Brett Newmyer
Brett Newmyer is a Texan that loves the Edmonton Oilers and is constantly asked if the Oilers hat is for the old Houston Oilers. He plays hockey recreationally and has a podcast on Soundcloud as well.
Author's Posts
Oilers Need to Move on From Smith
December 24th, 2019 While the 2019-20 season has had a lot of ups and downs for the Edmonton Oilers, it has overall been an excellent year for them compared to the past two seasons. Early on, it looked like Mike Smith was a big part of that success, but after that hot start in which Smith went 3-0, things quickly turned south - his record since that time...
5 Biggest Oilers Trades Under Chiarelli
December 12th, 2019 Peter Chiarelli was the Edmonton Oilers' general manager for four polarizing years. The highlight of his time was making the 2017 playoffs, after missing 10 consecutive seasons. However, overall, there seems to be a stank attitude towards him. Is it justified? Let's explore based on his five biggest trades. Cam Talbot What did he...
Can Oilers Solve Depth Issues in Free Agency?
December 1st, 2019 The book is out on the Edmonton Oilers' offensive depth problem. After Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the production drops drastically. At this point in the season, McDavid and Draisaitl have scored 35 out of the team's 86 goals. That's 40% of the team's goals. That's not healthy. That's a dependency. Related: Jesse Puljujarvi...
Edmonton Oilers' Player Grades by General Manager
November 18th, 2019 Being a general manager for a professional sports team has a kind of musical chairs nature to it and hockey is no exception. In fact, if you look at the 32 NHL teams (Seattle included), six of them have hired a new GM within the past year and included in those six is, you guessed it, the Edmonton Oilers. In the past 11 years, the...
It's a Great Time to Be an Oilers Fan
November 8th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are looking great so far. While it's worth mentioning the last three weeks have been up and down, as a whole, this Oilers team looks much more complete than what we saw in 2018-19. We are just over a month into the season and the Oilers are sitting on the top of the standings in the Pacific Division and are fifth...
Edmonton Oilers Proving Physical Hockey Still Belongs
November 5th, 2019 There's a lot of talk about how much faster the NHL is now; which implies that if your team isn't fast, they can't win. It also implies that physical hockey players don't have a place in the game anymore. Does this hold up or is it already passe to suggest speed equals wins? If you look at the last two Stanley Cup matchups: physical...
