Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
from Allan Muir of Spots Illustrated, Consider a slew of recent signings, such as Tom Gilbert (six years, $24 million), Brent Seabrook (three years, $10.5 million), Shea Weber (three years, $13.5 million), Ryan Whitney (six years, $24 million) and Matt Carle (four years, $14 million). That’s a lot of scratch for a group of players whose games aren’t yet fully on track. So what exactly are teams buying...
The Battle of Alberta (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
While we have no way of knowing if the [Tom] Gilbert signing was in any way motivated by the threat of a potential offer sheet this summer, we do know that thanks to the large increase in the average league salary (ALS), it will be easier for teams to make offer sheets without risking as much compensation. That's from a piece at The Hockey News Dot Com , poking at one of my biggest pet peeves. The...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
From Robin Brownlee at Metro, Did Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe overpay when he inked Tom Gilbert to a six-year deal worth $24 million US Friday? Probably. Did Lowe overpay when he signed Sheldon Souray to a five-year contract for $27 million? Definitely — by as much as $1 million a season over any other offer, according to my sources. On both counts, the luxury of such a debate didn’t exist under...
The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Yesterday, the Edmonton Oilers announced two signings. Tom Gilbert was signed to a 6 year contract at $4 million per year and Robert Nilsson was signed to a three year contract at $1.83 million per year. Gilbert had a solid rookie season scoring 33 points from defence, but his contract is ridiculous. The Oilers are paying him to develop into a frontline NHL defenceman (he will have to be a
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Tom Gilbert to a six-year, $24 million contract Friday.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Tom Gilbert to a six-year, $24 million contract Friday.
The Battle of Alberta (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Busy day for Kevin Lowe. In addition to signing Tom Gilbert , the Oilers have signed Robert Nilsson for three years, $5.5 million dollars. That's $1,833,333 per. Here are the Oilers current cap hit numbers, and significant free agents, using NHLSCAP and NHL Numbers . The salary cap is expected to be around $56.3 million next year, with a floor of $40 million. Oilers 2008-2009 Payroll Commitments Player...
The Battle of Alberta (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
"The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Tom Gilbert to a six-year, $24-million US contract. The deal puts him in elite company. In 2006, Ales Hemsky signed a contract that will take him through to the 2011-12 campaign, the club's longest contract since Wayne Gretzky was an Oiler." --Joanne Ireland, Edmonton Journal I'm late to the party on this one, but what an interesting signing. Quite the pay...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
From the Edmonton Oilers, The Edmonton Oilers have signed Tom Gilbert to a six-year contract that will keep the 25-year-old defenceman with the team through the 2013-14 season. The 6’3”, 210-pound native of Bloomington, Minnesota enjoyed an outstanding rookie season with the Oilers in 2007-08. One of five Oilers to appear in all 82 games, Gilbert finished eighth on the Edmonton scoring list and first...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Kansas State issued a statement Tuesday that freshman basketball player Bill Walker has not declared for the NBA draft. Assistant sports information director Tom Gilbert told The Star he spoke directly to Walker, who informed him that he still needs to further discuss the matter with his family.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
Matt Pettinger's late second-period goal helped the Vancouver Canucks win their third in a row and cool off the surging Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Thursday night. Daniel Sedin, Taylor Pyatt and Trevor Linden scored the other Vancouver goals. Tom Gilbert had...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Curtis Glencross scored two third-period goals and the Edmonton Oilers continued their push for a playoff spot, winning their third in a row with an 8-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. Tom Gilbert, Sam Gagner, Robert Nilsson, Kyle...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Martin Erat scored his first career hat trick as the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers for the eighth straight time with a 5-1 win Tuesday night. J.P. Dumont and Ville Koistinen also scored for the Predators, while Tom Gilbert responded for...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Kansas State freshman Dominique Sutton is being listed as day-to-day because of a sprained knee he suffered Saturday against Oklahoma State, Wildcats assistant sports information director Tom Gilbert said Monday.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Vanessa Stewart, mother of Kansas State basketball player Clent Stewart, lost her battle with Stage 4 bone cancer and died Tuesday afternoon, K-State assistant sports information director Tom Gilbert said.
