Posts About "Eric Gryba"
Oilers Re-Sign Gritty Gryba
June 27th, 2017 Prior to the 2017 NHL Draft, rumours of a potential Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders swap began circulating rapidly. Where there was smoke, there was fire as Jordan Eberle was flipped for Ryan Strome the day before the first-round. From Oilers general manager, Peter Chiarelli's point of view, the deal was necessary to shed salary...
Rumor Rundown: Shattenkirk, Gryba, Phaneuf, More Updates
June 27th, 2017 The rumors are fast and furious. As such, we'll be coming hot and heavy for the remaining days leading up to July 1. Teams are talking to pending unrestricted free agents and trades are being considered in order for clubs to make room when the market opens. Related: Rumor Rundown: Tavares, Yakupov, Thornton, More on the Move? Kevin...
Eric Gryba: Power of the Beard
February 18th, 2017 Every once and a while, the game of professional hockey is more than just speed, skill and physicality on ice. The hockey community has long been known as a community of competitive but caring people, willing to take the popularity of the game and use it to bring awareness to causes much bigger and more important. There is Sidney...
Eichel Out Weeks, Quick Injury Update, Zetterberg and His Future & More News
October 13th, 2016 Eichel Out Weeks With Ankle Injury Jack Eichel could be out for weeks, not days, as he recovers from a high-ankle sprain injury, Buffalo Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma confirmed on Thursday. Bylsma described Eichel's injury as moderate, according to John Vogl of the Buffalo News. Eichel suffered the injury when he became entangled...
What Exactly Happened With Versteeg?
October 13th, 2016 It's been a day since the whole Kris Versteeg situation unraveled before the eyes of the Edmonton Oilers. In case you missed it, Versteeg ended up surprising many in Oil Country by signing a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames, their provincial rival nearly 300 kilometers (186 miles) down the road. The deal with Calgary comes at an...
Ristolainen Re-Signs With Sabres, Versteeg Signs With Flames, Crosby Skates & More News
October 11th, 2016 Ristolainen Re-Signs With Sabres The Buffalo Sabres re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen to a six-year, $32.4 million contract on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/785920943860383745 The announcement came with under two hours to go before the NHL's deadline for teams to submit their...
With Russell Signed, Is Gryba Out?
October 11th, 2016 Recently, my fellow contributor here at The Hockey Writers, Shane Sander, wrote a fantastic piece that took a closer look at the impact the signing of defenseman Kris Russell was going to have on the Edmonton Oilers — namely Mark Fayne. It was a well-detailed look at Edmonton's cap situation and the potential decisions facing the...
Versteeg, Gryba & Others Get Oilers PTOs
September 24th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers opened training camp today and among the camp hopefuls are several players signed to professional tryouts with the organization. Among the field of hopefuls are NHL veterans Kris Versteeg and Eric Gryba. Versteeg played last season with the Carolina Hurricanes and scored 33 points in 63 games, while Gryba played with...
Defensive Depth a Difference Maker for the Oilers?
September 21st, 2016 One of the biggest changes to the Edmonton Oilers roster this summer was the trade that saw left-winger Taylor Hall leave the team and usher in former New Jersey Devil and stay-at-home defenseman Adam Larsson. It was one of the most significant decisions to affect the Oilers in years and triggered a new direction for a franchise that...
The Best of What's Left: Free Agent Defensemen and Goaltenders
September 13th, 2016 The free-agent market is a bone-bleaching desert. With training camp just a couple weeks out, there's not much out there if a general manager is looking to round out the depth chart. Nonetheless, teams are looking at what's out there, whether that means they're offering contracts or just trying to get players into training camp on a...
Edmonton Oilers Offer Eric Gryba PTO: Report
September 2nd, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have offered free agent defenseman Eric Gryba a professional tryout (PTO) contract, according to Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal. Gryba, 28, joined the Oilers in 2015-16 after three seasons with the Ottawa Senators. In 53 games, he registered a goal and five assists before a knee injury ended his season...
Where Gryba Fits with the Oilers
August 27th, 2016 Defenseman Eric Gryba still sits without an NHL contract. A depth blueliner, Gryba played last season with the Edmonton Oilers and while he provided as much, if not more, than was asked of him, it wasn't quite enough to guarantee him another year of employment. Injury struck the defenseman toward the end of the 2015-16 season and that...
The Edmonton Oilers' 2016 Free Agent Situation
June 17th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again in 2015-16, marking the tenth straight season in which they have failed to reach the post-season. As such, it will be yet another busy off-season for Peter Chiarelli, who will be faced with the task of not only providing major upgrades to a perpetually poor Oilers...
