Tag: NHL
What Should They Do? Oilers Have Tough Decisions With UFA’s
Updated:Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland will have some tough decisions to make in the lead up to free agency in…
Read more »Joe Pavelski records his first NHL career playoff hat trick
Updated:Joe Pavelski of Plover, WI, has had a marvelous National Hockey League career. He has 369 goals and 423 assists…
Read more »What Will The Edmonton Oilers Do In Goal?
Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith formed a decent, if not unspectacular, tandem in goal for the Edmonton Oilers this past…
Read more »Tuukka Rask pulls out of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Updated:In a shocking decision, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask of Savonlinna, Finland has decided to pull out of the 2020…
Read more »Could The Edmonton Oilers Move A Veteran Defenseman?
Updated:One thing is guaranteed this offseason for the Edmonton Oilers. There will be some sort of changes. The club had…
Read more »Ken Holland Discusses Oilers Goaltending Situation
Many, myself included, believe that a change is needed between the pipes this off-season for the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen’s…
Read more »Philipp Grubauer notches second career playoff shutout
Updated:Philipp Grubauer of Rosenheim, Germany recorded his second career playoff shutout on Wednesday. The eight-year veteran who is in his…
Read more »Are Oilers, Jesse Puljujarvi Further Away Than We Think?
Updated:Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman released his post-Qualification Round edition of ‘31 Thoughts‘ on Monday. There isn’t a ton of…
Read more »Is Andreas Athanasiou In Ken Holland’s Future Plans?
Updated:Oilers GM Ken Holland made a splash at the NHL’s trade deadline when he acquired forward Andreas Athanasiou from the…
Read more »Ken Holland Opens Up About Oilers Bitter Defeat
Almost everyone expected the Edmonton Oilers to prevail in their best-of-five Qualification Series against the Chicago Blackhawks. After a disastrous…
Read more »An insider’s look at the five longest games in NHL playoff history
Updated:Despite no one in attendance on Tuesday at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, it was a historic moment in…
Read more »Blaming Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl Is a Fool’s Game
Updated:There are three things that are certain in life. Death, taxes and Edmonton’s “mainstream” media taking the team’s best players…
Read more »New York Rangers get first overall pick in NHL Entry Draft
Updated:We now know the New York Rangers will get the first overall pick in the 2020 National Hockey League Draft….
Read more »Florida Panthers part ways with general manager Dale Tallon
Updated:The Florida Panthers have decided to not bring back Dale Tallon as their general manager for next season according to…
Read more »Joonas Korpisalo leads Columbus Blue Jackets to first round of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Updated:We now know the eight teams that have qualified for the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League Stanley…
Read more »What Are The Edmonton Oilers Needs This Offseason?
Updated:The 2019-20 season came to a bitter end on Friday night for the Edmonton Oilers. In less than two months,…
Read more »Five Takeaways from the Minnesota Wild’s 2019-20 Season Experience
Updated:When Vancouver’s Chris Tanev scored just 11 seconds into overtime to end the Minnesota Wild’s 2019-20 season, in a lot…
Read more »Five highlights of the most remarkable day of NHL playoff action ever
Updated:Heading into the Stanley Cup Playoff qualifiers, not even National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman would have predicted how remarkable…
Read more »Now What? Oilers Upset By Blackhawks, Miss Playoffs
For the 13th time in 14 years, the Edmonton Oilers will not be going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The…
Read more »Defensive Breakdowns Doom Wild in 5-4 Overtime Season-Ending Loss to Vancouver
Updated:When you lose something of value, you typically spend time trying to find it. As you try to find what…
Read more »Oilers Playoff Gameday: Game 4 @ Blackhawks
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers will play for their lives on Friday afternoon. After blowing a late lead and falling 4-3 on…
Read more »Oilers Firmly Believe In Their Ability To Handle Adversity
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are down. They aren’t out. The Oilers trail the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in their best-of-five Qualification Series…
Read more »Oilers Dave Tippett Looking For ‘Way To Overcome Mistakes’
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers probably never envisioned this. The club is just one loss away from being eliminated by the Chicago…
Read more »Penalties Plague Wild in 3-0 Loss to Vancouver, Canucks take 2-1 Series Lead
Updated:Fandom of any team means dealing with the ups and downs of the season. For almost every climax and feeling…
Read more »Tyler Ennis Out Indefinitely, Adam Larsson To Be Reassessed Thursday
Updated:Tyler Ennis is done for the remainder of the Edmonton Oilers best-of-five series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The veteran forward…
Read more »Oilers Choke Away Series Stranglehold In Game 3
They fell behind 1-0. They fell behind 2-1. They took countless unnecessary penalties. Even through all of that, the Edmonton…
Read more »Oilers Playoff Gameday: Game 3 @ Blackhawks
After splitting the first two games of this best-of-five series, the Edmonton Oilers ‘visit’ the Chicago Blackhawks in a key…
Read more »Dave Tippett Looking For Consistency ‘Within The Game’
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers, regardless of their second-place finish in the Pacific Division, are still searching for consistency. The Oilers ran…
Read more »Carolina Hurricanes qualify for the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Updated:The Carolina Hurricanes have become the first winner of the qualifying round in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina now…
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