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Options For The Oilers To Address Struggling Bottom Six

The Edmonton Oilers have good enough goaltending to make the playoffs. They have a good enough top-six forward group to…

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Report: Oilers Interested In Alex Volkov

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When the Jesse Puljujarvi situation ends, no one truly knows. With Puljujarvi now in Finland, focus has turned to him…

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Jesse Puljujarvi Signs With Oulun Karpat

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The Jesse Puljujarvi saga has taken its latest turn. The Finnish forward and his agent have been adamant since the…

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Jesse Puljujarvi Situation Takes Another Disappointing Turn

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The Jesse Puljujarvi situation took yet another disappointing turn on Friday. The RFA forward, who requested a trade prior to…

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An Updated Look At Ken Holland’s Summer Shopping List

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Ken Holland finally put his stamp on the Edmonton Oilers last Friday when he sent winger Milan Lucic to Calgary…

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Does an ‘Interesting Week’ Await The Edmonton Oilers?

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Edmonton Oiler fans have been awfully patient this summer in waiting for Ken Holland’s first major move. Holland added veteran…

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Oilers Still Active Halfway Through July, Trade Coming?

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There is a lot of smoke coming form Northern Alberta right now. The Edmonton Oilers have made minimal changes this…

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Oilers Continue To Look For Jesse Puljujarvi Trade

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Ken Holland, one week ago today, told the assembled media that he wasn’t quite done tinkering with Edmonton’s roster. The…

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Oilers Enter UFA Courting Period With Options

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is now behind us. The Edmonton Oilers made six selections, including the 8th overall pick….

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Ken Holland’s 2019 Summer Shopping List

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Tonight marks the unofficial opening of business in the National Hockey League. All 31 NHL teams will be inside the…

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Jesse Puljujarvi Officially Requests Trade

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It appears that Jesse Puljujarvi, the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, has played his last game…

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What’s Next For Oilers’ Puljujarvi?

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On Wednesday, word quickly spread that Edmonton Oilers F Jesse Puljujarvi was on his way to the KHL. Caught by…

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How To Fix The Edmonton Oilers: The Roster, Part 2

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Late last week I entered the roster phase of the “How To Fix The Edmonton Oilers” series. I took a…

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How To Fix The Edmonton Oilers: Deadline Time

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We are six days away from the NHL’s annual trade deadline. That means movement, in some cases big movement, will…

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Oilers Gameday – Vs. Chicago

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The Edmonton Oilers will try and do something very rare tonight, sweep a season series from a conference opponent. The…

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Whats Going On With Jesse Puljujarvi?

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We are days away from when I’ll kick off our annual trade deadline coverage here at The Oilers Rig. I’ll…

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Oilers All In For Scoring Help

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The mandate is there, the push is on. The Edmonton Oilers are under immense pressure to make the Stanley Cup…

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Oilers Recall Jesse Puljujarvi

Yesterday following their tough 2-1 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Oilers assigned forward Cooper Marody to AHL Bakersfield….

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Condors Update: Kid Line Best Line

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The Bakersfield Condors walked into the state of Iowa to play two games starting last Thursday morning. They left late…

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Is Peter Chiarelli Shopping In Pittsburgh?

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The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Capital One Center. With his team in town,…

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Oilers Gameday – Vs. Wild

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The Edmonton Oilers return to Rogers Place tonight after a wildly successful weekend on the road where they defeated both…

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Time For Oilers To Address Right Wing

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The Edmonton Oilers are 6-3-1 heading into tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild. This week has potential, as the Oilers…

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Welcome To The Pressure Cooker

We have yet to see the Edmonton Oilers play their second game of the season, but that hasn’t stopped panic…

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Oilers Training Camp Preview: Three Breakout Candidates

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We continue our training camp preview here at The Oilers Rig today with a shift from three burning questions to three…

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Off-Season Targets: Ryan O’Reilly

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What happens if the Edmonton Oilers do in fact move money out in the coming weeks? Does that mean GM…

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Off-Season Targets: Michael Grabner

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The Edmonton Oilers are on the hunt for goal scoring, winger help and speed this summer. Michael Grabner might be…

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Off-Season Targets: Colin Miller

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When the Manchester Monarchs won the AHL’s Calder Cup in the spring of 2015, Colin Miller played a huge role…

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