Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsAlthough his Ducks were eliminated from the postseason at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim’s season was a huge success, and former Edmonton Oiler Andrew Cogliano had a hand in that. The Ducks finished last in their division a season ago, and with a largely unchanged roster, many expected them to be in a dogfight ...
Devan Dubnyk isn’t a bad goalie. On some nights, he’s a very good goalie. He’s played his entire NHL career on a bad team, and thus it’s difficult to measure he’s ability to be a number starter in the league. The Oilers haven’t decided, at least not publicly, whether or not Dubnyk is their guy ...
Anytime a team moves up in the standings, that season can be considered an improvement. Granted, for the Edmonton Oilers it wasn’t a big jump, but not being in contention for the first overall pick is a step forward for Edmonton. The team is tired of losing, and the fans are tired of watching the ...
Who is Devan Dubnyk? He will be entering his fifth season in the NHL this October, and no one really knows the answer to that question, not even his team. At the end of another disappointing season, Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish pointed to the need for goaltending depth in the organization. Veteran Nikolai Khabibulin will ...
He led all rookies this season in goals. He tied Jonathan Huberdeau in points. He did all this while playing for a dismal Edmonton Oilers team, and for the most part didn’t play with the teams superstars. Yet Nail Yakupov was left off the final ballot for the Calder Trophy. Instead, Brenden Gallagher and Brandon ...
First reaction to reading this headline: “WHAT??” The possibility of moving Nail Yakupov was already explored, now it’s time to focus on another first overall pick playing in Edmonton, Taylor Hall. Hall led the Oilers in scoring this season, and he finished ninth overall in league scoring with 16 goals and 50 points in 45 games. That’s ...
Last night’s NHL draft lottery made it official. The Edmonton Oilers will not be selecting first overall this summer. The Colorado Avalanche are the lucky recipients this season, winning the draft lottery over the Florida Panthers. The projected number one pick is defenseman Seth Jones, but don’t feel too badly for the Panthers. The second ...
In recent years the Edmonton Oilers have had very little to play for in April, except of course, to ruin the playoff chances of the teams they’re facing. As the old saying goes, misery loves company, and non-playoff teams love nothing more than to stymie the postseason hopes of whoever they play at the end ...
Identifying the source of the Edmonton Oilers’ struggles this season hasn’t been difficult. There are a number of problem areas on this team. Their trouble scoring five and five, their lack of physicality, their floundering powerplay, inconsistent goaltending and porous defense have all contributed to a disappointing season. But there are two things in particular that have plagued the Oilers all ...
As it stands with just a week left in the regular season, the Florida Panthers are currently holding down the 30th spot in the NHL with 32 points. The 29th place Colorado Avalanche have 37 points, and as more Panthers seem to do down with injury (Dmitry Kulikov being the latest), it doesn’t look like Florida will ...
