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…
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…
3 Reasons Oilers’ Koskinen Deserves More Starts Before Trade Deadline Rob Couch | February 20, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers have been nothing short of spectacular since Jay Woodcroft took over as head coach. They are a perfect 5-0-0 and have outscored opponents 22-8. The eight goals…
Oilers Should Try to Ride a Smith/Koskinen Tandem Into the Playoffs Rob Couch | February 13, 2022 This entire season the biggest question and concern has been the goaltending of the Edmonton Oilers. With Mikko Koskinen on the last year of his deal at $4.5 million, the…
Mike Smith’s Time Is Running Out to Be Oilers’ Starting Goalie Brian Swane | February 8, 2022 Mike Smith has played 846 regular-season games in his NHL career. On Tuesday (Feb. 8), the veteran Edmonton Oilers goaltender steps between the pipes once more. And then after that,…
Oilers: 5 Young Goaltending Trade Targets for Future Stability in Net Rob Couch | February 1, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending problems won’t be solved with a rental, and recent years have shown that the team, and goaltending especially, need to get younger. Ideally, they would be…
Oilers Should Consider a New Goaltending Coach Rob Couch | January 25, 2022 With all the speculation on whether head coach Dave Tippett is going to have a job with the Edmonton Oilers in the very near future and general manager Ken Holland’s…
Oilers Should Look to Capitals to Address Goaltending Woes Rob Couch | January 20, 2022 Once again we are talking about another viable option in net that the Edmonton Oilers could trade for and soon. Since general manager Ken Holland sat down with the media…
Oilers’ Skinner Blows Golden Opportunity in Loss to Senators Brian Swane | January 16, 2022 There could have been a transformative moment on Saturday (Jan. 15) at Rogers Place. It was right there for the taking when goaltender Stuart Skinner and the Edmonton Oilers skated…
Oilers GM Holland’s Plan to Stick With Smith & Koskinen Could Cost Team Brian Swane | January 13, 2022 With his team mired in a 2-9-2 slump, Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland held a media availability on Tuesday (Jan. 11) that might best be characterized as a “state…