A franchise like the Edmonton Oilers has seen some of the best and some of the worst players throughout their storied history. The Oilers have had the luxury of selecting first overall at the NHL Draft on four different occasions since 2010 and needless to say not all of them have lived up to that
Connor McDavid
The Edmonton Oilers faced-off against the Calgary Flames in two back-to-back Battles of Alberta games, however, it wasn’t much of a contest as the Oilers won both affairs, 2-1 score in the first match-up and a monstrous 7-1 final in the second. This is the first time this season that Edmonton won both contests in
It is fair to say that the Edmonton Oilers will be happy to put January behind them. The Oilers struggled out of the gate, especially in their own end of the ice. But, they did improve as the month wore on. After winning their last two games of the month, the Oilers sit at fifth
I wasn’t worried, were you? Edmonton Oiler fans, like those of many teams in the National Hockey League, are familiar with worry. A very positive offseason helped us all forget about the Chicago Blackhawks, and we were ready to cruise to a division win this time around. If there was a concern, it was that
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Tyson Barrie talks about playing with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and specifically discusses the drop pass on Connor’s second goal. There is news on Mike Smith and how long he might be out of the lineup. A couple of injured players are getting back on the
The Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov isn’t a typical rookie. The 21-year-old left-shot defenseman was drafted 38th overall during the 2018 NHL Entry Draft; however, if that draft were to happen again, he’d probably be a top-10 draft pick. After his time in the KHL, Romanov became one of the top prospects not playing
In a quick Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is talk out of the organization that it’s been relayed to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins that there’s a cap on how much the Oilers are willing to pay on an extension. There’s also talk that the Carolina Hurricanes might have strategically claimed Anton Forsberg with the intention
Although the NHL’s 2020-21 regular season is almost here, not much about this season will be “regular.” Still, for NHL fans, teams will be facing off against each other and hockey’s best players will be trying to shoot pucks past goalies, who will be trying to keep those pucks from finding the back of the
The NHL season is around the corner and many hockey fans are more than excited for the season to start. With the start of the season comes prop bets and predictions for the upcoming season. The possible prop bets range from picking a Stanley Cup champion to picking a division winner to even betting on
So close, yet so far away. Nathan MacKinnon has risen to the top echelon of the NHL over the last three seasons. After struggling to produce on some very bad Colorado Avalanche teams from 2014 to 2017, the Nova Scotian center’s hard work and training paid off as he carried a still very bad Avalanche
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois still thinks he’ll get Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak under contract. Why is he so confident considering the Lightning’s cap situation? In Edmonton, one scribe looks at how good Connor McDavid is going to be and what that means for a second big contract
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at an interesting player sighting, even if it’s only a practice, that brings together both Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews – that’s noteworthy. I’ll then review Jonas Siegel’s article in The Athletic about Auston Matthews’ ability to carry his own line and speculate
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at rumors that the Maple Leafs have some interest in Zdeno Chara. I’ll then look at what players might be signed to the best contracts. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Chara, Barabanov & Team Leadership Finally, I’ll share my belief
As per a report by the team on Monday, the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with forward Dominik Kahun on a one-year contract with an AAV of $975,000. A signing that is widely being praised by Oilers fans and Edmonton-based media, this is another deal in a long line of low-cost deals Oilers GM
We have reached part five of our Columbus Blue Jackets mini-series on Trading Partners. In case you missed part four, we discussed the Calgary Flames. Today we look at their Northern Alberta neighbors the Edmonton Oilers. What a disastrous end to the season for the Oilers. They were knocked out of the bubble in four
Since 2015 when they unexpectedly won the Connor McDavid lottery, the Edmonton Oilers have only gotten two brief tastes of the playoffs. A blown series lead versus the Anaheim Ducks ended things in 2016-17, while bad bounces and lack of scoring depth cut their run short in this year’s wacky preliminary round. Watching the final
That was a fun offseason project — ranking the NHL teams by position. Fun and enlightening, yet challenging since the league’s parity is so prevalent on paper. There were tiers at every position that opened the door to much debate, with the slightest of margins separating several teams. That made for difficult decisions from top
The Edmonton Oilers have not made the playoffs since the 2016-17 season. Prior to that they had not made the playoffs since 2005-06 season when they lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Carolina Hurricanes. This is a stark contrast to when the team was winning five Stanley Cups from the 1983-84 season to