Oilers Start the Season With Question Marks Up the Middle Carl Maloney | September 24, 2013 The Edmonton Oilers were planning on going into 2013-14 with a firmly established top six group of forwards. Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sam Gagner, Nail Yakupov and the newly acquired David Perron…
Center of Attention: Addressing the Oilers Biggest Need Marcy Di Michele | September 13, 2013 “It feels good,” said Hall. “It’s a lot different accepting passes in the middle of the ice and not having the boards to my left. But I am excited about…
Five Players that Need to be Better for the Edmonton Oilers Carl Maloney | September 1, 2013 The 2013 shortened season was another poor one for the Edmonton Oilers. Yet another season for Oiler fans to lament their position in the bottom of the league’s standings. There…
Compete Level Will Be Key For Oilers Carl Maloney | August 12, 2013 If there’s one consistent message the new regime in Edmonton is continuing to highlight, it’s that they will expect nothing less than consistent competitive effort from all their players. Both…
Oilers, Sam Gagner Agree to New Contract Marcy Di Michele | July 22, 2013 The Edmonton Oilers didn’t want to lose Sam Gagner. At least not now. Their depth chart at the center ice position is painfully thin. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins won’t be ready to…
Edmonton Oilers Add Needed Grit, Toughness and Depth Carl Maloney | July 8, 2013 Craig MacTavish and the Edmonton Oilers haven’t made the big splash everyone was anticipating and hoping for, at least not yet. Expectations are running high and based on MacTavish’s proclamations…
Edmonton Oilers Free Agent Frenzy Recap Marcy Di Michele | July 6, 2013 For the first time in a while, free agency lived up to it’s title. It was a frenzy indeed, a lot of it centered around the Ottawa Senators. Edmonton made…
NHL Free Agents: 5 Targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins Meesh Shanmugam | July 3, 2013 With the free agent market opening on Friday, teams are scrambling to keep their unrestricted free agents or figure out how to replace them. The new CBA has added a…
Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy Walter McLaughlin | August 21, 2011 “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…
Hendricks Signing Paying Off for Capitals Keara Dowd | November 14, 2010 One of the more controversial stories around the NHL this past summer was the situation between the Washington Capitals and Eric Belanger. After a week of turmoil and bad press…