Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Edmonton Oilers have a lot of needs. Besides solidifying the goaltending, one of the biggest areas of weakness for the Oilers is their team grit and toughness. If anyone believes that skill and speed is all you need, look no further than the Chicago Blackhawks, who find themselves on the brink of elimination from the playoffs. ...
Although 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 ...
Jari Kurri, an underrated member of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the 1980s, celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Sometimes overshadowed by the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, Kurri was definitely a driving force in the five Stanley Cup championships in Edmonton. Playing alongside Gretzky may boost your stats, but Kurri proved to the ...
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 ...
Last night, the Texas Stars lost game three of their AHL semifinals match-up with the Oklahoma City Barons 4-0, as goalie Yann Danis put on another spectacular performance in net. Prior to the game, the Barons advertised that the first 2,000 fans in attendance would receive a free playoff T-shirt. My wife had joked that ...
The Edmonton Oilers need a new arena, that’s for sure. The Rexall Place is the third oldest and the third smallest venue in the NHL. Although the ice surface at Rexall Place has long been considered the best surface in the NHL, everything else about the arena seems old and antiquated. However, there are plans ...
The Edmonton Oilers may be continuously scuffling to make the playoffs and still trying to establish themselves, but they are still the envy of many teams in the NHL for their collection of young talent. With names like Hall, Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, Schultz and Yakupov all in their early 20′s or younger and all with the potential ...
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 ...
It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers have a number of holes to fill going forward, and new GM Craig MacTavish will have a full to-do list to prioritize in the off-season. One of those positions to address is goaltending. Devan Dubnyk did not play poorly, but he also did not put up the numbers ...
