Oilers Goaltending
Oilers: Why Drafting a Goalie is Crucial
March 16th, 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 the Oilers must address if they hope to re-gain relevance in the...
Oilers: Reality Has Set In for Laurent Brossoit
March 15th, 2016 While the vast majority of Oilers Nation appeared to be more than comfortable with anointing Laurent Brossoit as the goalie of the future for the Edmonton Oilers after just two NHL appearances, the chances of that actually occurring were never a sure thing and his last...
Oilers: Is Cam Talbot a Top 10 NHL Goalie?
March 12th, 2016 When discussions surrounding who are the top goaltenders in the game today start, the name of Cam Talbot is understandably never part of the equation. After all, the 28-year old is on the cusp of completing his first full season as a No. 1 goalie in the NHL with the...
Is Cam Talbot the Right Goalie For the Edmonton Oilers?
January 17th, 2016 Heading into the 2015-16 season, the Edmonton Oilers were hoping they had solved their problem in goal with the acquisition of Cam Talbot. The 28-year old was coming off an awfully impressive campaign with the New York Rangers but had a grand total 57 NHL appearances to his...
Where Do The Edmonton Oilers Go From Here?
December 31st, 2015 While there will always be a debate surrounding when the Edmonton Oilers officially started their rebuild, using the 2010 NHL Entry Draft as the launching point has always seemed to make the most sense. After all, this whole thing was essentially kicked into gear during the...
The Edmonton Oilers Wasted Weekend
December 28th, 2015 Despite heading into the Christmas break with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and having put together a 7-3 record over their previous ten outings, the Edmonton Oilers had not been playing fundamentally sound hockey for some time. While the occasional timely goal from...
Oilers: Time for Talbot to Take the Reins
December 22nd, 2015 While a large portion of this fan base were ready to throw netminder Cam Talbot to the curb following a rather difficult stretch of games mere weeks into his Edmonton Oilers career, my guess is they are likely singing a different tune after watching the 28-year old do his...
Edmonton Oilers: Talbot Answers the Bell
December 15th, 2015 It had been quite some time since Cam Talbot started a game for the Edmonton Oilers and even longer since he actually played a part in helping his team take home two points. Prior to last night’s tilt with the Boston Bruins, the former New York Rangers backup netminder...
Nilsson Continues to Force Oilers Hand
December 3rd, 2015 When general manager Peter Chiarelli decided to part ways with a pair of draft picks to acquire netminder Cam Talbot from the New York Rangers, the hope was the Edmonton Oilers had finally found a goalie capable of handling the responsibility that comes with being the...
Give These Edmonton Oilers Credit
November 29th, 2015 It may sound odd to say about a team who currently sits in a tie for last place in the overall standings, but the 2015-16 edition of the Edmonton Oilers deserve some credit. After kicking off their year with what has been an almost obscene schedule over the opening eight...
The Edmonton Oilers and Overvaluing Laurent Brossoit
November 25th, 2015 When it comes to up and coming prospects currently in the Edmonton Oilers farm system, few appear to have this fan base as excited as netminder Laurent Brossoit. While the organization has been looking for a No. 1 goaltender since parting ways with Dwayne Roloson following...
Anders Nilsson, Cam Talbot and the Edmonton Oilers
November 24th, 2015 We are now 23 days into the month of November and the Edmonton Oilers have played nine games, posting a 3-5-1 mark. While their record may not be where they want it to be, the fact the Oilers have handed over the starters role to Anders Nilsson over the past three weeks is...
Surprise Surprise Oilers Still Have Goaltending Problems
November 14th, 2015 Surprise the Edmonton Oilers have problems, Connor McDavid might be one of them but there's a giant list that would make Jay Z's 99 Problems seem light. One of them is the never ending battle in trying to find a capable goaltender. Then again maybe the Oilers...
