Tag: NHL
It’s Time For The Oilers To Honor Ryan Smyth and Kevin Lowe
Updated:I have to admire the Edmonton Oilers for their rule about retiring numbers. No one wants to retire so many…
Read more »The Return of Our Let’s Read (Hockey) Videos…
Last summer we started producing a series of videos on YouTube called Let’s Read segments. The idea came from a…
Read more »Ten Bold Predictions For The Edmonton Oilers In 2018 Revisited
Updated:On New Year’s Day, I posted ten bold predictions for the Edmonton Oilers over the course of the calendar year….
Read more »What Should The Ideal NHL Jersey Look Like?
Updated:It’s time for some summer fun. We are firmly in the dog days of summer and news has crawled to…
Read more »Jason Zucker signs 5-Year, $27.5 million deal with the Minnesota Wild
Updated:A little over a week ago I posted an article about the Minnesota Wild signing restricted free agent defenseman Matt…
Read more »Post Vacation Oilers Thoughts
Updated:Two weeks on the beach was nice, but it’s time to get back to hockey and talking about the Edmonton…
Read more »Wild Re-Sign Matthew Dumba to 5-Year, $30 Million Deal
Updated:It is a scenario that plays out in just about every family at least at once. A family sits down…
Read more »Oilers Sign Evan Bouchard To Three-Year Deal
Greetings from vacation, as the Edmonton Oilers have made news for the first time since re-signing Ryan Strome about ten…
Read more »A Summer Circuit
As we all know in the hockey world this time of the year is when we unwind from hockey. The…
Read more »Inside the money, Part 1: Jack Johnson’s contract vs. future production
Updated:It’s been ten days since defenseman Jack Johnson signed with the Penguins for $16.25-million over the next 5 years. The…
Read more »Quantum Leap: Minnesota Wild Edition, 3 Moments in Team History We Would Change
Updated:[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjK9GJMBpt0&w=560&h=315] I hope you enjoyed that little trip down memory lane. Quantum Leap, the Don Bellisario-created action adventure drama that…
Read more »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…
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2018 Minnesota Wild Prospect Development Camp Announced, Camp Thoughts
Since the NHL Entry Draft, teams across the league have been calling in their prospects to be put through their…
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Adding a 14th Forward, On Lance Bouma And More
Bob Stauffer had an interesting tweet last night that touched on the Edmonton Oilers adding a 14th forward. We should…
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Free Agent Frenzy as the Minnesota Wild Sign 7 New Players
Updated:Yes Wild fans, we get it. Free agency was certainly busy for the Minnesota Wild, even if it was more…
Read more »An Updated Look At Peter Chiarelli’s Summer List
Updated:The draft is over, day one of free agency has come and gone, and all 31 NHL teams have made…
Read more »Oilers Quiet But Successful On July 1st
The Edmonton Oilers made only three signings on Sunday, but did quite well in what was a quiet Canada Day…
Read more »Oilers Sign F Tobias Rieder
Updated:Credit where it is due, Peter Chiarelli is having a very good day. The Oilers GM has inked F Tobias…
Read more »Oilers Sign D Kevin Gravel
Updated:The Oilers have agreed to terms with D Kevin Gravel on a one-year contract as per The Athletic’s Michael Russo….
Read more »Oilers Sign C Kyle Brodziak
Updated:First off, happy Canada Day to my friends up north! Secondly, happy free agent frenzy day to all my fellow…
Read more »Are The Oilers Trading Milan Lucic?
Updated:On Wednesday, Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli told the Edmonton media that he didn’t expect to be involved in the ‘star…
Read more »Hall of Fame (Part 1): Willie O’Ree earns rightful place in hockey history
Updated:“See that man sitting in the blues? That’s Conn Smythe, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He says he’d take…
Read more »Wahlstrom, Dobson finding motivation in being passed over in NHL Draft
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — There was no shortage of confidence or motivation from two of the Islanders newest members on day…
Read more »Bargain Basement Shopping Options For The Oilers
Updated:Yesterday, NHL teams announced which of their pending RFA’s received qualifying offers. Those who did not became UFA’s, and can…
Read more »Wild Attempt to Re-Stock the Prospect Cupboard on Day 2 of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Updated:Here is a summary of the Minnesota Wild’s selections throughout the rest of the draft which commenced today in Dallas. …
Read more »Oilers Acquire G Hayden Hawkey From Montreal
For the second time today, the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers have made a trade. After the Oilers moved up…
Read more »Oilers Select Patrik Siikanen 195th Overall
The Edmonton Oilers have made their seventh round choice, selecting Finnish forward Patrik Siikanen from the Espoo Blues U20 team…
Read more »Oilers Select Michael Kesselring 164th Overall
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have selected a right-shot defender for the second time at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The club…
Read more »Oilers Select Olivier Rodrigue 62nd Overall
The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade, moving up from 71st overall to pick 62nd. The Oil also sent the…
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