Edmonton Oilers 2016 Off-Season Guide Brett Slawson | April 26, 2016 At the 2016 NHL Trade Deadline, Edmonton was supposed to be a seller, yet with a number of high value players reportedly available in trade, namely Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov,…
Meet the Edmonton Oilers’ Top Prospect Brett Slawson | April 19, 2016 When it comes to top NHL prospects, the Edmonton Oilers are the first team which comes to mind in a League dominated with incredible young skill. Over the years, the…
2016 NHL Draft: Is Alex Nylander Overrated? Brett Slawson | April 12, 2016 On any given night, Mississauga Steelheads left-winger Alexander Nylander is one of the most highly skilled players on Ontario Hockey League ice. Like his older brother William, Nylander has an incredible,…
2016 NHL Draft: Don’t Sleep on Sean Day Brett Slawson | April 5, 2016 Likely one of, if not the most polarizing players eligible in the quickly approaching 2016 NHL Draft is Sean Day, a defenseman currently plying his trade with the Mississauga Steelheads…
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…
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