Posts About "Cam Talbot"
Oilers Trade Value: Goalies & Defense
March 13th, 2018 The regular season is winding down, and the Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the off-season. It's been a long and disappointing season and it's time to begin the evaluation period. Edmonton might not be making wholesale changes this summer, but there's a lot that needs to be done; the most pressing is to find a winger for Connor...
Is Cam Talbot the Long-Term Answer for Oilers?
March 12th, 2018 It's nonsense to think some people are suggesting the Edmonton Oilers should trade Cam Talbot. It was just one year ago that Talbot was the second-most valuable player in Edmonton's lineup behind Connor McDavid. He also finished fourth in Vezina Trophy voting and set an Oilers record for most wins in a season. If you're looking for a...
Oilers Aren't Making the Playoffs
February 11th, 2018 For every fan that's holding onto a glimmer of hope, it's time to face the cold hard truth. The Edmonton Oilers are not going to make the playoffs this year. If there was ever a point in the season to pinpoint as the moment, you could say that it was this three-game California road trip. Edmonton was 10-2-0 against their Pacific...
A Tale of Two Seasons
January 25th, 2018 Coming off what was easily their most disappointing effort of the season, the Edmonton Oilers reached a new low point for 2017-18. After being thoroughly dominated by the lowly Buffalo Sabres on home-ice and being shutout for the third time in their last five appearances at Rogers Place, much of their fanbase is ready to wave the white...
Facing Off: Weighing In on Oilers’ Ongoing Misery
January 25th, 2018 So is it Fallin’ for Dahlin? Or should it be Stallin’ for Dahlin? The Fall for Hall didn’t work — Todd McLellan and Peter Chiarelli didn’t give Taylor Hall enough time to work with Connor McDavid — but now Swedish defender Rasmus Dahlin is the new wunderkind. Nothing really rhymes with Andrei Svechnikov — I did...
What Should the Edmonton Oilers Do Next?
January 11th, 2018 Despite looking as though their 2017-18 campaign is all but over, there are still those holding out hope the Edmonton Oilers could somehow save their season. Now the chances of that happening seem rather slim but to each his own. With that aside, if we go on the assumption that making the playoffs is no longer a realistic option, what...
