Oilers: The Arrival of Oscar Klefbom Rob Soria | May 29, 2017 Barring another injury-riddled campaign, the 2016-17 season was always going to be a campaign in which the Edmonton Oilers made substantial gains in the overall standings. The question was whether or…
Oilers, Chiarelli Need to Tread Carefully Rob Soria | May 19, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers will be in an interesting position heading into the 2017-18 NHL season. After exceeding expectations during the 2016-17 campaign and pushing the Anaheim Ducks to a seventh…
Is Klefbom a No. 1 Defenseman? Shane Sander | March 12, 2017 There’s been plenty of talk about the Edmonton Oilers and their need for a stud No. 1 defenseman. The bullet points of the argument are that the Oilers are without…
Are the Oilers This Good? The Defense Jim Parsons | January 28, 2017 [mc4wp_form id=”230175″] In the first of a three-part series, we tried to tackle the question: are the Edmonton Oilers really as good as their recent record and current position in the…
Recap: Oilers Capitalize on Chances to Beat Sharks Zachary DeVine | January 27, 2017 The San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers are no strangers but this outcome certainly felt like a reversal of fortunes. After San Jose jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, Edmonton…
Oilers Looking for a True Top Blue Jim Parsons | December 17, 2016 There are very few superstar, No. 1 defensemen in the NHL. An argument can be made that there may be only five or six teams in the NHL who employ…
Oilers Getting Money’s Worth From Sekera Rob Soria | October 30, 2016 Back in the summer of 2015, the Edmonton Oilers turned more than a few heads by jumping into the unrestricted free agent market and landing one of its biggest prizes,…
Should Russell’s Play Make Him a Long-Term Oiler? Jim Parsons | October 25, 2016 To say Kris Russell has been a pleasant surprise for the Edmonton Oilers would be understating things. Russell hasn’t just been good, it’s arguable that he’s been one of, if…
Kris Russell Signing Is a Win-Win for Oilers Rob Soria | October 8, 2016 While his name had already worked its way through the rumour mill over the past few weeks, it appeared as though the Edmonton Oilers decided inking unrestricted free agent defenseman Kris…
Reviewing the Worst 2015 Free Agent Contracts Devin Slawson | June 17, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Free Agency period set to begin in about two weeks, on July 1st, we take a look back at how the contracts turned out from one…
Who Won the 2015 UFA Market? Bill Schoeninger | April 5, 2016 Unrestricted free agency in the salary cap era has become a very different animal than the free agency we knew in the pre-cap era. Very rarely these days do teams…
What Should the Edmonton Oilers Do With Oscar Klefbom? Rob Soria | March 22, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers 2015-16 campaign officially comes to an end in Vancouver on April 9th, defenceman Oscar Klefbom will have missed the final 52 games of the season. Considering…