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…
Oilers Interested in Georgiev: New Direction in Goal? Rob Couch | January 10, 2022 Whatever has gone on in the Edmonton Oilers‘ crease this season, it hasn’t worked. The team is 22nd in goals allowed per game this season with 3.26. They have as…
Oilers Need to Recall and Start Skinner Immediately Rob Couch | January 5, 2022 Once the Edmonton Oilers finally activated Mike Smith off the injured reserve, most people assumed a big problem would be solved and the team would have its answer in net.…
Oilers Can’t Rely On Smith Returning From Injury Brian Swane | December 24, 2021 During an interview Thursday (Dec. 23) with Jason Gregor on TSN 1260 radio, Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland expressed hope that No. 1 goaltender Mike Smith will be back…
Oilers’ Mikko Koskinen Is NHL’s Most Underappreciated Goaltender Rob Couch | December 2, 2021 After what Mikko Koskinen has done for the Edmonton Oilers this season, it’s unreasonable that fans are still hating on him and blaming him for any misfortunes. He is a…
Oilers’ Duo of Koskinen & Skinner Ease Concerns About Smith Brian Swane | November 29, 2021 If you told Edmonton Oilers fans before the beginning of the 2021-22 NHL season that No. 1 goaltender Mike Smith would be injured in the team’s third game, there would…
Oilers’ Matching Expectations at American Thanksgiving Dale Bochon | November 28, 2021 Many preseason polls predicted the Edmonton Oilers would make the playoffs in the 2021-22 season, but very few saw the team achieving a .737 winning percentage by American Thanksgiving. This…