Tag: Oilers
Offseason Targets: Anton Khudobin
Updated:The quickest way for Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland to improve the team is to improve goaltending. Mikko Koskinen was…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Devan Dubnyk
Sometimes, what is old is new again. Could that be the case with the Edmonton Oilers and goaltender Devan Dubnyk?…
Read more »Oilers Officially Loan Haas, Bouchard To Europe
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made two more loans official. Earlier this morning, the club announced that forward Gaetan Haas and…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Matt Murray
Updated:If GM Ken Holland elects to go big game hunting for a goaltender this offseason, Matt Murray could be the…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Aaron Dell
Updated:In a flat-cap world, Ken Holland and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers management team will need to get creative….
Read more »Offseason Targets: Brian Elliott
Updated:Veteran goaltender Brian Elliott has 13 years of NHL experience and has settled in as a strong tandem goaltender over…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Thomas Greiss
Updated:We can learn a lot about the future by looking at the past. The past of GM Ken Holland tells…
Read more »Rumor Update: Oilers, Penguins Talking Matt Murray?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are looking to acquire a goaltender this off-season to either tandem with Mikko Koskinen, or to take…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Jimmy Howard
Updated:Ken Holland, like most veteran General Managers in sports, trusts veteran players. Throughout his career running the Detroit Red Wings,…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Braden Holtby
Ken Holland has a long history of trust in veteran players. That has been especially so when it comes to…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Robin Lehner
Updated:Some will make the argument that the most important thing for Ken Holland to do this off-season is arm the…
Read more »Edmonton Oilers Offseason Targets: The Overview
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers don’t have as many holes to fill this off-season as they have in previous ones. That said,…
Read more »Edmonton Oilers Re-Sign Patrick Russell
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed forward Patrick Russell to a one-year contract extension. Russell was set to become an unrestricted…
Read more »Oilers Loan Gaetan Haas to Switzerland; Mike Green Retires
Updated:Slowly but surely, more news continues to trickle in surrounding the Edmonton Oilers. On Wednesday, the club saw the future…
Read more »Maple Leafs Shopping Three Interesting Options For Oilers
Updated:The Toronto Maple Leafs began their expected offseason shakeup on Tuesday afternoon. The Leafs sent forward Kasperi Kapanen, a possible…
Read more »Shop ‘Til You Drop: Ken Holland’s 2020 Shopping List
Updated:Had the world not been hit by a global pandemic, the Edmonton Oilers wold have returned to the Stanley Cup…
Read more »Oilers Loan Joakim Nygard To Farjestad
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have loaned another player to Sweden. Yesterday, the club loaned 2019 second-round draft pick Raphael Lavoie to…
Read more »Raphael Lavoie To Play In Sweden
Updated:Another Edmonton Oilers prospect is heading overseas. According to reports, 2019 second-round pick Raphael Lavoie is heading to Sweden. Lavoie…
Read more »What Should They Do? Oilers Have Key RFA’s To Sign
Updated:Yesterday, we took a look at the pending unrestricted free agents of interest to the Edmonton Oilers. Today, we shift…
Read more »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Oilers To Select 14th Overall
Updated:The ping-pong balls did not go in the Edmonton Oilers’ favor on Monday night. Instead, the New York Rangers won…
Read more »Five Takeaways From The 2019-20 Edmonton Oilers’ Season
Updated:It ended with a thud on Friday night. The Edmonton Oilers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks on…
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