Oilers, Koskinen Can Ill Afford Slow Start Rob Soria | October 8, 2019 Be it tonight against the New York Islanders or in a couple of days from now when the Edmonton Oilers pay a visit to the New Jersey Devils, Mikko Koskinen…
Oilers Outsider: Opening Week Offers Optimism Larry Fisher | October 7, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are off to a 2-0 start thanks to a pair of exciting home wins. That is good news for both the standings and ticket sales going forward.…
THW’s Goalie News: Miscues, Streaks & a Celly Greg Boysen | October 6, 2019 The first Saturday of the NHL season brought us plenty of action from all around the league. We got to see some miscues to go along with some great goaltending…
McDavid Scores Winner, Draisaitl with Three Points as Oilers Beat Canucks The Canadian Press | October 3, 2019 EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers opened the 2019-20 NHL season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Connor McDavid broke a 2-2 deadlock with five-and-a-half minutes to play, sp…
Oilers News and Rumors: McDavid, Smith, MacTavish, More Jim Parsons | September 24, 2019 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update for September 24, 2019, there is news on Connor McDavid’s preseason debut, and a former Oilers coach was fired from the KHL.…
Flames Must Avoid Off-Season Over-Correction Ryan Pike | July 22, 2019 In the summer of 2018, the Calgary Flames had a problem. Coming off a disappointing regular season result, management took their time to examine the team’s issues and enacted several…
Oilers Banking on Koskinen, Smith Tandem Rob Soria | July 15, 2019 It’s not every day that we see a team with two of the league’s top four scorers miss the playoffs but the Edmonton Oilers managed to accomplish just that in…
Flames Get Talbot as Rittich Insurance Policy Ryan Szporer | July 10, 2019 If the Calgary Flames had simply acquired Cam Talbot in exchange for Mike Smith last season, if would have been considered a huge win, no question. Even if they instead…
Mike Smith Signs 1-Yr Deal With Oilers Jim Parsons | July 1, 2019 In one of the first official signing announcements of free agency, Mike Smith has joined the Edmonton Oilers on a one-year deal. The contract is for $2 million with performance…
Oilers News and Rumors: Smith, Perry, Chiasson, More Jim Parsons | June 30, 2019 As the Edmonton Oilers interview free agents, chat with GMs about potential trades and set themselves up for a busy day on July 1, there are some last-minute rumors and…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Maple Leafs, Jets, More Jim Parsons | April 29, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on a few players from the Calgary Flames, the Carolina Hurricanes are banged up and could be without some big names for…
Flames Face Goalie Glut This Summer The Canadian Press | April 24, 2019 CALGARY — Goaltending is a big-ticket puzzle for the Calgary Flames to solve this summer. Calgary got the goaltending it needed to be successful in 2018-19. It wasn’t the reason for an early playoff exit. But the team’s needs and wa…