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Oilers Goaltending

Oilers’ Smith Should Start in Game 2 But Have Very Short Leash

Rob Couch | May 3, 2022

The Edmonton Oilers dropped Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 decision on Monday night. It was a tight game, and the Oilers fought from behind multiple…

Weekes Has Very Bad Take on Oilers & Kings Goaltending

Rob Couch | April 30, 2022

Many pundits and analysts are discussing the advantages and disadvantages as first-round matchups are set, and Kevin Weekes did just that on NHL Network about the Edmonton Oilers and Los…

Oilers’ Goaltending Rounding Into Form Before Playoffs

D. Edward Bochon | April 17, 2022

The 2021-22 NHL season has had its share of twists and turns unlike any other season in recent memory for the Edmonton Oilers, and it seems the Oilers’ goaltending situation…

Oilers Using Weaker Opponents to Allow Smith to Find His Game

Rob Couch | April 7, 2022

The Edmonton Oilers have now strung together their third five-game win streak since Jay Woodcroft took over as head coach and have taken the first two games of a three-game…

Oilers Should Recall & Start Skinner During This Road Trip

Rob Couch | April 3, 2022

The Edmonton Oilers have not gotten the goaltending they’ve needed recently, especially not from Mike Smith, and as we creep closer to the end of the regular season, the team…

Oilers Out of Varlamov Sweepstakes, Turn to Skinner

Rob Couch | March 9, 2022

It was released yesterday that Semyon Varlamov won’t waive his 16-team no-trade clause for the Edmonton Oilers per James Nichols, a New York Islanders’ correspondent. This is unfortunate for the…

Oilers Can Cheaply Replace Mike Smith to Upgrade Goaltending Position

Rob Couch | March 6, 2022

There are plenty of cheap backup goaltenders that could be considered upgrades to Mike Smith right now for the Edmonton Oilers. I believe that it will be too difficult to…

Oilers Search for a Goalie at the Deadline Complicated With Lehner Injury

Rob Couch | February 27, 2022

The Edmonton Oilers have gotten to the point with their goaltenders that whoever is hot or playing better gets the net. After the win against the Florida Panthers, the crease…

4 Reasons the Oilers Need Skinner Starting

Brian Swane | February 26, 2022

In the aftermath of another poor performance by Edmonton Oilers netminder Mike Smith in a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday (Feb. 23), Oil Country echoed with…

Oilers’ Options with Mike Smith: Keep, Trade, or Buy Out

Rob Couch | February 25, 2022

One of the biggest topics for the Edmonton Oilers this season has been goaltending, and after what now seems like a five-game anomaly from the netminders when Jay Woodcroft took…

Talbot, Dubnyk, & Bryzgalov Thrived With the Wild After Leaving the Oilers

Rob Couch | February 24, 2022

If the recent showing between the Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers is any indication, the Oilers let a good goalie go. It’s always easier in hindsight, but it’s hard…

Oilers Need to Address Goaltending Before Season Slips Away

Rob Couch | February 24, 2022

It’s a real backbreaker to a team when most nights they play very well, but they get “goalie’d.” The previous two games for the Edmonton Oilers have seen them allow…

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