning 397-chi. Ammo jamoadagi eng yorqin nuqta Grant Furning o'yini bo'ldi. U NHL-rekordini 75 ta o'yinda boshladi va 40 ta g'alabani qayd etdi. Mark Messier 37 gol va 111 ochko bilan NHL to'purarlar poygasida ettinchi o'rinni egalladi.

Pley-offning birinchi davrasida "Neftchilar" beshta o'yinda uchinchi o'rinni "Vinnipeg Jets" ga yuborishdi. Keyingi o'rinda Kalgari bilan kurash boshlandi va xokkey mutaxassislari deyarli bir ovozdan "Flames" ning g'alabasini taxmin qilishdi. Biroq, ketma-ket Edmontonga aylandi, Gretzki o'zining ikkinchi pley-off pley-off bosqichidagi g'alabasini 2-o'yinda qayd etdi.^[44] "Detroyt Red Wings" ga qarshi Kempbell Konferentsiyasining finalida "Neftchilar" yana beshta o'yinda g'alaba qozonib, o'tgan yilgi umumiy natijalariga mos kelishdi. "Boston Bruins" ga qarshi so'nggi seriyada Gretzki mahoratini oshirdi: u 13 bilan Stenli Kubogi finalida ochkolar bo'yicha NHLning yangi rekordini o'rnatdi va "Neftchilar" "Bruins" ni 4: 0 hisobida supurishdi. Finallar tarixidagi muhim voqea 24-may kuni bo'lib o'tgan 4-o'yinda sodir bo'ldi. Ikkinchi bo'limda 3: 3 hisobi tenglashganda, elektr ta'minoti uzilib qoldi. Boston bog'i, butun o'yinni bekor qilishga majbur qilish. NHL prezidenti Jon Zigler o'yinni boshqa vaqtga o'tkazishni buyurdi va agar kerak bo'lsa, Edmontonda dastlab rejalashtirilgan 7-o'yindan keyin Bostonda o'ynadi. "Neftchilar" ketma-ket supurishni yakunlash uchun keyingi o'yinda (dastlab 5-o'yin sifatida) Edmontonda 6: 3 hisobida g'alaba qozonishadi va jamoaning so'nggi besh yilda to'rtinchi Stenli Kubogini qo'lga kiritishadi. Bostondagi 4-o'yinda bekor qilingan barcha o'yinchilar statistikasi NHL rekordlar kitoblarida hisobga olinadi. Ueyn Gretzki 19 o'yinda 43 ochko, shu jumladan NHL-rekord 31 ta golli uzatma bilan barcha pley-off to'purarlarini boshqargan. Uning sa'y-harakatlari uchun u karerasidagi ikkinchi Konn Smit Trophy mukofotiga sazovor bo'ldi. Kubok ushlangan o'yindan so'ng, Gretzki jamoadoshlari, murabbiylar, murabbiylar va "Oilers" tashkilotidan boshqalarni Stenli kubogi bilan shoshilinch suratga tushish uchun markaz muziga qo'shilishni iltimos qildi. Mavsumdan so'ng Fuhr mukofot bilan taqdirlandi Vezina Trophy NHLning eng yaxshi darvozaboni sifatida. Shuningdek, Fuhr birinchi Yulduzlar jamoasiga, Gretzki esa Ikkinchi Yulduzlar jamoasi tarkibiga kiritilgan.

1988 yilgi Neftchilar jamoasi zamonaviy Stenli Kubogi davrida .889 pley-offda g'alaba qozonish bilan rekord o'rnatdi. Bundan tashqari, a Sport yangiliklari 2006 yil fevral oyida o'tkazilgan so'rovnoma 1988 yilgi jamoani so'nggi 120 yil ichida eng yaxshi professional sport jamoalarining beshtaligiga kiritdi.^[45]

1988 yilgi mavsum davomida "Geytski" keyingi mavsum boshlanishidan oldin sotilishi haqida "Oilers" atrofida mish-mishlar tarqaldi. 1988 yil 9-avgustda Gretzki (majburlovchi bilan birga) Marti Makkori va markaz Mayk Krushelnyski) Los-Anjeles qirollariga sotib yuborilgan. Buning evaziga Oilers 15 million AQSh dollarini oldi, yosh yulduz Jimmi Karson, 1988 yil birinchi davra tanlovi Martin Gelinas va Kingsning 1989, 1991 va 1993 yillardagi birinchi davra tanlovi. Pocklingtonning qiyofasi savdo-sotiqdan keyin ajoyib darajada qulab tushdi: u Edmontonda va federal Yangi Demokratik partiya hukumatdan harakat qilishni va savdoni to'sib qo'yishni so'radi.^[46] Oilers 1989 yilgi tanlovni oldi (Jeyson Miller ) uchun Nyu-Jersi iblislari himoyachi Kori Foster uchun, keyin 1991 va 1993 yilgi tanlovlardan foydalangan Martin Rucinskiy va Nik Stajduhar navbati bilan. Rucinskiy bilan muomala qilinganidan keyin NHLning obro'li karerasini boshladi Kvebek Nordiqalari, va Stajduhar NHLda atigi ikkita o'yin o'tkazdi.

Gretzkining "Neftchilar" dan ketishi juda achinarli edi: u 1987 yilda "Neftchilar" dan shartnomasini qayta ko'rib chiqishni iltimos qildi va u o'zining shaxsiy xizmatlari bo'yicha Poklington bilan 1987 yil yozida "Neftchilar" bilan besh yillik standart shartnomaga aylantirdi. ESPN 30 uchun 30 1988-89 yilgi mavsumdan so'ng Gretzki o'zini cheklanmagan erkin agent deb e'lon qilish imkoniyatiga ega edi. Bu degani, u shartnomasining so'nggi uch yilidan voz kechishi mumkin edi va Gretzkining so'zlariga ko'ra, unga xizmatlari uchun eng yuqori narxni taklif etgan shaxs bilan Oilers kompaniyasiga hech qanday tovon puli to'lamasdan imzo chekishga ruxsat berilishi kerak edi. Poklington Los-Anjeles egasiga ruxsat berdi Bryus Maknal Gretzki bilan uning asal oyi davomida Janubiy Kaliforniyaga ko'chib o'tishga qiziqishini bilish uchun bog'lanish. 1988 yilgi mavsumda Pocklington Gretzkiga shartnomani qayta tuzish to'g'risida murojaat qildi, chunki Gretzkining erkin agentlikka borishini yoki yo'qligini bildi, chunki u boy jamoalarning takliflariga javob berolmaydi. Toronto Maple Leafs va Nyu-York Reynjers. Pocklington Gretzkiga bu uning jamoadan ketishini anglatishi mumkinligini aytdi, ammo Gretzki erkin agentlik imkoniyatidan voz kechishni istamay, ko'zlarini qisib qo'yishdan bosh tortdi va bu oxir-oqibat savdoga olib keldi. O'sha paytda bularning hech biri jamoatchilikka ma'lum emas edi, ammo Poklington Gretzkini evaziga hech narsa olmasdan shaharni tark etish bilan xavf ostiga qo'yishni xohlamadi.^[47]

Savdo Oilers uchun halokatli deb topildi. Neftchilarning bir nechtasi jamoaviy ish tashlashni o'ylashdi va hattoki Poklingtondan jamoasini sotishni talab qilishni o'ylashdi.^[48] 1988-89 yilgi "Oilers" ning mavsumiy chiptalari yopilgandan so'ng savdo e'lon qilinganligi sababli, Gretzki ketganidan keyingi birinchi mavsumda ishtirokchilar ta'sir qilmadi, ammo keyingi mavsumlarda sezilarli darajada pasayib ketdi.

Bir devor qog'ozi Mark Messier "Neftchilar" sardori sifatida Rojers Pleysi. U 1988 yildan 1991 yilgacha jamoa sardori bo'lib ishlagan.

The 1988–89 yilgi mavsum Edmontonda gavjum edi. Mark Messier Gretzkining o'rniga sardor sifatida saylandi. Oilalar turnir jadvalida keskin pasayib, 38 g'alaba va 84 ochko bilan yakunlandi. Ular Gmitzki boshchiligidagi jugernaut Kalgari Flames va qayta tug'ilgan Los-Anjeles Kings orqasida Smit bo'limida uchinchi o'rinni egallashdi. Fevral oyida Oilers kuchga ega bo'ldi Deyv Braun Filadelfiyadan, bu harakat "Oilers" ni jismonan qo'rqinchli jamoaga aylantirdi. Jari Kurri jamoasini 44 gol va 58 golli uzatma bilan 102 ochko bilan boshqarib, Grettskisiz hujumkor futbolchi sifatida o'zini ko'rsatdi. Gretzki savdosida sotib olingan Karson 49 ta gol bilan jamoani boshqargan va 100 ochkolik platoga urilgan yagona Oiler edi. Messier 61 ta golli pas va himoyachi bilan golli uzatmani amalga oshirdi Kreyg Muni +43 bilan jamoani plyus-minusda boshqargan.

Qizig'i shundaki, "Neftchilar" ning birinchi davradagi raqibi Gretzkining "Los-Anjeles Kings" i edi. Xokkey dunyosining ko'zlari ushbu uchrashuvga qaratilgan edi, chunki Edmonton 3-1 seriyasida ustunlikni qo'lga kiritdi. Ammo Gretzki va Shohlar 7-o'yinni kuchaytirish uchun kurash olib bordilar, bu esa "Neftchilar" ning 6: 3 hisobida yutqazishi bilan yakunlandi. Los Anjeles. 1982 yildan beri birinchi marta "Neftchilar" faqat bitta turdan keyin safdan chiqqandi. Messier 7 o'yinda 12 ochko to'plagan holda jamoani pley-off hisobida boshqargan. O'z tanqidchilarining noto'g'riligini yana bir bor isbotlab, Kurri mavsum oxirida Ikkinchi Yulduzlar Jamoasiga qo'shildi.

1989 yilgi mavsumdan so'ng Glen Sather bosh murabbiylikdan ketdi. U prezident va bosh menejer bo'lib ishladi, murabbiylik vazifalarini uzoq yillik yordamchiga topshirdi Jon Makler. Uchrashuv davomida 1989-90 yilgi mavsum, Grant Fur og'ir ish bilan tushdi appenditsit. U mavsumning dastlabki o'nta o'yinini o'tkazib yubordi va qaytgach, elkasidan jarohat olib, uni mavsumning qolgan qismida chetlatdi. Bu Bill Ranfordning boshlang'ich sifatida paydo bo'lishini belgilab qo'ydi. Mavsumga to'rtta o'yin bo'lib, Jimmi Karson Edmontonda o'ynashning bosimi juda kuchli deb qaror qildi va jamoadan chiqib ketdi.^[49] Sather Karsonni o'z uyi Detroytga evaziga berdi Petr Klima, Adam Graves, Djo Merfi va Jeff Sharples. (Keyinchalik Sharples Nyu-Jersiga Reijo Ruotsalainenni qayta sotib olish uchun sotib yuborilgan edi.) Savdo neftchilarga "Kid Line" ning zamonaviy versiyasini yaratishga imkon berdi, markazda Graves, o'ng qanotda Merfi va chapda Martin Gelinas qanot. Mavsum "Neftchilar" uchun yuqori va past bo'ldi: ular avvalgi mavsumni yaxshilab, 38 g'alaba va 90 ochko bilan yakunladilar, umuman NHLda beshinchi o'rinni egallashdi. Mavsum Mark Messierning taniqli elita o'yinchisi sifatida paydo bo'lishi bilan ajralib turadi: u jamoasini 45 gol va 84 golli uzatma bilan 129 ochko bilan boshqarib, NHL to'purarlar poygasida ikkinchi o'rinni egalladi. Rendi Gregg faqat 48 o'yin o'tkazganiga qaramay +24 bilan jamoani boshqargan.

Birinchi davrada "Neftchilar" "Vinnipeg Jets" bilan to'qnash kelishdi. Jetslar g'azablangan va och ekanliklarini isbotladilar va seriyada katta etakchilik qildilar. 3-1 seriyasini ortda qoldirib, 5-o'yinni bir xil hisobda ortda qoldirib, Neftchilar mo''jizaviy tarzda 6-o'yinni majburan kuchaytirish uchun to'plandilar. Vinnipeg Arena, bu erda Kurri dushman bo'lgan Vinnipeg olomoni oldida o'yin g'olibini kiritdi. 7-o'yinda Neftchilar 4: 1 hisobida g'alaba qozonishdi. Bo'linma finalida "Neftchilar" ikkinchi tekis mavsumda "Los-Anjeles Kings" bilan uchrashdilar. Natija 1989 yildagidan boshqacha bo'lar edi, ammo Edmonton seriyani 4: 0 hisobida yutib, Los-Anjelesdan 22–10 hisobida ustun keldi. Oilchilar Kempbell konferentsiyasining finalida Chikagodagi Blekxouks bilan uchrashdilar va ketma-ket 2-1 hisobida ortda qolishdi. O'yin 4 da Chikago stadioni, Messier butun Blackhawks bo'ylab qo'pol ravishda yugurib, gumburlagan chexlarni qirib tashladi, tirsak qildi va uloqtirdi. Messier o'yinni ikkita gol va bitta golli pas bilan Edmontonning 4: 2 hisobidagi g'alabasida yakunladi va uning bu ko'rsatkichi "xokkey tarixidagi eng dahshatli bitta odamni buzadigan ekipaj o'yinlaridan biri" deb nomlandi.^[50] Oilchilar seriyani tenglashtirdi va keyingi ikki o'yinda g'alaba qozondi, seriyada g'alaba qozondi va Boston bilan 1988 yil Stenli Kubogi finalining javob uchrashuvini tashkil etdi. Ushbu seriya Bill Ranfordning ajoyib darvozabonligi va zamonaviy NHLda o'tkazilgan Stenli Kubogi finalining eng uzun o'yini bo'lib qolayotgan seriyaning 1-o'yini uchun esda qoladi. "Bruinlar" ning kuchli avtoulovi bo'lishiga qaramay, "Neftchilar" 3: 2 hisobida g'alaba qozonishdi, Petr Klima uchinchi uzatmaning 15: 13-da o'ng qanotdan bilagiga zarba berdi. 2-o'yinda "Neftchilar" birinchi davrada 10: 2 hisobida g'alaba qozonishdi, ammo Ranford qattiqqo'llik qildi va "Neftchilar" 2: 1 hisobida g'alaba qozonishdi. Keyin Jari Kurri ishini boshladi: 30 yoshga to'lgan kunida Kurri uchta gol va ikkita golli pas berdi, natijada Edmontonning 7: 2 hisobidagi g'alabasi bo'ldi. "Northlands Coliseum" da bo'lib o'tgan 3-o'yinda "Bruinlar" Stenli Kubogi finalida o'n soniya to'p surib, NHLning yangi rekordini o'rnatdi va hech qachon orqaga qarab (2: 1) g'alaba qozondi. 4-o'yinda "Neftchilar" ning Messier, Anderson va Simpsonning eng yuqori pog'onalari ustunlik qildi, chunki uchlik 5 ta Edmontondagi g'alabada 4 ta gol va 11 ochkoni tashkil etdi. Boston Gardendagi 5-o'yinda Bill Ranford 30 ta zarbaning 29 tasini to'xtatdi va Glenn Anderson gol urdi va "Neftchilar" ni 4: 1 hisobida g'alaba qozonishiga yordam berdi. Jamoa etti mavsumda o'zining beshinchi Stenli Kubogi chempionligini qo'lga kiritdi. O'zining ajoyib goaltendingi uchun Bill Ranford "Conn Smite Trophy" mukofotiga sazovor bo'ldi, ammo Esa Tikkanen, Kurri va Messierning barchasi kuchli nomzodlar edi. Simpson pley-offda 16 ta gol bilan peshqadamlik qildi va Messier bilan 31 ochko bilan peshqadamlikni bo'lishib olishdi. "Neftchilar" yana mavsumdan keyin bir nechta sovrinlarni to'plashdi. Kevin Lou g'olib chiqdi King Clancy yodgorlik sovrini Edmontondagi xayriya ishlari uchun va Mark Messier kariyerasidagi birinchi Xart Trophy-ni qo'lga kiritdi. Messierning sovrin uchun eng yaqin musobaqasi Bostonniki edi Rey Bourke Va u Bourkeni birinchi o'rinda bitta ovoz bilan ovoz berdi. Ueyn Gretzkining soyasidan chiqib ketganini yana bir isbotlash bilan, Messier birinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga, ikkinchi yulduzlar jamoasiga nomzod Gretzki o'rniga, markazchi lavozimiga tanlandi.

Umuman olganda, Edmonton Stenli kubogining har bir ettita o'yinchisi: Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, Kevin Lou, Rendi Gregg, Charli Xaddi va Grant Fur. Bu davrda "Neftchilar" ning rekord ko'rsatkichi 332-166-62 (.648), pley-offdagi ko'rsatkichlari esa 87-28 (.757). Ular ham ko'proq rekord o'rnatdilar. Gretzki 51-turda kamida bitta ochko to'plagan 1983–84, NHL rekordi.^[51]

O'tish yillari (1990-1996)

The trade of Wayne Gretzky, and the immediate salary increase he got in Los Angeles, led to a far greater awareness of money matters among players. That, combined with the NHLPA's decision to fully disclose salaries of every player in the NHL, led to a new reality of rapidly climbing salaries in the NHL. This reality began to assert itself over Edmonton in the summer of 1990. Mark Messier, after winning the Hart Trophy the previous season, sought to have his contract renegotiated. Messier wanted his salary doubled from his current $1.1 million annually to around $2 million per season, putting him ahead of everyone in the NHL with the exception of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Messier was actually under contract to the Oilers until 1993: still, this did not stop his agent and father, Doug Messier, from pressing Sather for a new deal. Jari Kurri, unhappy with the Oilers' offer, did not report to training camp: he chose instead to play the entire season with HC Milano Italiyada. Glenn Anderson, who had two more years left on his eight-year contract, held out of training camp as well, although he returned once the season started.^[52]

1990–1991

Randy Gregg was waived prior to the season starting, and he chose to retire rather than report to the Vancouver Canucks, the team that claimed him. Grant Fuhr was suspended for the entire season: he admitted in an Edmonton jurnali article he had a long involvement with drugs, and that he had visited a Florida clinic in 1989 for two weeks to clean himself up (Fuhr has stayed off drugs since that visit). Messier was among the most vocal critics of the suspension: he felt it unfair that Fuhr, who sought help on his own for the problem, might have his career ended by the suspension, and that it may prevent other players with similar problems from coming forward and getting help.^[53] In mid-season, NHL President John Ziegler announced Fuhr's suspension had been shortened to 60 games.^[54] The season itself was not a great one for the Oilers: they finished with 37 wins and 80 points, good for third place in the Smythe Division. Esa Tikkanen led the team in scoring with 69 points, one ahead of Petr Klima, who led the team with 40 goals. Klima also led the team with a +24. Messier, hobbled by injuries, played only 53 games, but still managed to score 64 points.

In the playoffs, the Oilers met the Calgary Flames in the opening round. This series is viewed by many as the greatest Stanley Cup playoff series ever played. The teams split the first two games in Calgary, during which Messier flattened Calgary defenceman Rik Nattress with a vicious elbow. Games 3 and 4, in Edmonton, were both won by the Oilers. Game 4, a 5–2 Edmonton win, is remembered for the viciousness of a brawl near the end of the game, where Dave Brown, in a fight with Flame Jim Kyte, tried to pummel Kyte into the ice.^[55] The Oilers returned to Calgary with a 3–1 series lead, but the Flames fought back to force Game 6, which was won by Calgary in overtime on a goal by Teoren Fleury. The Flames jumped out to a 3–0 lead in Game 7, and the Oilers called an early timeout, during which Tikkanen chewed out the entire bench. Inspired by the speech, Edmonton fought back and ended up winning 5–4 in overtime on a wrist-shot from Tikkanen on his off-wing. It was Tikkanen's third goal of the game, and seventh of the series. The Oilers had suffered several injuries in the series with Calgary, and they met Los Angeles in the next round. The first three games of the series were all decided in overtime, and the Oilers held a 3–2 series lead heading into Game 6 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers again won in overtime, on the heroics of Craig MacTavish. In the Campbell Conference Finals against the Minnesota North Stars, the Oilers ran out of gas: after splitting the first two games in Edmonton, the North Stars won both games on home ice: the Stars repeatedly slashed Messier on his injured hand, though no penalties were called. Game 5 in Edmonton was close, but the Stars prevailed 3–2 to win the series 4–1 and go to the Stanley Cup Finals. Tikkanen led the team in scoring in the playoffs with 10 goals and 20 points. First-year Oilers Anatoli Semenov va Norm Maciver proved to be revelations in the playoffs. Semenov finished with 10 points in 12 playoff games, and Maciver led the team with a +10 in 18 playoff games.

Mass exodus (1991–1992)

Four Oilers (three for Canada, one for Finland) took part in the 1991 yil Kanada kubogi. But the tournament was overshadowed by news reports that the Oilers were going to break up the remainder of their championship core. Rumours surfaced that both Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson were on the trade bloc, and Adam Graves signed an offer sheet from the New York Rangers, which Glen Sather chose not to match: the Oilers were awarded Rangers' enforcer Troy Mallette tovon sifatida. (Graves went on to become a 50-goal scorer in New York, while Mallette only played 15 games in Edmonton.) Tikkanen was apoplectic,^[56] and Messier, upset that the Oilers were willing to let Graves walk, issued a public trade demand during the Canada Cup tournament, saying if the Oilers were not willing to do what was necessary to keep important players, he did not want to be there either.^[56] (Graves never scored more than nine goals in a season in Edmonton. Sather lamented in 1994 that if he knew how Graves would turn out, he would never have let him walk.)

Jon Makler resigned to become head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabers. Murabbiy yordamchisi Ted Grin bosh murabbiylikka ko'tarildi. When the Canada Cup ended, the Oilers again had several no-shows for training camp. Tikkanen went home to Finland: after his great playoff, he demanded a renegotiated contract worth $1 million per season. Anderson stayed out, trying to either force a huge raise or get out of town. Craig Simpson stayed out, also negotiating a new contract. Grant Fuhr showed up to training camp, although it was publicly acknowledged he was available in trade offers. Partway through training camp, Fuhr and Anderson were traded to Toronto in exchange for Vinsent Damfus, Lyuk Richardson, Skott Tornton va Piter Ing. Then Steve Smith, also asking for a hefty raise, was dealt to Chicago for Deyv Menson. The Oilers acquired Skott Mellanbi from Philadelphia for Dave Brown, who asked to be traded back to the Flyers, and the rights to Jari Kurri, who was subsequently dealt to Los Angeles. Charlie Huddy was left exposed in the waiver draft, and was claimed by Minnesota. He, too, was immediately dealt to Los Angeles.

Messier stayed at his off-season home in Xilton Xed-Aylend, Janubiy Karolina, awaiting a trade. (Messier, a native Edmontonian, had actually been spending his off-seasons in South Carolina for some time.) The five main teams in the bidding war to land Messier were the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit. Detroit dropped out of the race when Sather insisted Stiv Yzerman had to be part of any deal for Messier, and Philadelphia dropped out because they did not want to trade Mayk Richchi.^[57] Finally, one day after the season began, Messier was dealt to the New York Rangers in exchange for Berni Nicholls, Stiven Rays, Louie DeBrusk, future considerations and US$5 million. (Part of Messier's desire to move to a new team was his desire to make more money than Edmonton could offer. Foreshadowing the financial issues Edmonton would face for the rest of the decade, Messier went from being paid CAD$1.1 million a season in Edmonton to an average of US$2.6 million a season in New York.^[58]) Because of the cash the Oilers received in the Messier trade, the view of people in Edmonton was that it was Pocklington again selling off the team's best players to pocket cash for himself. A month into the season, defenceman Jeff Beukeboom was also dealt to the Rangers (to complete the future considerations of the Messier deal) for defenceman David Shaw. Shaw was traded to Minnesota later that season for Brayan Glin.

Kevin Lowe was selected to succeed Messier as captain. Simpson eventually agreed to a one-year contract to stay in Edmonton. Tikkanen was at an impasse, as Sather refused to budge on his salary demands, until Peter Pocklington actually got Tikkanen's home number in Finland from a CFRN sports reporter, personally called Tikkanen and negotiated a new $1 million per season contract.^[47] Bill Ranford played the entire season while renegotiating his contract, and by season's end, he too had a new contract worth $1 million per season. Despite the staggering amount of turnover, the Oilers actually produced a comparable season to 1990–91, finishing third in the Smythe Division with 36 wins and 82 points. The Oilers were led by a new first line of Damphousse, Nicholls, and Murphy: Damphousse led the team with 38 goals and 89 points. Norm Maciver led the team in plus-minus with a +20, also chipping in 40 points despite only playing 57 games. The Oilers' offence was balanced, with eight players scoring at least 20 goals. The most surprising 20 goal scorer was fourth-line checker Kelly Buchberger.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Oilers again met the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings now boasted five team members who had played on the Oilers' championship team of 1987 (Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Marty McSorley and Charlie Huddy) in an attempt to re-create the Oilers' success. Stressing disciplined play, the Oilers split the first four games with the Kings before Tikkanen's hat trick in Game Five put the Oilers ahead 3–2. Game 6 in Edmonton was a 3–0 shutout win for the Oilers, as the high-powered Kings were sent packing. Since the Gretzky trade, the Oilers had now met the Kings four times in the playoffs: the Oilers had won three of the four series, with a head to head record of 15–8. Next up was the division champion Vancouver Canucks; the Oilers split the first two games at the Tinch okeani kolizeyasi, then returned to Edmonton and won both games on home ice. Game 5 was a Vancouver victory, but the Oilers returned home and won Game 6, again by a 3–0 score. The upstart Oilers were back in the Campbell Conference Finals for the third straight season, facing the Chicago Blackhawks. However, their unexpected run in the playoffs came to a crashing halt, as the Blackhawks dominated every game and swept the series 4–0. Stressing defence, Chicago stymied the Edmonton powerplay, which went 0-for-19. These playoffs were viewed as a coming-out party for Joe Murphy, as he led the team with 24 points in 16 playoff games.

1993–1996

By this time, the animosity toward the Oilers in the city of Edmonton was no longer deniable. Due to lingering bitterness over the Gretzky trade, attendance had been on the decline for several years, from an average of 17,503 (arena capacity) in 1988–89 to 16,179 by 1991–92. By 1991–92, sellouts were rare, even in the playoffs when the Oilers made the Conference Finals. The Messier trade further exasperated the fan base, and by the summer of 1992, the season-ticket base had dwindled to under 9,000, and for the first time, talk surfaced that the Oilers might leave town.

Also, by this time, the financial discrepancies facing the Oilers versus the richer NHL clubs began to manifest themselves. Although Edmonton's fan base is loyal, Edmonton has always been one of the smallest markets in the league. In addition, for many years Edmonton lacked a strong business community capable of supporting the Oilers that other NHL cities possessed. (Part of the reason for this is that due to being the provincial capital, there was never a need to develop a business community in Edmonton the same way a city like Kalgari ishlab chiqilgan. It was not until many years later that Edmonton began to make its corporate and financial community a priority.) The fact that the Oilers and other Canadian teams paid salaries in Canadian dollars, whereas American teams paid in more valuable US dollars, was also a disadvantage, particularly as free agency came into the NHL. In addition, Pocklington's business empire sank under the weight of recession, scandal, and corruption.

Many of the players from the dynasty years continued to play at an elite level well into the 1990s, leading to speculation about how many more Cups the Oilers would have won had Pocklington been able to keep the team together. In 1992–93, the Kings, with six former Oilers on the roster (Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley, Charlie Huddy, Jimmy Carson and Pat Conacher) made a surprise run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Then in 1994, the Rangers won the Cup with Yetti former Oilers on the roster—Messier (the first player to captain two different Stanley Cup-winning teams), Lowe, Anderson, Graves, MacTavish, Esa Tikkanen and Jeff Beukeboom. Of that group, Messier, Lowe, Anderson and MacTavish had been with the Oilers for all five of their Cup runs. The Rangers' Stanley Cup win was the last hurrah for the great Edmonton team of the 1980s.^[59] Paul Coffey won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and played an instrumental role in helping the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers make the Cup Finals, in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Five of those players—Gretzky (1), Messier (12), Coffey (29), Kurri (50) and Fuhr (70) would make the list of the 100 eng yaxshi o'yinchi in the history of the NHL, published in 1998 by Xokkey yangiliklari and (along with Anderson) were all inducted in the Xokkey shon-sharaf zali.

The departures of the stars from the 1980s exposed serious deficiencies in the Oilers' development system. While Sather was very adept at getting the final pieces to his championship teams through trades and free agency, he was less successful at building for the team's future. The Oilers had done a poor job of drafting during the dynasty years, though it had gone unnoticed since their stellar records resulted in them drafting late in the entry draft. Beukeboom, in 1983, was the only first-round pick of the dynasty era who became a success in Edmonton. Even without this to consider, the younger players had not had nearly enough time to develop before the core of the 1980s dynasty left town. The ommaviy ravishda departure of the dynasty-era stars left the Oilers so bereft of talent that Sather was forced to rush young prospects to Edmonton sooner than planned.

However, this did not become apparent for a few years; as mentioned above, the Oilers still had enough heft to make the conference finals two years in a row after winning their last Cup. However, it was obvious they were nowhere near being the powerhouse that had dominated the NHL in the previous half-decade.

The Oilers' luck finally ran out in 1992–93. They struggled all season long. By the trade deadline, they were in very real danger of missing the playoffs altogether. On March 26, the Oilers were routed 4–1 by Gretzky's Kings, assuring they would miss the playoffs for the first time as an NHL team. It was also only the third time they had missed the playoffs in their 21-year history. They would not return to the post-season for four straight years, despite the emergence of young centremen Dagning vazni va Jeyson Arnott. In 1993–94 yilgi mavsum, with the changing of the conference and division names, the Oilers were now situated in the Western Conference's Pacific Division.

Trouble followed the team off the ice as well. For most of the 1990s, the Oilers were desperately trying to stay alive. Pocklington was unwilling to use the proceeds from his other business interests to bankroll the team. In 1998, the team was nearly sold to Xyuston interests who sought to move the team. Just hours before the deadline for the Houston group to close, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support in this endeavour from the NHL, which had already seen two Canadian teams (the Nordiques and Jets) move to the United States earlier in the decade.

Return to the playoffs (1996–2004)

Todd Marchant in 1997. Marchant helped the Oilers advance in the first round of the 1997 yil Stenli kubogining pley-off bosqichi, scoring the deciding goal for the series.

Yilda 1996-97 NHL mavsumi, the Oilers made the playoffs for the first time in five years, and in the first round, they upset the Dallas yulduzlari, which had compiled the NHL's second-best record, in an exciting seven-game series. Riding on the hot goaltending of Kertis Jozef, the Oilers completed the upset on a breakaway by Todd Marchant yilda vaqt o'tishi bilan. Another highlight of that playoff series was on April 20. Down 3–0 with just under four minutes to play in Game 3, the Oilers rallied for three goals in the final three minutes of the third period to tie the game and eventually win 4–3 in overtime on Kelly Buchberger's game-winning goal. Though Edmonton would lose to the defending Stanley Cup champion Kolorado ko'chkisi in the next round, fans were ecstatic about the Oilers' return to the playoffs.

In 1998, Joseph led the Oilers to another first-round upset. After spotting the Pacific Division champion Avalanche a 3–1 lead, the Oilers held the powerful Avalanche scoreless for eight straight periods yo'nalishida to winning the series in seven games. Dallas and Edmonton met again in the second round, but this time the Stars were victors. This was the start of one of the most unusual rivalries in hockey: between 1997 va 2003, the Oilers and Stars played each other in the playoffs six times, five of them first-round matchups. The only year in which they did not meet was 2002, when neither team made the playoffs. This streak was not formally ended until 2006, when the second-seeded Stars (in the G'arbiy konferentsiya ) were eliminated in the first round by the Avalanche, while, for the first time in 16 years, the eighth-seeded Oilers went to the Stanley Cup Finals.

On November 22, 2003, the Oilers hosted the Heritage Classic, the first regular season outdoor hockey game in NHL history and part of the celebrations of the Oilers' 25th season in the NHL. The Oilers were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in front of more than 55,000 fans, an NHL attendance record, at Hamdo'stlik stadioni, Edmonton. A few days earlier, on November 17, 2003, the Edmonton Oilers desperately needed a centre and signed veteran Adam Oates shartnomaga. Biroq, 2003-04 NHL mavsumi was a disappointment as the Oilers failed to make the playoffs, despite also acquiring centre Petr Nedved from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline as the team went on a late-season surge, staying in the playoff hunt until the end of the season, narrowly eliminated from the playoffs.

On July 23, 2004, the team announced its Amerika xokkey ligasi (AHL) filiali Toronto Roadrunners, would play the 2004-05 AHL mavsumi at the Oilers' home arena of Rexall joyi. The decision, an unusual one for a North American professional sport organization, was likely influenced by the expectation that the 2004-05 NHL lokavt would wipe out the 2004-05 NHL mavsumi. After an unsuccessful year, the Edmonton Road Runners were suspended with the intention of moving them to Saskatun. However, this would have required the G'arbiy xokkey ligasi (WHL) ning Saskatun pichoqlari to move to Edmonton, and an agreement could not be reached. The team remained dormant until 2010–11, when it was resurrected as the Oklaxoma Siti Baronlari.

The Oilers struggled with their small-market status for years as big-market teams scooped up high-priced help, but after the wiped-out 2004–05 season, the Oilers looked poised to compete again. 2004-05 NHL lokavt negotiations led to a jamoaviy shartnoma between the NHL owners and players that included an NHL-wide salary cap, forcing all teams to essentially conform to a budget, as many small-market teams had been doing for years. Sold-out buildings and a more reasonable conversion rate of Kanada dollari revenues to AQSh dollari payroll in the new millennium have also helped the Oilers to return to profitability.

Although Edmonton was one of the last teams to make a big splash in the free-agent market, they were able to acquire the rights to and sign former Hart and Norris Trophy winner Kris Pronger dan Sent-Luis Blyuz to a five-year, $31.25 million contract, as well as trade for New York Islanders forward Maykl Peka, ikki karra g'olibi Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward. Although the club had to give up Mayk York va Erik Brewer to the Islanders and Blues respectively, fans now hoped the team could at least return to the playoffs, if not to the glory the franchise enjoyed during its mid to late 1980s dynasty era.

However, the team suffered again from inconsistency during the first few months of the regular season, especially in goal and on offence. Darvozabon Ty Konklin was injured during training camp, and when he returned, was unreliable in net. Nominal backup Yussi Markkanen showed flashes of brilliance, but still was not quite ready for regular NHL goaltending duty. Edmonton even tried third-string goalie Mayk Morrison, called up from the ECHL, but after a strong start, he too faded. A streaky goal-scoring production led by left-wingers Rayan Smit va Raffi Torres had trouble putting pucks in the net at times, but Torres did produce back to back two goal games on his 24th birthday, October 8, 2005, against the Vancouver Canucks and on October 10, 2005, against the Anaxaymning qudratli o'rdaklari. Pronger also struggled early on with the rule changes restricting the amount of obstruction and front-of-the-net abuse — Pronger's previous specialty — that could be performed without a penalty, while Peca simply had trouble adapting to the Oilers' system and expectations, desperately underachieving. Many called for head coach Craig MacTavish to be fired; others wanted a big trade, some miracle. Nothing major materialized, but by the end of December, the Oilers led the Shimoli-g'arbiy bo'lim with a 22–18–4 record for 48 points.

However, the Oilers remained inconsistent. By the end of January, the Oilers traded for scoring defencemen Jaroslav Spacek from the Chicago Blackhawks and Dik Tarnstrom from the Pittsburgh Penguins, and both defencemen, Spacek in particular, secured their shaky blue line. However, their goaltending was still in doubt, and the Oilers struggled after the Winter Olympic break. But right before Trading Deadline 2006, the Oilers added 2004 Barcha yulduz darvozabon Dwayne Roloson dan Minnesota Wild, and speedy forward Sergey Samsonov, avvalgi yilning yangi roki, from the Boston Bruins. The Oilers gave up a pair of picks for Roloson, and checking centre Marti Reasoner va istiqbol Yan Šťastný (previously acquired from the Bruins) along with a 2006 second round draft pick for Samsonov. Reasoner returned to Edmonton after the 2006 playoffs ended.

The new acquisitions paid off, and Edmonton finished the regular season with 95 points, clinching the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference over Vancouver. Oiler youngsters Ales Xemskiy, Shoun Xorkoff va Jarret Stoll led the way in scoring, with breakout seasons of 77, 73 and 68 points respectively. Smyth finished with 36 goals and 66 points, the second-best seasons of his career in both respects. Smyth led the team in goal-scoring, with Raffi Torres next on the list at 27.

2006 Stanley Cup run

Oilers fans celebrate on Vayt xiyoboni davomida 2006 yil Stenli kubogining pley-off bosqichi.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Oilers played the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings. Though not given much of a chance by experts^{[JSSV? ]} around the NHL, the Oilers embarked on a great Zolushka yuguradi, pulling off a six-game upset, neutralizing Wings' offensive weapons Brendan Shanaxan, Henrik Zetterberg va Pavel Datsyuk yordamida neytral zonani tuzoq. It was the team's first playoff series win since 1998. Edmonton would meet the San-Xose Sharks in the Conference Semi-final and were not favoured to win again. The Sharks' regular season scoring leader Djo Tornton (also acquired from the Bruins to go to San Jose) and goal champ Jonathan Cheechoo faqat mag'lub bo'lgan Nashvil yirtqichlari in five games in their previous series. After trailing the series two-games-to-none, the Oilers won the next four, vaulting them into Conference Final. In Game 6, goaltender Dwayne Roloson had a 2–0 shutout — his first ever — and Michael Peca scored the game- and series-winning goal. In so doing, the Oilers became the first eighth-seeded team to reach a Conference Final since the NHL changed the playoff format in 1994. There, the Oilers defeated the sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in five games, claiming the Klarens S. Kempbell Bowl for a franchise-record seventh time.

The Oilers faced the Karolina dovullari ichida 2006 yil Stenli kubogi finali.

Edmonton continued their Cinderella run against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stenli kubogi finallari (marking the first time two former WHA franchises met in Stanley Cup play—the Hurricanes were previously the Hartford Whalers). In the third period of Game 1, with the score tied at four, Oilers defenceman Mark-Andre Bergeron knocked 'Canes winger Endryu Ladd into Oilers starting goaltender Dwayne Roloson, causing an injury to Roloson's MCL, knocking him out of the series. With Roloson out, Rod Brind'Amour scored the game winner on a mix-up by Ty Conklin and Jeyson Smit with only 30 seconds left. After trailing the series 2–0 and 3–1, the Oilers forced a Game 7 while riding backup Jussi Markkanen, an overtime shorthanded goal in Game 5 by local hero Fernando Pisani, and a 4–0 shutout win at home in Game 6. However, they could not complete the comeback, as the Hurricanes won Game 7 3–1 to capture their first ever Stanley Cup championship. The Oilers, on the other hand, would later hang their 23rd banner in their young history by winning the Western Conference title.

Collapse and playoff drought (2006–2015)

Four days after their loss to the Hurricanes, Chris Pronger surprised Oiler fans and management when he issued a trade request on June 23, citing unspecified personal reasons. On July 3, 2006, Pronger was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, defensive prospect Ladislav Šmid, Anaheim's first-round draft pick in 2007, Anaheim's second in 2008 and a conditional first round pick. In addition, many of the Oilers' 2005–06 acquisitions signed for contracts elsewhere: Jaroslav Spacek joined the Buffalo Sabres on July 5, Sergei Samsonov signed with the Montreal Canadiens on July 12, and Michael Peca with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on July 18. In addition, enforcer and fan favourite Jorj Laraque, despite offering the Oilers a substantial pay cut in exchange for a no-trade clause, wound up signing with the Phoenix Coyotes, and goaltender Ty Conklin, seeking to rebuild his reputation, signed a two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets ertasi kuni. The Oilers also lost 2002–03 New York Rangers acquisition Radek Dvorak to unrestricted free agency as the St. Louis Blues signed him on September 14.

Despite these losses, many of the Oilers' core players were re-signed. Playoff heroes and locally born Fernando Pisani and Dwayne Roloson, aged 37, signed as unrestricted free agents (UFAs) on the first day of eligibility, July 1. Jarret Stoll, Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky filed for arbitration as restricted free agents, but all settled for multi-year deals before their hearings came up; Hemsky, in particular, signed a six-year, $24.6 million contract. The Oilers also brought back centre Marty Reasoner, whom they had traded for Samsonov in March, prospect Tom Gilbert dan Viskonsin universiteti - Medison, himoyachi Daniel Tjarnqvist from the Minnesota Wild and defenceman Yan Xeyda dan Moskva viloyati Ximik ning Rossiya Superligasi (RSL), whose rights were acquired from the Sabres for a seventh-round pick. On August 11, Rangers unrestricted free agent Petr Sykora and the Oilers agreed on a one-year contract. Just over a month later, on September 12, Joffrey Lupul and the Oilers agreed to a three-year, $6.935 million contract.^[60]

Davomida 2006–07 yillarda Edmonton Oilers mavsumi, the team posted a 32–43–7 record, their lowest point total since the 1995–96 season, finishing in 11th place in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs. Throughout the season, the Oilers lost various players to injury and illness. At one point, they had 11 players out of the line-up and had to rely on emergency call-ups to fill their roster.^[61]

2007 yil may oyida, Daril Kats jamoani sotib olish uchun 145 million dollar taklif qildi. Ga yaqin manbalar Edmonton jurnali stated that, as part of the deal, the team would remain in Edmonton.^[62] No negotiations took place, as the board of directors immediately responded the Oilers were not for sale.^[63] In July 2007, Katz tried again, this time increasing the offer to an amount over $170 million. Katz bypassed the board of directors and brought the offer directly to the shareholders. As of January 31, 2008, Katz has upped the offer to $200 million plus $100 million towards a new arena.^[64]

Boshqa muhim voqealarga quyidagilar kiradi:

• June 27, 2006: The Oilers' long-planned push to also own an expansion major-junior franchise in the WHL was granted. The Edmonton Oil Kings would begin play, in the 2007–08 yilgi Jahon chempionatining mavsumi.
• October 12, 2006: Ryan Smyth records the fastest Oilers hat trick in franchise history at 2:01 minutes, breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 2:12 minutes.
• January 2, 2007: The Oilers win their 1,000th NHL game. They are the third-fastest team to reach 1,000 wins, after the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.
• February 27, 2007: The Oilers traded Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for Rayan O'Marra, Robert Nilsson va birinchi davradagi tanlov 2007 yil NHL kirish loyihasi. The trade was announced just after the official deadline passed, which was sparked after failed contract negotiations to keep Smyth with the Oilers.^[65] Kevin Lowe and the Oilers management characterized the trade as an opportunity to build for the future.^[65] The trade was on the same day of Mark Messier's jersey retirement by the Oilers. To avoid disrupting the emotional ceremony with possible harassment from fans, Lowe was not seen on the ice with other Oiler alumni in attendance. However, the trade of Smyth seemed to take more out of the Oilers than many expected. After the Smyth trade, the Oilers won only 2 of their remaining 19 games, which included 11 consecutive losses.

2007–2010

In 2007-08 yil Edmonton Oilers mavsumi, the team started out of the gate very slowly, going 5–10 in their first 15 games. They would finish the first half of the season 16–21–4. However, they would turn it around after New Year's. With the emergence of young players like Sem Gagner, Endryu Kogliano, Robert Nilsson, Tom Gilbert and Denis Grebeshkov, the Oilers would finish the second half of the season a remarkable 25-14-2 in 41 games. This despite missing big free agent signing Sheldon Souray, Shawn Horcoff, Raffi Torres and captain Ethan Moreau mavsumning qolgan qismida. The Oilers finished 41–35–6, in ninth place in the Western Conference and only three points back of a playoff spot. Expectations were high for the 2008–09 season.

Daril Kats da 2010 yil NHL kirish loyihasi. Katz purchased the Oilers from the Edmonton Investors Group in February 2008.

On February 5, 2008, during the 2008–09 season, Daryl Katz obtained letters of intent to sell from all of the previous owners; after several unsuccessful attempts at purchasing the Edmonton Oilers from the Edmonton Investors Group. The Katz Group also owned the naming rights to the rink the Edmonton Oilers played in, named "Rexall joyi " after Katz's pharmaceutical chain, from 2004 to 2016.

In the off-season, Kevin Lowe traded centreman Jarret Stoll and defenceman Matt Greene for the experienced Lyubomir Visnovskiy of the Los Angeles Kings. He also traded promising young defenceman Joni Pitkanen for the veteran power forward Erik Koul Carolina Hurricanes of. Lowe also made offers in the off-season to sign star forwards Marian Xossa va Jaromir Jagr, although neither deal materialized. These moves were uncharacteristic for the Oilers over the last decade, but with new ownership and a new NHL, the Oilers have shown that they can compete in the free agent market for high priced talent.

In keyingi mavsumda, Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson set an NHL record for being the oldest goaltender to play 60 games in a season. However, the Oilers failed to qualify for the 2009 playoffs. The Oilers kicked off the 2009 off-season by firing long-time head coach Craig MacTavish and assistants Billi Mur va Charli Xaddi. The Oilers replaced MacTavish by hiring Pat Kvinn to be head coach, Tom Renni sifatida yordamchi murabbiy va Ueyn Fleming as the assistant coach, while Kelly Buchberger was retained as assistant coach.

Edmonton drafted the highly touted Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson as the tenth overall pick at the 2009 yil NHLga kirish loyihasi. The Oilers then traded fan-favourite Kayl Brodziak to the Minnesota Wild for another two draft picks in the 2009 Draft, which were used to draft Kayl Bigos va Olivier Roy.

Nikolay Xabibulin was signed by the Oilers during the 2009 off-season.

The Oilers headed into the free agency with two key free agents in Dwayne Roloson and Ales Kotalik. Edmonton let both Roloson and Kotalik walk, and they subsequently signed replacements, in the form of veteran goaltender Nikolay Xabibulin and a former Oiler, centre Mayk Komri. Khabibulin signed a four-year, $15 million contract, while Comrie signed a one-year, $1.125 million contract. While the Oilers made these transactions, their whole off-season was marred by the huge blockbuster trade that was made with the Ottava senatorlari, in which the Oilers would acquire two-time 50 goal scorer Deni Xitli, in exchange for forwards Andrew Cogliano, Dastin Penner and defenceman Ladislav Šmid. However, Heatley would refuse to be dealt to Edmonton (per the stipulation of his contract), and would be later traded to the San Jose Sharks.

The 2009–10 yilgi mavsum did not bring welcoming thoughts to Oilers fans, as Edmonton ended the season with one of the worst records in franchise history: finishing dead last at 30th place, with a total of 62 points. The Oilers' campaign was blighted by long-term injuries to key players, notably starting goaltender, Nikolai Khabibulin and winger Ales Hemsky (amongst others). The Oilers recorded a total of 530 in current man games lost, a new (albeit un-wanted) franchise record high. Dustin Penner emerged as the leading point scorer (63), recording career highs in all offensive categories. Penner was one of three Oilers that played in all 82 games of the 2009–10 season.

On February 9, 2010, during the 2009–10 season, the Oilers announced the AHL Board of Governors had approved of the relocation of the Oilers' inactive AHL franchise to Oklaxoma Siti, o'ynashni boshlash uchun 2010–11 AHL mavsumi.^[66] After a lengthy fan competition to decide on the team name, they were finally named the Oklaxoma Siti Baronlari 2010 yil 20 mayda.^[67]

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Qo'shimcha o'qish

• Gaschnitz, Maykl (2003), Edmonton Oilers, McFarland, ISBN  0-7864-1252-6
• Mole, boy (2006), Edmonton Oilers: har qanday ehtimolga qarshi, Heritage House nashriyoti, ISBN  1-55439-227-6