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The Edmonton Oilers will go without picks in the second and third rounds of the 2020 NHL Draft. The Oilers…

The Edmonton Oilers extended Qualifying Offers to RFA defensemen Ethan Bear and William Lagesson on Wednesday afternoon. The Oilers had…

The Edmonton Oilers are apparently moving on from two pending free agents. General Manager Ken Holland told reporters on Tuesday…

The Edmonton Oilers have selected Wisconsin forward Dylan Holloway 14th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Holloway, a native…

The Edmonton Oilers will select 14th overall tonight in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The expectation is that the club…

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Edmonton Oilers. On Monday night, the Oilers announced that captain Connor McDavid has been…

Last week, news came down from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman that Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom could be out “long-term” with…

If you are an Edmonton Oilers fan, you may want to buckle up. On Thursday morning, TSN NHL Insider Frank…

In six days, the NHL’s member clubs will virtually hit the draft floor for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. With…

A curveball was thrown into the Edmonton Oilers offseason plans on Wednesday morning. Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman tweeted out…

In a flat cap world, value contracts will be key to success. A good place to find value, believe it…

One of the biggest rumors in the NHL right now is that the Arizona Coyotes are going to move captain…

The Jesse Puljujarvi saga could be coming to an end soon. Edmonton Oilers radio analyst and host of ‘Oilers Now’…

The NHL’s Entry Draft is slated for October 6th, 13 days from today. On Friday, we will officially be two…

Back during the 2015-16 season, New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic requested a trade out of New York and to…

Now that we are just weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and the opening of free agency, the…

Leon Draisaitl is the MVP of the NHL. On Monday night, in a 30 minute special, Draisaitl was announced as…

Rewind to the summer of 2016. The Edmonton Oilers were searching for defensive help under GM Peter Chiarelli, scouring both…

At the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, former Edmonton Oilers General Manager Peter Chiarelli very nearly completed a few different blockbuster…

In a flat-cap world, finding value is paramount. Simply throwing money at issues and worrying about the consequences later won’t…

Change seems inevitable on the blueline for the Edmonton Oilers this offseason. The team’s defense was better in 2019-20, but…

The Edmonton Oilers officially signed free agent forward Adam Cracknell on Thursday morning. Cracknell, who played eight games with the…

The quickest way for Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland to improve the team is to improve goaltending. Mikko Koskinen was…

Sometimes, what is old is new again. Could that be the case with the Edmonton Oilers and goaltender Devan Dubnyk?…

The Edmonton Oilers have made two more loans official. Earlier this morning, the club announced that forward Gaetan Haas and…

If GM Ken Holland elects to go big game hunting for a goaltender this offseason, Matt Murray could be the…

In a flat-cap world, Ken Holland and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers management team will need to get creative….

Veteran goaltender Brian Elliott has 13 years of NHL experience and has settled in as a strong tandem goaltender over…

We can learn a lot about the future by looking at the past. The past of GM Ken Holland tells…