February 29th, 2016Arizona's Corey Potter is on his way to Nashville after the Predators and Coyotes completed a deal to close-off Trade Deadline Day. The 32 year-old has had stints in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. In 129 NHL games, Potter has racked-up eight goals and 24...
September 10th, 2015The Arizona Coyotes have invited defensemen Keith Aulie and Corey Potter to tryouts at training camp, the team announced on Tuesday. Aulie, 26, spent last season with the Edmonton Oilers posting a single assist in 31 games. He also posted a -4.7% score-adjusted CF%Rel with a 43.8% score-adjusted CF%. The prior season with the Tampa...
July 10th, 2013It's no secret that the Edmonton Oilers defense has needed an upgrade. There are multiple holes to fill and some star power needed. There are some excellent building blocks in place. Justin Schultz looks like he could become a star, Jeff Petry and Ladislav Smid have proven to be effective top four defensemen and Nick Schultz is a...
April 27th, 2013 In recent years the Edmonton Oilers have had very little to play for in April, except of course, to ruin the playoff chances of the teams they're facing. As the old saying goes, misery loves company, and non-playoff teams love nothing more than to stymie the postseason hopes of whoever they play at the end of the season. The...
January 17th, 2013 There might not be another team in the NHL with as much anticipation to start the season as the Edmonton Oilers. Languishing at the bottom of the standings over the past three years with finishes of 30th, 30th, 29th, Oiler fans are ready for the team to make their move. Obviously the silver lining to finishing so low...
November 18th, 2012 With the ongoing NHL lockout, it's no surprise that many players have gone elsewhere in an attempt to stay sharp and get some game action. Much of the focus for Edmonton Oilers players playing in other markets so far has been around their quartet of young stars and the fact that Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Ryan...
August 24th, 2012 It seems that over the past couple of seasons when the Oilers defence group was talked about, it was usually when referencing their deficiencies. As a group they have certainly struggled. With finishes of 29th, 30th, 30th over the past three seasons this bunch has had their fair share of fingers pointed at them. With most of...
January 30th, 2012 With 30+games to play, it's not exactly the halfway point of the season, but the all-star break is a perfect time to sit back and take a look at the season to date and to look at some projections for the second half.
The Oilers by all accounts have had a disappointing season, currently sitting 14th in the Western...