Shane Sander
Edmonton Oilers regular contributor providing insight on all things Oilers including club history, prospect profiles, trade breakdowns, and everything else in between. Check back regularly for new and exciting content. Follow on Twitter @SanderTHW.
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5 Predictions for Oilers' 2018-19 Season
August 13th, 2018 It's prediction time, and the thing most fans want to know is whether or not the 2017-18 season was an aberration and if the Edmonton Oilers can get back to the playoffs in 2018-19. For that to happen, a few things need to go their way. The Oilers' roster constructed by general manager Peter Chiarelli is faith-driven. What that means is...
Oilers: 5 Free Agents Worth a PTO
August 8th, 2018 As training camp approaches, one thing is clear about the Edmonton Oilers strategy this offseason: find suitable players on cheap, cost-effective contracts to fill depth spots. Moves like signing Tobias Rieder, Kyle Brodziak, and Kevin Gravel didn't break the bank for general manager Peter Chiarelli. Rieder's one-year $2 million deal...
5 Oilers Prospects To Watch in 2018-19
August 7th, 2018 We continue our summer prospect coverage by looking at some of the Edmonton Oilers prospects that could be in for big years and improve their stock within the organization. If you haven't read the recent Top-10 or Top-20 pieces written at THW you can do so within the related links below. The top three prospects within the system...
Edmonton Oilers Top Prospects #11-20
August 6th, 2018 Say what you will about the Edmonton Oilers' prospect base, but there's finally some depth at each position. The Oilers are still a few years away from reaping the rewards of some of these recent draft selections, but quality players are coming along through the system for the first time in a long time. Fans are usually attracted to...
Edmonton Oilers' Top 10 Prospects
August 6th, 2018 One criticism the Edmonton Oilers have drawn throughout the years is their inability to find talent outside of the first round. That's a notion that's changed over the past few drafts, namely the three since general manager Peter Chiarelli has come to town. The fruits of that labor are just starting to pay dividends as the pipeline...
Introducing the Oilers' Hayden Hawkey
July 7th, 2018 Lost in the shuffle of the 2018 NHL Draft and all its festivities was a minor trade made between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. To recap, the Oilers acquired goaltending prospect Hayden Hawkey from the Canadiens for a fifth-round pick in next year's draft. So, just who exactly is this netminder with arguably the...