Oilers Need Encore Performance from Talbot Rob Soria | October 3, 2017 Expectations can be a funny thing. Heading into 2016-17, it was apparent to anyone paying attention that Cam Talbot would play a key role in the Edmonton Oilers success or failure.…
Edmonton Oilers: 2017-18 Bold Predictions Andrew Forbes | September 19, 2017 Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some…
Oilers Goaltending Expectations for 2017-18 Shane Sander | September 16, 2017 Hockey is finally here! The Edmonton Oilers opened training camp with seven goaltenders on the roster. The situation is pretty clear, and there’s not a whole lot of jockeying for…
NHL 18 Player Ratings – Edmonton Oilers Shane Sander | September 12, 2017 With the release of NHL 18 around the corner, some fans have gained early access and player ratings have made their way around for debate and amusement. Among the various…
7 Things the Oilers Need to Avoid This Season Jim Parsons | September 4, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers were a fantastic surprise last season. Making it to the second round of the 2016-17 NHL Playoffs and posting a 103-point regular season to finish seventh in…
Oilers Top Prospects: Laurent Brossoit Shane Sander | August 12, 2017 Last month our contributors helped compile the Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects list. This month we’ll be looking at each of those ten prospects in depth in reverse order. Laurent Brossoit ranked…
Laurent Brossoit and the 2017-18 Oilers Rob Soria | August 11, 2017 As great as Cam Talbot was for the Edmonton Oilers in 2016-17, expecting a repeat performance in 2017-18 would be quite the ask. In my mind, there is an extremely…
Cam Talbot Trade Revisited Andrew Forbes | July 31, 2017 It’s not often that you see goaltenders rise from the backup role to take on the starter role with almost immediate success. But nearly two years ago, that’s exactly what…
The Ducks’ Dreaded Game 7 Hannah Bonnie | May 9, 2017 Game 7. It’s the Anaheim Ducks’ worst nightmare. Even though they defeated the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback to take Game 5 in overtime, the Ducks dropped Game 6 in…
Oilers: California Here We Come! Shane Sander | May 8, 2017 California here we come! — the Edmonton Oilers are going back to California to face the Anaheim Ducks. This time it’s for Game 7 with the winner heading to the Western…
Oilers: Stop Whining & Start Winning Mark Shiver | May 7, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers are in a place in sports where winning is almost impossible. They and their fans are whining about the calls that the NHL officials have made, or…
Blown Calls Ruining Oilers Playoff Chances, NHL Credibility Jim Parsons | May 6, 2017 There are some who will argue that the Oilers are the only ones to blame for the fact that they are now down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against the…