Versteeg Gets PTO… Cue the Speculation Jim Parsons | September 10, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers officially signed Kris Versteeg to a professional tryout (PTO) on Friday. If this turns into an actual NHL contract, it adds some much-needed depth at the right-wing…
Kris Versteeg Signs PTO with Edmonton Oilers Steven DiOssi | September 9, 2016 Free agent Kris Versteeg has signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced on Friday. Versteeg’s PTO with the Oilers brings a close to a roller…
Oilers and Flames Ready to Ignite Brett Slawson | September 9, 2016 When it comes to rivalries in the modern day NHL, arguably none are as heated as that of the perpetual feud between provincial rivals the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.…
Is Nugent-Hopkins a Second or Third-Line Center? Jim Parsons | September 8, 2016 A few days ago, I wrote a piece suggesting the Edmonton Oilers give Leon Draisaitl time at the wing position instead of his natural center role. The logic behind the…
Was Taylor Hall Trade a Dressing Room Maneuver? Jim Parsons | September 6, 2016 Today, Elliotte Friedman — one of the best in today’s media and NHL coverage — dropped a bomb on fans of the Oilers, Devils, Habs, Predators and Lightning with this…
Oilers GM Says “No Buyers Remorse” in Hall/Larsson Trade Shane Sander | September 6, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers traded forward Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson this summer, it was the biggest trade since they traded Ryan Smyth to…
The Reason Behind the Taylor Hall Trade Marcy Di Michele | September 6, 2016 The second-most talked about trade of the offseason (P.K Subban for Shea Weber being the first), saw budding offensive star Taylor Hall traded for a sort-of unproven defensive blueliner in…
Does the NHL Want Connor McDavid as the Face of the League? Marcy Di Michele | September 5, 2016 When Sidney Crosby was set to enter the league, he had NHL executives licking their chops. A season-long lock-out surely alienated the casual fan, and having a bonafide superstar to…
Lander’s Last Year With Oilers? Shane Sander | September 5, 2016 This could very well be forward Anton Lander’s last year with the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old from Sweden has struggled to gain traction in the Oilers lineup and had the…
5 Oilers to Watch in 2016-17 Brett Slawson | September 5, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers’ 2016-17 season officially gets underway on October 12th, and when it does, there will be a seemingly endless number of storylines to follow as the campaign progresses.…
Oilers Recap: Moving Draisaitl to RW, Richards Offered PTO? Shane Sander | September 4, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have a logjam at center right now and with everyone entering the year healthy it presents a unique dynamic for the team. Last year Edmonton amassed an…
Oilers Should Consider Starting Draisaitl at Wing Jim Parsons | September 4, 2016 If the Edmonton Oilers move forward with a top-nine centered by Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl, they’ll have one of the better groupings of one-through-three centers in the…
