Jeff James

A lifelong hockey fan who is passionate about the field of sports media and writing. I hope to bring the readers thoughtful and insightful pieces about the Oilers and the NHL as a whole.

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Top 5 Trades in Edmonton Oilers History

November 18th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are a storied franchise that has enjoyed many successes and many difficult periods. There have been trades that have shaped the franchise. The Wayne Gretzky trade, on Aug. 9, 1988, is one of the most famous in professional sports history. It still haunts many Oilers fans to this date. However, there have also been...

Should the Oilers Trade Darnell Nurse?

November 8th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are off to a great start in the 2019-20 NHL campaign, banking very important points in the month of October. Their goaltending tandem of Mike Smith and Miiko Koskinen is standing on its head thus far, with Smith being in the top seven in the league in both save percentage and goals-against average. However, there is...

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