Tag: Ken Holland
Will Oilers Use A Buyout Prior To Free Agency?
Updated:There is a very real chance that when Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final concludes tonight in Tampa Bay…
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Duncan Keith And The Oilers: Does It Make Sense?
Updated:Over the last week, Oil Country has worked itself into a frenzy over the potential addition of veteran defenseman Duncan…
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Are Oilers, Adam Larsson Close To Contract?
Updated:On Tuesday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers announced a new eight-year contract with veteran forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The deal locks up…
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BREAKING: Oilers Set To Re-Sign Ryan Nugent-Hopkins To Eight Year Deal
The Edmonton Oilers made significant progress with forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins over the last few days, and the end result appears…
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Oilers Should Avoid Oliver Ekman-Larsson Trade
Updated:Last fall, in the lead up to NHL free agency, Edmonton Oilers General Manager Ken Holland was involved in some…
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The Summer Of Ken: Oilers GM Has Busy Shopping List
Updated:One month from today, the Edmonton Oilers and 29 other teams from around the NHL will submit their final protection…
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Is Jake DeBrusk Up For Trade, And Should The Oilers Pursue Him?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are going to market this summer with real cap space, the first time that has occurred in…
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The Edmonton Oilers Should Go With 4-4-1, Not 7-3-1 Protection List
Updated:Earlier this week, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic had an update on the Edmonton Oilers’ approach to the upcoming expansion draft for…
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Should They Stay Or Should They Go: Oilers Face UFA Decisions
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have a number of unrestricted and restricted free agents this off-season that will require decisions. Edmonton has…
Read more »Oilers Likely To Use Buyout In Summer 2021
The Edmonton Oilers bought out defenseman Andrej Sekera in the summer of 2019, but elected against any buyouts in the…
Read more »Oilers GM Ken Holland Wants Club To Improve Secondary Scoring
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers were sent packing from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the opening round of play for the second…
Read more »Oilers Sunk By Lack Of Scoring Depth, Must Improve To Be Real Contender
Updated:The best two offensive players in the National Hockey League play for the Edmonton Oilers. That’s how good Connor McDavid…
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Epic Highs And Crushing Lows: Edmonton Oilers 2020-21 Rollercoaster Ends
Updated:The last 15 months have been hard for just about everyone for a variety of reasons. The last four months,…
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Oilers D Tyson Barrie Expected To Test Free Agent Market
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have had “good” talks with pending UFA D Adam Larsson about a contract extension. Larsson, Edmonton’s lone…
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Oscar Klefbom’s Future Still Uncertain
Updated:Oscar Klefbom hasn’t played, and won’t play, a single minute during this NHL season. Klefbom recently underwent shoulder surgery, with…
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Ryan McLeod Adds Speed, Skill To Oilers Forward Group
Updated:On Sunday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers made an unexpected but deserved call to the minors. The club recalled second-year professional…
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Oilers Defenseman Slater Koekkoek Closing In On Return
The Edmonton Oilers held an optional skate on Friday afternoon before heading off for Saturday night’s tilt in Winnipeg. While…
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Dmitry Kulikov Adds Depth To Inexperienced Left Defense
The Edmonton Oilers knew back in the fall that defenseman Oscar Klefbom would miss the entire 2021-22 NHL season due…
Read more »Oilers Add Defensive Depth At Otherwise Quiet Deadline
Updated:In 2020, the Edmonton Oilers approached the NHL’s trade deadline with a mindset to buy assets in advance of a…
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Edmonton Oilers Acquire D Dmitry Kulikov
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade. The club has acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils in…
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Oilers Create More Roster Flexibility With Waiving of Kyle Turris
On Friday, the Edmonton Oilers placed veteran center Kyle Turris on waivers. Turris, who was bought out but the Nashville…
Read more »Oilers GM Ken Holland Willing To Get Creative Ahead of Trade Deadline
Updated:The New York Islanders made the first big move of deadline season this past week when they acquired forward Kyle…
Read more »Oilers Searching Market For Forward Help Ahead Of Deadline
Expectations for the Edmonton Oilers are low as the club sits six days away from the annual trade deadline. The…
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Oilers-Canadiens Series Postponed, Trade Door Opens?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens were a late scratch from the NHL menu on Monday night, roughly 90 minutes…
Read more »Oilers Set To Start Negotiations With Larsson, Barrie
Updated:The NHL’s trade deadline is less than a month away. Currently, the Edmonton Oilers sit firmly inside of a playoff…
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Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins Discuss Contract Extension
The Edmonton Oilers have a number of key veterans who will be able to test unrestricted free agency this summer….
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Oilers Believe They Are ‘Finding Different Ways To Win’
Updated:On Thursday, Edmonton Oilers General Manager Ken Holland spoke to the media in a rare public appearance. Holland mainly talked…
Read more »Oilers GM Ken Holland Address Upcoming Trade Deadline
Exactly one month from today, the NHL’s trade deadline will hit. The Edmonton Oilers were active on deadline day in…
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Oilers Claim Alex Stalock, Interested In Rickard Rakell
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers made a move earlier on Monday, and could be eying a second move. On Monday morning, the…
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