Oilers battle Wild

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03/01/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers begin a new era tonight, minus forward Ryan Smyth, when they host the Minnesota Wild at the Rexall Place.

Edmonton's fans went through a variety of emotions on Tuesday's trade deadline. The Oilers began the day preparing to honor former Edmonton great Mark Messier, but the day's joyous overtone was hit with a jolt later on when the franchise was forced to deal fan-favorite Smyth.

Smyth was traded to the New York Islanders for young forwards Robert Nilsson and Ryan O'Marra and a first-round pick in the 2007 draft. The transaction became necessary when Edmonton and Smyth failed to come to terms on a new deal. Smyth is a free agent at the end of the season and the club didn't want to risk losing him and getting nothing in return.

Smyth had spent his entire career up to that point with the Oilers and was the team's leading scorer this season with 31 goals and 53 points.

Smyth's departure was obvious on the ice as the team was blanked by Phoenix, 3-0, later that night. Dwayne Roloson allowed three goals on 32 shots in the loss.

The Oilers escaped the fans' wrath on that evening due to the honoring of Messier. Edmonton won't be as lucky for the remainder of its current four-game homestand that began on Tuesday.

A native of Edmonton, Messier began his NHL career in 1979 with the Oilers and was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoff MVP when Edmonton won its first Stanley Cup in 1984. Messier went on to win four more Cups with the Oilers and is the second all-time leading scorer in NHL history with 1,887 points (694 goals, 1,193 assists), behind only current Coyote head coach Wayne Gretzky.

Edmonton is 18-12-2 at home this season and trails Minnesota by 10 points for the eighth playoff spot in the West.

The Wild had a three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, as Jarome Iginla scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Calgary Flames over Minnesota, 2-1, at the Pengrowth Saddledome.

Pavol Demitra tallied for the Wild, who lost goaltender Niklas Backstrom in the game. Backstrom made five saves before leaving the game at the first intermission due to a lower-body injury. Josh Harding took the loss despite stopping 21 shots in relief.

Harding's appearance marked just his fifth in the NHL so far in his career, but it is very possible the netminder will make his fourth career start tonight.

The Wild will hope Backstrom's injury isn't serious, as starting goaltender Manny Fernandez (sore left knee) is still at least one week away from returning.

Tonight's contest is the second on a three-game road trip for Minnesota, which is 13-18-2 as the visitor this season, and concludes the swing Sunday in Vancouver.

The Wild made a small deal before the deadline when they acquired center Dominic Moore from Pittsburgh for a third-round pick in the 2007 draft. Moore had six goals and nine assists in 59 games with the Penguins this season.

This is the fifth of eight meetings between the clubs this season and the third in Edmonton. Each team has two victories so far in the series, but the Wild have won eight of the last 11 overall and are 6-1-2 (two ties) in their last nine games in Edmonton.

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Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

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Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

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Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

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Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

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"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

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"The Queen": 20/1

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Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

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