Tag: Peter Chiarelli
The Oilers Rig Radio; 2018/19 Ep3, “He has great compete level for his net-front presence.”
Updated:In this episode of the Oilers Rig Radio, Jason and I tackle these four topics: 1. They’re grinding, “what else?”…
Read more »The Oilers Are What They Are: Not Good Enough
Updated:Bill Parcells is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for a reason. The man was a legendary coach and…
Read more »The NHL Coaching Carousel Spins Out Of Control
Last week, the Edmonton Oilers decided to send head coach Todd McLellan packing. It was the fourth time a coach…
Read more »A Closer Look at The Wideman Trade
On Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers acquired a right-shot defender in Chris Wideman from the Ottawa Senators. The price? Essentially nothing,…
Read more »Rig Radio 11-21-2018, “Hitch”
Updated:This is the second episode of the Oilers Rig Radio for the 2018-19 season. Jason and Séan take an in-depth…
Read more »Oilers Embark On Season Defining Road Trip
Updated:Tonight, the Edmonton Oilers will embark on a three game road trip in California that will define their season. It…
Read more »Peter Chiarelli Talks Oilers Defense
Updated:On Monday afternoon, Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and GM Peter Chiarelli spoke to Oilers’ insider Bob Stauffer on…
Read more »Four Straight Losses Have Oilers Reeling
Updated:Remember that nice start by the Edmonton Oilers? Remember how this team survived an incredibly tough stretch in October and…
Read more »Is Peter Chiarelli Shopping In Pittsburgh?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Capital One Center. With his team in town,…
Read more »Time For Oilers To Address Right Wing
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are 6-3-1 heading into tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild. This week has potential, as the Oilers…
Read more »What a Zack Kassian Trade Could Look Like
Updated:Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman dropped a little bit of news on Saturday night, saying on Hockey Night in Canada that the…
Read more »Welcome To The Pressure Cooker
We have yet to see the Edmonton Oilers play their second game of the season, but that hasn’t stopped panic…
Read more »Just Who Is Alex Chiasson?
Updated:We’ve reached the end of this year’s “Just Who Is” series, concluding with the last man added to the training…
Read more »Darnell Nurse Agrees to Two-Year Deal With Oilers
Updated:Late yesterday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers inked their final remaining free agent when they agreed to terms with D Darnell…
Read more »Oilers Sign Alex Chiasson To PTO
The Edmonton Oilers have made a surprising late addition to their training camp roster, as the club agreed to a…
Read more »Just Who Is Michael Kesselring?
Updated:After trading up to select Olivier Rodrigue this past June in the NHL entry draft, the Edmonton Oilers had a…
Read more »Oilers Training Camp Preview: Three People Under Pressure
Updated:Pressure, that’s the word of the year in Edmonton. The Oilers took a major step back last year and opened…
Read more »Oilers Training Camp Preview: Three Breakout Candidates
Updated:We continue our training camp preview here at The Oilers Rig today with a shift from three burning questions to three…
Read more »Oilers Sign Jakub Jerabek To One-Year Contract
In the wake of Andrej Sekera’s injury news six days ago, the Edmonton Oilers have added a defender to their…
Read more »Potential Replacements For Andrej Sekera
Updated:It’s been one day, the dust has settled and the time for anger and panic is gone. The situation is…
Read more »Oilers Lose Sekera To Torn Achilles
Updated:Andrej Sekera has not been able to catch a break since he suffered a torn ACL on a Friday night…
Read more »PTO Options For The Oilers
Updated:We’re at that point of the summer where the talk shifts from free agent signings and trades to training camp…
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 »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…
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 »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 »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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