Tag: Leon Draisaitl
Oilers Gameday: @Arizona
Today is one of the busiest on the sports calendar in Canada. There’s the 107th Grey Cup, Davis Cup tennis…
Read more »Oilers Gameday: @ Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers kick off their annual Mother’s Trip tonight in Anaheim as they battle the Ducks in the first…
Read more »Watch: Draisaitl’s OT Winner
Get caught up on all the best action from around the League on 10/24 – in case you missed it,…
Read more »Draisaitl Content With Less Stats, More Wins
Updated:Leon Draisaitl accomplished something rare a season ago. The German star scored 50 goals for the first time in his…
Read more »Another Nightmare Comes To An End For Oilers
Updated:2017-18 was bad for the Edmonton Oilers. The team stumbled early and outside of a brief period around Christmas, they…
Read more »The Rig Radio 03-05-19, “Eating Crow”
Updated:In this episode Jason and Séan discuss the Oilers, Draisaitl, Andrej Sekera, Darnell Nurse, Zack Kassian, and Sam Gagner. You…
Read more »The Rig Radio 02-28-19, “Thats Liam Reddox Territory”
In this episode Jason and Séan discuss the Oilers, Draisaitl, the trade deadline and what’s next. You can find the…
Read more »How The Fix The Edmonton Oilers: The Roster, Part 1
Updated:Over the course of the next few days, I’m going to ramp up the “How To Fix The Edmonton Oilers”…
Read more »Oilers Gameday: @ Minnesota
Boy, did Tuesday night ever suck. The Edmonton Oilers played a strong 40 minutes and led 2-1 thanks to a…
Read more »NHL Misses Golden PR Opportunity After Brianna Decker’s Performance
Updated:The NHL’s annual skills competition took place in San Jose on Friday night, but not everybody got to see the…
Read more »Watch: 2019 NHL All-Star Game Recap
The greatest talent from around the NHL descends on San Jose to showcase their skills at the 2019 All-Star Game….
Read more »Complete NHL All-Star Skills Competition Recap
Updated:The 2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition took place on Friday night where the game’s brightest and best stars showed off…
Read more »Would you trade Draisaitl?
Updated:Peter Chiarelli has left his successor with a roster with few tradable assets and a maxed out salary cap. The…
Read more »Rig Radio 01-08-2019, “Bush League.”
Updated:In this episode, Jason and Séan discuss how to fix the Oilers salary cap and the Hampus Lindholm hit on…
Read more »Oilers Gameday: @ Los Angeles – Ride Into The Danger Zone
Call Kenny Loggins, because the Edmonton Oilers are about to ride into the Danger Zone. Tonight, the Oilers kickoff an…
Read more »Predicting The 2019 NHL All-Star Game Lineups
Updated:With the NHL All-Star game just under a month away and the division captains selected, it’s time to take a…
Read more »Rig Radio 12-20-2018, “Christmas Nothing Burger.”
Updated:On this festive episode Jason and Sean discuss: – New lines – Hitch and Talbot – Does the NHL have…
Read more »What Zykov and Marody Could Mean For Oilers
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers returned home from a 1-1-0 road trip and made a few roster moves on Thursday. The club,…
Read more »Oilers First 15 a Cautionary Success
Updated:15 games into the NHL season and the Edmonton Oilers are sitting outside of a playoff spot……via a tiebreaker. At…
Read more »Oilers Gameday – Vs. Boston
It’s heard to believe that game number five for the Edmonton Oilers is the home opener and the end of…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Ryan O’Reilly
Updated:What happens if the Edmonton Oilers do in fact move money out in the coming weeks? Does that mean GM…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Michael Grabner
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are on the hunt for goal scoring, winger help and speed this summer. Michael Grabner might be…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: James Van Riemsdyk
Updated:Peter Chiarelli, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, hasn’t been afraid to go big game hunting since taking over as the…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Thomas Vanek
Updated:The biggest issue, in my mind, during the 2017-18 season was the complete lack of offense from the wings in…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Erik Karlsson
Updated:The biggest domino to drop this summer will be Erik Karlsson. Ottawa’s franchise face is at a crossroads with the…
Read more »Storming Up A Trade: Are The Oilers and Hurricanes a Match?
The Carolina Hurricanes are undergoing major changes as an organization. Tom Dundon officially bought the team during the season and…
Read more »Shop Till You Drop!: Peter Chiarelli’s 2018 Shopping List
Updated:Before I started ‘The Oilers Rig’ back in the summer of 2013, I used to (and, well, still do) read…
Read more »The Nightmare Is Over
Updated:Without a shred of doubt in my mind, the most disappointing season in Edmonton Oilers history is finally over. When…
Read more »The Edmonton Oilers Haven’t Turned a Corner, McDavid Has Simply Covered
Updated:Over the last three weeks, I’ve seen people talk about how the Edmonton Oilers have finally turned the corner and…
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