March 14th, 2018It's not often that a team spends draft capital to acquire a player they hope plays as little as possible, but that was exactly the pathos behind the acquisition of veteran forward and UFA-to-be Tommy Wingels. That's not a knock on Wingels whatsoever. It's merely an acknowledgement of the fact that prior to the trade things had been...
February 28th, 2018Bob Murray did warn us that there might not be much activity. Nevertheless, the idea of the Anaheim Ducks general manager adding a scoring winger or a depth defenseman by the trade deadline still seemed plausible given his club's needs and their window to win right now. In the end, though, Murray only made subtle moves in signing...
February 25th, 2018The Anaheim Ducks have signed veteran forward Chris Kelly to a one-year, $1.25-million pro-rated contract that also includes bonuses, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/967865797392683009 Kelly has not played in the NHL since last season, when he appeared in all 82 games for the Ottawa...
February 11th, 2018Of the 25 players selected to represent Canada for men's hockey in PyeongChang, only two do not have any NHL experience. While there are no current NHLers competing in this year's Winter Games, there is plenty of NHL talent on this particular roster. This is a sizable reason why Canada can take the gold in South Korea. You also have...
January 11th, 2018Following the United States announcement of their 2018 Olympic Roster, Canada has now named their 25-man roster for the Games in PyeongChang. The team isn't quite as talented as it could have been had the NHL participated in the tournament, though the same could be said about every other country in the tournament. The roster, though,...
November 7th, 2017The Edmonton Oilers continue to shuffle the deck chairs on the Titanic for this 2017-18 season. Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong for this year's Oilers - this was a team that, last season, was one win away from making the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2006. Now, the wheels have completely fallen off the...
October 4th, 2017The Edmonton Oilers nailed down their opening night roster to kick off the 2017-18 season. If you're living under a rock, or just trying to keep track of the latest Oilers news, there are some things to note. Prized prospect Jesse Puljujarvi will not start the season with the Oilers. However, Kailer Yamamoto will. In just a short time,...
September 26th, 2017In the first two rounds of Grading Chiarelli: Oilers Summer Moves the Edmonton Oilers organization let people leave the franchise and, in many cases, did not replace them with players who would improve the team in areas of weakness. In some cases, the exits were warranted. In others, questionable. On the flip side, the team also made...