Tag: NHL
Isles ink Varlamov as Lehner signs elsewhere
Updated:Just minutes after news broke that Robin Lehner was on his way to Chicago on a one-year deal worth $5…
Read more »Columbus Blue Jackets lose Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene and Sergei Bobrovsky to free agency
Updated:The Columbus Blue Jackets took the biggest hit on the first day of National Hockey League free agency. On Monday,…
Read more »Edmonton Oilers To Sign Gaetan Haas
The paperwork is delayed, but the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with Swiss F Gaetan Haas. The deal, which…
Read more »Oilers Re-Sign Jujhar Khaira, Ink Tomas Jurco
The Edmonton Oilers have taken care of one of their own, as the club has re-sign RFA F Jujhar Khaira….
Read more »Oilers Re-Sign Alex Chiasson To Two-Year Deal
Ken Holland failed to acquire a top-six forward today, so the new GM has turned to Alex Chiasson. The Oilers…
Read more »Oilers Sign Markus Granlund
The Edmonton Oilers are in the process of remaking their bottom-six forward group. First reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the…
Read more »Oilers Sign Mike Smith To One-Year Deal
The Edmonton Oilers have made official the rumored one-year contract with free agent goaltender Mike Smith. Smith, who played the…
Read more »Minnesota Wild Signs Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman and Luke Johnson
Updated:It is a day like this that I really feel the time is right to give an applause to the…
Read more »Oilers Enter Free Agency Looking To Add Forwards
Updated:We are just hours away from the start of NHL free agency. The market will officially open at 12:00 pm…
Read more »Oilers To Sign Mike Smith
The first free agent signing of the Ken Holland era will be a goaltender. According to TSN’s Frank Seravalli, the…
Read more »Minnesota Wild Free Agency Conundrum; to Spend or Not to Spend?
Updated:My first job that I had that gave me an actual ‘paycheck’ was working at a local basketball camp when…
Read more »Oilers Buy Out Andrej Sekera
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have placed D Andrej Sekera on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout. The club announced…
Read more »Penguins trade Phil Kessel to the Coyotes
Updated:There was a significant trade in the National Hockey League on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, the Pittsburgh Penguins…
Read more »The End Of The Line For “Cally”
Updated:Hearing the doctors’ recommendation surely shocked the winger, who had planned to play for a few more years and wanted…
Read more »SEASON ROUNDUP: The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly of Jack Johnson
Updated:When the Penguins traded Olli Maatta on June 15th, there was a sense that they moved on from the wrong defenseman….
Read more »NHL Draft Breathes New Life Into Old Rivalry
Updated:Rivalries have always been a part of sports. Sometimes they are manufactured by having two budding superstars playing in the…
Read more »Smoke Continues To Build Around Oilers
Updated:The free agent courting period is now a few days old, and July 1st is right around the corner. Ken…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: The Wrap-up
Updated:One of my favorite traditions in the spring has been doing the Oilers’ ‘Off-Season Targets’ series here at The Oilers…
Read more »Just Say No To Mike Smith
Updated:Both Mark Spector of Sportsnet and the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson have put their money on Mike Smith being the…
Read more »Schedule Released, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees, and Other Stuff
Updated:It’s just been one of those action-packed days around the NHL today, folks. First, Brooks Orpik’s carcass finally announced its…
Read more »Isles announce 2019-20 schedule
Next season may be a few months away still, but you can start to make your plans for next season…
Read more »Edmonton Oilers 2019-20 Schedule Released
Updated:Just 99 days are between this moment and opening night of the 2019-20 NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers, for the…
Read more »Oilers’ Offseason Targets: Thomas Vanek
Updated:Ken Holland has had no problem adding veteran wingers on July 1st in recent years. If he wants to achieve…
Read more »Wild Prospect Development Camp: Roster released and scrimmage schedule
Updated:For those of us Wild fans who enjoy the prospect side of NHL, mid summer brings the fun of an…
Read more »Oilers’ offseason Targets: Mats Zuccarello
Updated:With the 2019 NHL Entry Draft now behind us, the focus of Ken Holland is firmly on both free agency…
Read more »Minnesota Wild re-sign Brad Hunt, Free Agency thoughts
Updated:I am sure on some level, the current state of the Minnesota Wild feels like a strange weather forecast. An…
Read more »Oilers Development Camp Kicks Off
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers will return to the ice later today….well, kind of at least. Development Camp 2019 is set to…
Read more »Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects: Post-Draft Edition
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers left Vancouver yesterday with six new prospects selected over the course of two days. Edmonton opened their…
Read more »Oilers Enter UFA Courting Period With Options
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is now behind us. The Edmonton Oilers made six selections, including the 8th overall pick….
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