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Oilers 3w ago
Rig Roundtable: 2021 Season Opener Edition
With puck drop on the 2021 NHL season just hours away, we thought we’d share some predictions and possibilities from some of our (…)
12 Aug 20
NHL 12 Aug 20
Rig Roundtable: Post-Qualifying Edition
We are now into the ‘real’ playoffs, so it was time to hear what Rig writers thought about the play-ins. 1. Now that the dust has settled (…)
08 Aug 20
NHL 08 Aug 20
Get Your Grief Bacon
The German word weltschmerz essentially means the depression that comes from believing your problems are caused by the world itself (…)
01 Aug 20
NHL 01 Aug 20
Rig Radio (Sort of): Playoff Edition!
Good morning Oiler fans! The sun is shining here in Edmonton, the birds are signing, and the Oilers are playing at 1pm local time in the (…)
30 Jul 20
NHL 30 Jul 20
Pre-Playoff Mailbag, Part 2
Hello again! Yesterday, we started off our pre-playoff coverage with a mailbag of sorts. Today, we’re going to shift gears a bit and answer a (…)
30 Jul 20
Oilers 30 Jul 20
Pre-Playoff Mailbag
Hello friends! We asked our crack team of writers (as well as some folks you’ll be seeing from time to time on the site) for some (…)
17 Jul 20
NHL 17 Jul 20
Caleb Jones Confirms Positive COVID-19 Test
For anyone wondering why Caleb Jones hadn’t been on the ice before Monday, and why he was skating with a small group until today, there (…)
08 Feb 20
Oilers 08 Feb 20
Oilers Gameday vs Nashville: Is This Thing On?
So…..it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Our own Alex Thomas is in Edmonton for the weekend and left his laptop behind so for today’s (…)
16 Feb 19
NHL 16 Feb 19
Welcome Back, Samwise!
In case you missed it earlier, the Oilers traded Ryan Spooner to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Sam Gagner. (The same Sam Gagner (…)
09 Feb 19
Oilers 09 Feb 19
Oilers Gameday vs San Jose: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
The Oilers are back in action tonight as they host the San Jose Sharks, a team that has outscored Edmonton 14-6 in their last two (…)
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NHL 5d ago
The Man In The High Castle?
In case you missed it, the Oilers fired Peter Chiarelli last night during (yes, DURING) the game between the Oilers and the Red Wings. (…)
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NHL 2w ago
Oilers Gameday @ Vancouver: Wildcard Race.......?
The Oilers are back in action (as are we) after a 7-2 thumping of the *squints* Buffalo Sabres. Milan Lucic and Zack Kassian each scored two (…)
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NHL 3w ago
Oilers Gameday @ San Jose: That's Going To Leave A Mark
The Oilers are in San Jose tonight. This is their lineup: The Oilers won last game (in Anaheim) and the Sharks also won their last game (…)
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NHL 4w ago
Oilers Gameday @ Anaheim: The Stoppable Force Against The Movable Object
The Oilers are back in action tonight as they take on the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ducks less than 24 hours after disappearing (…)
31 Dec 18
NHL 31 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday vs Winnipeg: 2019 Can't Start Soon Enough
For the final time in 2017 2018, the Oilers are taking the ice tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. It’s been a generation since they’ve won a (…)
30 Dec 18
NHL 30 Dec 18
Something's Gotta Give
In the spring of 2015, three great hockey things happened: The Washington Capitals did not get eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins (…)
29 Dec 18
NHL 29 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday vs San Jose: Time To Start Fresh?
The Oilers are back in action today in a rare afternoon home game, as Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and the rest of the San Jose Sharks are in (…)
18 Dec 18
NHL 18 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday vs St Louis: That's Why They Call It The Blues
The Oilers are back in action tonight after they lost to Vancouver on Sunday. It was just as well that no one put effort into a pregame, (…)
14 Dec 18
NHL 14 Dec 18
Oilers Pregame vs Philadelphia: Hunter v Gritty, But Where's The Phanatic?
The Oilers are back in action tonight as they host the Philadelphia Flyers just one day after playing the Jets in Winnipeg. Because (…)
07 Dec 18
NHL 07 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday vs Minnesota: Welcome Back, Cam!
The Oilers are back in action tonight as they host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot is back in net tonight after winning his first game in (…)
03 Dec 18
NHL 03 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday @ Dallas: Benn Going Down
The Oilers are back in action tonight at coach Ken Hitchcock returns to Dallas for the first time since being hired in Edmonton. While he (…)
01 Dec 18
NHL 01 Dec 18
Oilers Gameday vs Vegas: Road to Redemption?
The Oilers are back in action today as they face off against the Vegas Golden Knights. (Ed. Note: I definitely typed Vegan Golden Knights (…)
29 Nov 18
NHL 29 Nov 18
Oilers Gameday vs Los Angeles: Who Even Knows....
The Oilers are back ina ction tonight after an overtime victory against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. Oscar Klefbom scored the (…)
25 Nov 18
NHL 25 Nov 18
Oilers Gameday @ Los Angeles:
The Oilers are back in action tonight in Los Angeles as they take on the not-so-good Kings. This is game 3 in the tenure of coach Ken (…)
23 Nov 18
NHL 23 Nov 18
Oilers Gameday @ Anaheim: Scheduled Loss?
The Oilers are back in action at 2pm MT this afternoon (thanks for nothing, America) as they face off against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of (…)
