Tag: Peter Chiarelli

The moves will start happening fast and furious in the coming hours. The NHL’s annual entry draft is set for…

We are just days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft. With that will come speculation, discussion and eventually transactions….

We are just eight days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft, meaning it is time to shift from discussing…

So much for it being a quiet summer, huh Oil Country? It certainly seemed like, for a few weeks at…

One of the big themes for this year’s ‘Off-Season Targets’ series has been finding value contracts for the Edmonton Oilers….

I hope Jim Matheson is paying attention, because this one is for him. The Edmonton Oilers need cheap scoring depth…

Just a quick post this afternoon, but I wanted to get something up touching on Bob Stauffer’s tweet from yesterday….

Adding a fourth line center, or at the very least fixing the bottom-six, is on Peter Chiarelli’s to-do list this…

When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets (via Nashville) at the trade deadline, they opened…

The Edmonton Oilers are on the hunt for goal scoring, winger help and speed this summer. Michael Grabner might be…

Agitating players usually become fan favorites in Edmonton pretty quickly. Remember how hated Zack Kassian once was by Oiler fans?…

Last summer, the Columbus Blue Jackets bought out forward Scott Hartnell due to salary cap issues. Hartnell snagged a one-year…

Sometimes, players simply don’t fit with a particular team or system. For Jannik Hansen, the San Jose Sharks were a…

Late last month, the Edmonton Oilers made sweeping changes to their coaching staff. They elected to not renew the contract…

Craig MacTavish’s biggest, and for my money best, addition as General Manager was David Perron. MacT acquired Perron for a…

Finding a veteran scorer to play on the wing very well could be top priority for Edmonton GM Peter Chiarelli….

Peter Chiarelli, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, hasn’t been afraid to go big game hunting since taking over as the…

When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu at the deadline, it signaled that the club was making a change on…

Young players on cheap contracts that can contribute are going to be vital for the Edmonton Oilers moving forward. Over…

On deadline day, the Edmonton Oilers elected to ship out one of their better value contracts. The club traded pending…

The biggest issue, in my mind, during the 2017-18 season was the complete lack of offense from the wings in…

Today we conclude the defenders portion of ‘Off-Season Targets’ with a look at a lesser known option. The Edmonton Oilers…

A little over a month ago, I posted my annual shopping list for Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. A few…

During the 2012 college signing period, Peter Chiarelli signed Michigan State defender Torey Krug to an entry-level contract after he…

When there is smoke surrounding a certain player from the Edmonton media, there is usually fire. There is a ton…

Sometimes, especially in the NHL, you can’t get what you want. You are forced, for numerous reasons, to look at…

The only time the Edmonton Oilers have went big game hunting and come out with their target in free agency…

It’s likely that the Edmonton Oilers will have enough cap space to add one, and only one, somewhat expensive free…

The Carolina Hurricanes are undergoing major changes as an organization. Tom Dundon officially bought the team during the season and…