How the West Has Fared Post-Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 4, 2012 With the current CBA about to expire, it’s time to look at how the NHL’s Western Conference has fared since the 2004-2005 lockout…
Pre-Season NHL Rankings: The Western Conference Dave Champion | August 2, 2012 This off-season has been full of surprising twists and turns in the NHL world, from Shea Weber signing an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators’ matching…
Edmonton Oilers All-Time Roster Carl Maloney | July 27, 2012 With the Edmonton Oilers previous season well over, and the upcoming season months (hopefully) away, Oiler fans are sitting, awaiting the next big Oiler news. They have had an eventful offseason already…
Former Oiler Steve Staios Retires Marcy Di Michele | July 25, 2012 Before he was traded to the Calgary Flames in 2010, gritty defenseman Steve Staios was one of the faces of the Edmonton Oilers. After signing as a UFA in 2001,…
Top 10 NHL 2012 Draft Team Performances Christopher Ralph | July 24, 2012 With just over a month to digest the results of the 2012 NHL draft and subsequently recover from NDWS (NHL Draft Withdrawal Syndrome), henothwest-western-conferencere are my projected top ten team…
Yakupov, Oilers Agree to Entry-Level Contract Marcy Di Michele | July 23, 2012 It almost seemed like just a formality at this point, but the Edmonton Oilers announced today that they’ve signed first overall pick Nail Yakupov to a three-year entry-level contract. Edmonton…
Sam Gagner Remains an Oiler Marcy Di Michele | July 20, 2012 On Friday morning, the Edmonton Oilers announced that they signed forward Sam Gagner to a one year contract worth $3.2 million dollars. The new contract will be a significant raise…
Edmonton Oilers Off-Season Update Carl Maloney | July 12, 2012 The Edmonton Oilers off-season has been eventful already and Oiler fans hope that Steve Tambellini isn’t done adding pieces just yet…
Oilers Re-sign Goalie Devan Dubnyk Marcy Di Michele | July 5, 2012 It’s certainly been an eventful summer so far for the Edmonton Oilers. They drafted Russian sniper Nail Yakupov with the first overall pick at the NHL draft, adding to an…
The Decision 2012: Oilers land Schultz Marcy Di Michele | July 2, 2012 Defenceman Justin Schultz was originally drafted in the second round by the Anaheim Ducks in 2008, 43rd overall. He was highly touted back then, but still something of a raw…
Top 5 Worst Free Agent Signings of 2011 Eric Roberts | June 29, 2012 The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will…
Edmonton a Good Fit for Justin Schultz Carl Maloney | June 29, 2012 Open season on Justin Schultz has begun. He cannot officially sign with a team until July 1st, but negotiations have begun in earnest. Holding court in Newport Sports Toronto office with his…