Tag: NHL
Oilers Select Evan Bouchard With Tenth Overall Pick
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made their draft choice. After rampant speculation, the club stayed put at tenth overall as some…
Read more »The Penguins 18-19 Schedule by the Numbers
Updated:We found out a few days ago that, once again, the Penguins will host the Washington Capitals for their home…
Read more »Oilers Release Their 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule
Updated:The Oilers will be back in action on Saturday, October 6th when they take on the New Jersey Devils in…
Read more »Trotz hiring latest sign these are not the ‘same old Isles’
Even just a few weeks ago it was hard to imagine a Stanley Cup-winning coach would leave a championship team…
Read more »A Final Look At Peter Chiarelli’s Summer List
Updated:The moves will start happening fast and furious in the coming hours. The NHL’s annual entry draft is set for…
Read more »Oilers Home Opener On October 18th
The Edmonton Oilers will start the season on the road, playing against the New Jersey Devils in Sweden on October…
Read more »Stanley Cup franchise and fanbase droughts
Updated:We’re in that weird part of the NHL calendar where hockey fans feel exiled in the limbo between Christmas (Stanley…
Read more »On Karlsson, Ty Smith, Lucic And More
Updated:We are just days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft. With that will come speculation, discussion and eventually transactions….
Read more »Off-Season Targets: The Wrap Up
Updated:We are just eight days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft, meaning it is time to shift from discussing…
Read more »What A Milan Lucic Trade Could Look Like
Updated:There is a lot of talk about Milan Lucic heading out of town in the coming days or weeks. After…
Read more »Why Not Winning in 2018 is GOOD For Pittsburgh
Updated:There are many views to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins second-round loss this year. We’ve seen anger. Frustration. People insistent…
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 »2018 Wild Draft Preview: Draft Sleepers
Congratulations to the Washington Capitals on being Stanley Cup champions for the first time! As much was made of Cinderella…
Read more »On A Potential Milan Lucic Trade
Updated:So much for it being a quiet summer, huh Oil Country? It certainly seemed like, for a few weeks at…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Brandon Pirri
Updated:One of the big themes for this year’s ‘Off-Season Targets’ series has been finding value contracts for the Edmonton Oilers….
Read more »Bon Voyage, Wild.com Message Boards: a eulogy for an old friend
If you’re a child of the 1980s or older, you should be very familiar with the classic television sitcom Cheers. To…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Drew Stafford
Updated:I hope Jim Matheson is paying attention, because this one is for him. The Edmonton Oilers need cheap scoring depth…
Read more »A Different Kind Of Ingredient
Updated:Just a quick post this afternoon, but I wanted to get something up touching on Bob Stauffer’s tweet from yesterday….
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Kyle Brodziak
Updated:Adding a fourth line center, or at the very least fixing the bottom-six, is on Peter Chiarelli’s to-do list this…
Read more »2018 Wild Draft Preview: Goaltenders
Updated:A recent poll on HockeyForums.net asked a pretty simple question to Wild fans. What Wild player do you find to…
Read more »Change is finally coming to Islanders under Lamoriello
The Islanders desperately needed a culture change, and the winds of change began to blow late last month when ownership…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Dominic Moore
Updated:When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets (via Nashville) at the trade deadline, they opened…
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 »Adding a 14th Forward, On Lance Bouma And More
Updated:Bob Stauffer had an interesting tweet last night that touched on the Edmonton Oilers adding a 14th forward. We should…
Read more »2018 Minnesota Wild Draft Preview: Forwards
Updated:With the fantastic run of the Vegas Golden Knights, all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals many Wild fans…
Read more »Figuring Out The Oilers Goaltending Situation
Updated:Cam Talbot will return for a fourth season as the Edmonton Oilers’ starting goaltender when the campaign opens up on…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Antoine Roussel
Updated:Agitating players usually become fan favorites in Edmonton pretty quickly. Remember how hated Zack Kassian once was by Oiler fans?…
Read more »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…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Jannik Hansen
Sometimes, players simply don’t fit with a particular team or system. For Jannik Hansen, the San Jose Sharks were a…
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