The NHL Draft Lottery Is Not About the Edmonton Oilers Rob Soria | April 30, 2016 It is that time of year again. While it may be little later than normal, today is the day we find out who will have the honour of making the first…
3 Potential 2016 NHL Draft Steals Brett Slawson | April 29, 2016 The 2016 NHL Entry Draft is quickly approaching, scheduled to be held June 24-25th, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. As such, scouting and reporting have begun to…
Does Drafting Patrik Laine Make Taylor Hall a Trade Chip? Marcy Di Michele | April 29, 2016 Today, on the eve of the impending draft lottery, I’d like to take this moment to remember years past, when the Oilers, though not in last place, still became the…
Mitch Marner on the Verge of OHL History? Andrew Forbes | April 27, 2016 Three games into the OHL’s Western Conference Finals, Mitch Marner and the London Knights are three games up on the Erie Otters and dominating on the scoreboard. The Knights have…
Edmonton Oilers 2016 Off-Season Guide Brett Slawson | April 26, 2016 At the 2016 NHL Trade Deadline, Edmonton was supposed to be a seller, yet with a number of high value players reportedly available in trade, namely Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov,…
Oilers Trio Should Lead Team Canada in Russia Rob Soria | April 24, 2016 With the first-round of the NHL post-season nearing its conclusion, the countdown to the start of the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia is well under way. While we will…
How Would You Feel if the Oilers Won the Draft Lottery? Marcy Di Michele | April 19, 2016 It could happen. The Oilers have a 13.5% of winning the draft lottery for the second season in a row. Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the Oilers last…
Hockey Headlines: McDavid Anniversary; Seguin Out Again Marcy Di Michele | April 18, 2016 A collection of the latest news from around the world of hockey: The Predators took two games on the road, and Bruce Boudreau’s playoff reputation continues to take hits. [The…
Facing Off: Any Sweeps in Store for First Round? Larry Fisher | April 18, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
How Far Off Are the Oilers from the Capitals? Marcy Di Michele | April 16, 2016 It was 2004. The Tampa Bay Lightning had just won the Stanley Cup. The hockey world was on the cusp of losing an entire season to a lock-out. But for…
Examining the 2015 NHL Draft Dennis Schellenberg | April 12, 2016 The 2015 NHL Draft was held almost 10 months ago and the first post-draft season is soon in the books. How did the season go for some draftees and did…
A Look Back at Pre-Season Predictions, and a Look Ahead to the Playoffs Marcy Di Michele | April 11, 2016 Before the start of the 2015-16 NHL campaign, I wrote a piece highlighting a few predictions I had for the season. It’s nearly impossible to accurately prognosticate what will happen…