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Depth Scoring, Strong Goaltending Key To Oilers' 3-1-0 Road Trip
The Edmonton Oilers are hot right now. The club has won six of its last seven games and just completed a four-game road trip with a 3-1-0 (…)
Jujhar Khaira
26 Jan
Oilers 26 Jan
Lineup Changes Likely For Oilers In Winnipeg
For the final forty minutes of action on Sunday night, the Edmonton Oilers were the better of the two teams when they met the Winnipeg (…)
11 Jan
Oilers 11 Jan
Edmonton Oilers Training Camp Thoughts
Hello from ‘Hub City Tampa’! I first off wanted to apologize to everyone for the lack of normal content here at ‘The Oilers Rig’. With (…)
21 Oct 20
Oilers 21 Oct 20
Could Drake Caggiula Return To Edmonton?
One thing an observer of the Edmonton Oilers likely has picked up on over the years is that the team likes to telegraph future moves. (…)
04 Aug 20
Oilers 04 Aug 20
Dave Tippett Happy With Strong Start From Fourth Line
The Edmonton Oilers are going with a big trio in their bottom-six. Head coach Dave Tippett placed James Neal and Alex Chiasson on the (…)
18 Jul 20
Oilers 18 Jul 20
Jujhar Khaira Back Home At Center Position
It’s been a tough last two seasons for Jujhar Khaira. Khaira jumped to the NHL full-time during the 2017-18 season, playing in 69 games and (…)
18 Jul 20
Oilers 18 Jul 20
Edmonton Oilers Camp Report: Day 5
The Edmonton Oilers, and rest of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff teams, are just eight days away from officially heading into the bubble for (…)
10 Jun 20
Oilers 10 Jun 20
Connor McDavid Nominated for Masterson, First Group Hits The Ice
We’re getting closer to a return for the NHL. Earlier this week, Phase 2 of the NHL’s ‘Return To Play’ plan began, as teams were allowed to (…)
15 Jan 20
Hot Reads 15 Jan 20
Could Oilers, Bruins Connect On Trade?
Tuesday night was a vastly different night for both the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers claimed a huge 4-2 victory at home (…)
13 Jan 20
Oilers 13 Jan 20
Is Tyler Benson's Time Now?
Tyler Benson started the weekend with two helpers on Friday night in Ontario. He added another at home on Saturday against the Iowa Wild. (…)
09 Oct 19
Oilers 09 Oct 19
Sheahan Line Adds Depth The Oilers Craved
The story, and rightfully so, coming out of Tuesday night’s 5-2 Oilers victory on Long Island was the four goals scored by James Neal. It’s a (…)
07 Oct 19
Oilers 07 Oct 19
Oilers Must Make Room For Riley Sheahan
Riley Sheahan has been in concussion protocol since the club’s preseason finale in Calgary nine days ago. Sheahan missed Edmonton’s (…)
13 Sep 19
Oilers 13 Sep 19
Oilers Training Camp Battles: Fourth Line Center
Let’s assume, for a second, that Riley Sheahan wins the third line center job. After signing with the club a little over a week ago, (…)
11 Sep 19
Oilers 11 Sep 19
Oilers Training Camp Battles: Second Line Winger
It certainly seems like James Neal will start his Edmonton Oilers career on the right wing. If that is in fact the case, it makes the (…)
10 Sep 19
Oilers 10 Sep 19
Oilers Training Camp Battles: Third Line Center
We’re just a few days from the first practice of the Dave Tippett era and, by extension, the 2019-20 Edmonton Oilers season. For the first (…)
05 Sep 19
Oilers 05 Sep 19
Oilers Training Camp Battles: Overview
Hockey begins today. The Edmonton Oilers will see their rookies report this afternoon ahead of Saturday night’s game against the Calgary (…)
01 Jul 19
Oilers 01 Jul 19
Oilers Re-Sign Jujhar Khaira, Ink Tomas Jurco
The Edmonton Oilers have taken care of one of their own, as the club has re-sign RFA F Jujhar Khaira. The bruising winger has agreed to a (…)
04 Dec 18
Oilers 04 Dec 18
Oilers Need More From Secondary Scorers
No one can complain about the effort level from the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. An undermanned team walked into Dallas and played a (…)
10 Oct 18
Oilers 10 Oct 18
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 from taking over Oil Country. (…)
12 Sep 18
Oilers 12 Sep 18
Just Who Is Kyle Brodziak?
Some trades work out fine, while others blowout up in your face. Some of them, well, you can tell right off the bat it probably won’t work (…)
06 Jul 18
Oilers 06 Jul 18
Oilers Re-Sign Ryan Strome For Two Years
The Oilers have locked up one of their two remaining RFA’s this morning by signing Ryan Strome to a two-year contract. The deal will (…)
05 Jun 18
Oilers 05 Jun 18
Off-Season Targets: Dominic Moore
When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets (via Nashville) at the trade deadline, they opened up a hole (…)
30 May 18
Oilers 30 May 18
Off-Season Targets: Scott Hartnell
Last summer, the Columbus Blue Jackets bought out forward Scott Hartnell due to salary cap issues. Hartnell snagged a one-year deal (…)
22 May 18
Oilers 22 May 18
Off-Season Targets: Riley Nash
When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu at the deadline, it signaled that the club was making a change on the fourth line. After a (…)
20 Mar 18
Oilers 20 Mar 18
Jujhar Khaira - A Positive Cautionary Tale
Good things can emerge from lost seasons. For the Edmonton Oilers, during a disastrous 2017-18 campaign, Jujhar Khaira is one of those (…)
