Oilers Lost the Game but Won the Fight Marcy Di Michele | October 31, 2016 Some things are bigger than hockey. At the end of the day, it’s a game, where athletes get paid an obscene amount of money to play, and fans get the…
The Fantasy Hockey Four Todd Moritz | October 31, 2016 Auston Matthews had a storybook opening night with an NHL record four goals in his debut. Patrik Laine beat Matthews’ team while recording a hat-trick, and inspiring chants of “Laine’s…
Oilers Being Out-Shot, but Winning Jim Parsons | October 30, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers are 7-1-0. Their seventh win of the 2015-16 season didn’t come until November 20 that year and, at that point, Edmonton was 7-12-1 and already looking at potentially missing…
Will the Clock Strike Midnight for the Oilers? Marcy Di Michele | October 30, 2016 One could argue that Oilers fans have been spoiled over the years. Getting the privilege of watching Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri on a game-to-game basis, celebrating five Stanley…
Are the Oilers the Real Deal? Rob Soria | October 29, 2016 So here we are. Two and a half weeks into the 2016-17 season and the Edmonton Oilers not only sit atop of the Pacific Division but the entire Western Conference…
Hey Oilers! Taylor Hall is Watching Marcy Di Michele | October 28, 2016 It’s every reporter’s dream. The naturally outspoken Taylor Hall, whose Devils team is middle of the pack and his former squad having the second-best record in the NHL. The Oilers…
Being Tested and Passing With Flying Colors Jim Parsons | October 28, 2016 You often hear players talk about the notion of taking games one at a time. Sometimes, they’ll even suggest they focus on things one period, one step or one shot…
Fantasy Daily Cheat Sheet: Oct 28, 2016 Jim Parsons | October 28, 2016 The Maple Leafs finally snapped their losing streak. Montreal stayed incredibly hot and the Red Wings won in a shootout. The highest scoring game was the Arizona Coyotes against the…
Re-Visiting the Nugent-Hopkins Question Marcy Di Michele | October 27, 2016 It’s still early. Four points in seven games are not terrible. But although it may be early in the NHL season, it’s not early in Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ season. Between the…
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Blockbuster Trades Already Transpiring Larry Fisher | October 26, 2016 Sidney Crosby owners rejoice. He’s back, he sniped a goal in his first game, and the chase is on. He’s got some catching up to do in the scoring race,…
For the Oilers, It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish Marcy Di Michele | October 25, 2016 Temper the expectations, not the enthusiasm. Wise words from Sportsnet’s Tim Micallef when discussing the Edmonton Oilers. Since the team was ripped to shreds by their head coach, their record…
Oilers Pass Test with Flying Colours Rob Soria | October 25, 2016 It was five days ago, in this very spot, that I wrote about the Edmonton Oilers’ embarking on their only difficult stretch of games in the month of October. While…