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Oilers Gameday vs Penguins: Welcome Back, Schultz
Tonight, a much-maligned former Oiler makes his return to Edmonton a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Schultz, an Oilers defenceman with…
Read moreThe Rig Roundtable: Post-Deadline Edition
<![CDATA[Wednesday's trade deadline came and went without a lot of fanfare, much to the chagrin of armchair GMs everywhere. The…
Read morePre-Deadline Deal: Brandon Davidson for……David Desharnais…..?
Brandon Davidson, everyone’s favourite young defenceman not named Darnell, has been traded to the Montreal Canadiens for C David Desharnais….
Read moreOilers Gameday @ St. Louis – Swan Song for the Road
After a 84 years 11 days and six games, the Oilers are heading home from their longest road trip of…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ Nashville: Preds on the Prowl?
The Oilers are back in action today in Nashville, where they’re poised to take on PK Subban and the Predators….
Read moreThe Rig Roundtable: Is Shattenkirk the Answer?
The trade deadline is upon us this Wednesday, and there’s been some talk about the Oilers making a move for…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ Washington: Battle Ready?
The Oilers are back in action tonight in DC, taking on Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. When these teams…
Read moreThe Rig Roundtable: MVP Edition
Welcome back to The Rig Roundtable. It’s getting closer to the trade deadline (which we addressed last week), so this…
Read moreOilers Postgame: Cam “The Thief” Talbot Steals One
Before we go any farther, know this: Cam Talbot is a thief. The Oilers were in Chicago tonight, for the…
Read moreOilers Gameday vs Arizona: Can The Oilers Bounce Back?
After a real gross game on Saturday, one during which the Oilers were outscored 5-1, the boys look to bounce…
Read moreThe Rig Roundtable: Volume 2
Welcome to Volume 2 of The Rig Roundtable. Instead of a traditional mailbag, where a bunch of writers answer a…
Read moreThe Rig Roundtable
We’ve got a new feature here at The Oilers Rig, and we’re calling it The Rig Roundtable. Instead of a…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ Montreal: Stop the Skid
The Oilers are in Montreal today to take on Shea Weber and the Habs. This is the first of two…
Read moreHOPE No More?
Remember in 2010 when Oilers fans were all about HOPE? Well, we’re down to E and that might be gone…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ Nashville
The Oilers are back in action tonight taking on the Predators in Nashville. After Tuesday’s game, where the Wild ran…
Read moreMitch Moroz For Henrik Samulesson…?
On Wednesday afternoon, the Oilers traded Mitch Moroz, a former Oil King, for Henrik Samuelsson, a former Oil King. Moroz…
Read moreThe Comfort of Sport?
Given everything that’s happening in the world lately, it’s not uncommon to see people saying things like “stick to sports”…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ San Jose: Battle of the Titans
The Oilers are in San Jose tonight to take on the red-hot Sharks, in the second of a two-game road…
Read moreOilers Rig Live For MS Wrapup
It’s hard to believe how quickly time goes by! We’re finally cleaning up the mess from our 4th Annual “Oilers…
Read moreCaptain Canada Hangs THem Up
After a 23-year Canadian national team career, Hayley Wickenheiser (the real Captain Canada) has retired from competitive hockey. https://youtu.be/KpZQyE6hQCY …
Read moreOilers Gameday vs Flames
The Oilers hit the ice tonight at Rogers Place, hosting the Calgary Flames in what could turn out to be…
Read moreOilers Postgame: First, or Worst?
The San Jose Sharks rolled into town tonight, and the only thing on the line was first in the Pacific….
Read moreThe Fan Experience: Featuring Trin Potratz
This week in the Fan Experience Series, we hear from The Oilers Rig’s podcast host Trin Potratz. He’s a lifelong…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ New Jersey
This was going to be as unbiased as possible, but you know how things go. The Oilers are back in…
Read moreThe Fan Experience, featuring Alex Thomas
This week, we hear from The Oilers Rig’s own Alex Thomas, a Massachusetts native who bleeds Oiler blue. If you’ve…
Read moreOilers Gameday vs Vancouver: Auld Lang Syne, or Something
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? For…
Read moreOilers Gameday – vs Los Angeles
The Oilers are back in action tonight after what turned out to be a prolonged Christmas break (they last…
Read moreThe Fan Experience with IBleedOil
Welcome back to The Fan Experience. We took a couple days off for Christmas, but this week we’ve got some…
Read moreOilers Gameday @ San Jose: How The Oilers Stole Christmas
With a thousand apologies to Dr Seuss (and rhyme schemes and verb tenses everywhere) Some fans down in Edmonton like…
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