3 Trade Destinations for Nail Yakupov Brett Slawson | April 5, 2016 It’s not over until it’s over! Well, for Nail Yakupov, regardless of how much he’d like to stay and play in Edmonton, his time as an Oiler is effectively coming…
5 Players the Leafs Should Draft in 2016 Brett Slawson | March 29, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs youth movement is in full-swing, as the vast majority of the Leafs’ elite young prospects have now made their NHL debuts in the 2015-16 season. In…
Projecting Las Vegas’ 2017-18 NHL Expansion Roster Brett Slawson | March 23, 2016 Talk of NHL expansion is taking the hockey world by storm, and deservedly so. By expanding, not only does the NHL increase its sources of revenue, but more importantly, it…
Who Would the Oilers Protect in an Expansion Draft? Brett Slawson | March 21, 2016 The NHL Expansion train is once again picking up speed, as League General Manager’s were informed that they could expect a formal decision on the expansion process prior to the coming…
The FOXTRAX Laser Puck: 20 Years Later Brett Slawson | March 21, 2016 An incredible 20 years ago, a now little known technological invention took the hockey world by storm, for reasons both good and bad. After securing the rights to broadcast NHL…
Oilers: Why Drafting a Goalie is Crucial Brett Slawson | March 16, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers are riddled with issues. Scarce on defensive depth and skill, weak in terms of bottom line wingers and essentially no goaltending depth. These are just a few deficiencies which…
Is Marc-Andre Fleury a Hall of Famer? Brett Slawson | March 15, 2016 On Friday, March 11th, 2016, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury accomplished a feat which only 19 net-minders in NHL history had done before him, winning his 350th career contest in a…
What is Darnell Nurse? Brett Slawson | March 10, 2016 To say that the Edmonton Oilers have struggled this season would be an understatement, yet, unfortunately, it is a sentiment that has been echoed many times before. In a season…
Kelowna Defender Could be Steal of 2017 NHL Draft Brett Slawson | March 9, 2016 Chances are you have yet to hear of Cal Foote, a defenseman playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the perennial powerhouse Kelowna Rockets. However, in just a few…
Adam Mascherin: Key Piece in Leafs Rebuild? Brett Slawson | March 8, 2016 It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs are loaded with draft picks heading into the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. In fact, at the moment, the Leafs currently hold on to…
Leafs Rebuild Must Turn Focus to Defense Brett Slawson | March 7, 2016 There’s an old saying that has long rung true: Defense wins championships. While it has never definitively been proven as true, with a number of offensively laden teams going on…
Grading the Edmonton Oilers 2016 NHL Trade Deadline Brett Slawson | February 29, 2016 Well, it wasn’t a conventional NHL Trade Deadline filled with numerous trades of varying significance, but by the time the 3:00 P.M cut off had passed, a decent, yet less than expected number…
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