Nurse’s Return the Oilers Biggest Deadline Acquisition? Jim Parsons | February 9, 2017 The NHL Trade Deadline is March 1, 2017. In other words, the final day for teams on the playoff bubble or currently fixed to make a long playoff push to…
Benning Injury Bad Timing for Oilers Jim Parsons | February 5, 2017 In the Edmonton Oilers loss to Carolina on Friday, it was more than missing two points and losing their third consecutive game that has drawn concern in Edmonton. In the…
Oilers Looking for a True Top Blue Jim Parsons | December 17, 2016 There are very few superstar, No. 1 defensemen in the NHL. An argument can be made that there may be only five or six teams in the NHL who employ…
Should Oilers Consider Iginla? Jim Parsons | December 13, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have a very legitimate source within the organization that also hosts a daily radio show entitled “Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer”. As you can guess, that source’s…
Nurse Out 3 Months, NWHL Departure & More News Dustin L. Nelson | December 12, 2016 Edmonton defender Darnell Nurse is going to miss up to 12 weeks of play after undergoing surgery to repair ankle ligament and bone damage. He hasn’t skated since suffering the…
Fayne Out, Who Steps In? Jim Parsons | December 7, 2016 One of the things forgotten in an overtime loss the Buffalo Sabres handed the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday evening was the untimely exit of Mark Fayne. Fayne took himself out…
The Jordan Eberle Problem Marcy Di Michele | November 28, 2016 Darnell Nurse was out of position on the game-winning goal. But it was Jordan Eberle’s name that was promptly thrown under the bus as the final buzzer sounded. Within reason…
The Oilers Aren’t Ready Marcy Di Michele | November 18, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers started the season 7-1, everyone thought (hoped) that they were a different team. Sure, they weren’t playing perfect hockey, but they were getting results in the…
Benning Not to Blame for Loss Jim Parsons | November 4, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers lost their third game in a row on Thursday. That makes it officially a losing streak. Fans were hoping that this 7-1-0 start was the beginning of…
Should Russell’s Play Make Him a Long-Term Oiler? Jim Parsons | October 25, 2016 To say Kris Russell has been a pleasant surprise for the Edmonton Oilers would be understating things. Russell hasn’t just been good, it’s arguable that he’s been one of, if…
Kris Russell Signing Is a Win-Win for Oilers Rob Soria | October 8, 2016 While his name had already worked its way through the rumour mill over the past few weeks, it appeared as though the Edmonton Oilers decided inking unrestricted free agent defenseman Kris…
Seven Potential Landing Spots for Jacob Trouba Dustin Nelson | September 25, 2016 Jacob Trouba, one of the Winnipeg Jets’ top young players, has made public his request to be traded out of Winnipeg and says he will not report to training camp.…
