Posts About "Ethan Bear"
Oilers Prospects Pushing For Roster Spots
December 13th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers' defensive corps could look very different between now and next October. Veteran defencemen Andrej Sekera and Kris Russell each have modified trade clauses that kick in next summer, and there's a chance that both players could be moved before then. Matt Benning is a solid third pairing option, but it's unclear whether...
Oilers Prospects Update: Bear, Safin, Skinner
October 23rd, 2018 Over the past few weeks, we've taken an extensive in-depth look at the Edmonton Oilers prospect pool. While the pool may not be the deepest in the NHL, there's plenty of promise within the pool that makes it one of the more complete groups the franchise has worked with in over 20 years. That's a bold statement, and one that...
Making Sense of Oilers Defense & Opening Night Roster
October 3rd, 2018 As the NHL prepares to drop the puck on its 101st season of play (102nd of operation), teams announced their opening night rosters. The Edmonton Oilers finalized their roster with a flurry of moves over the past 48 hours. Gone are Pontus Aberg (claimed on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks) and Jakub Jerabek (traded to the St. Louis...
Oilers 2018-19 Rookie Camp Roster & Thoughts
September 8th, 2018 Kailer Yamamoto returns for his second rookie camp with the Edmonton Oilers and highlights a deep crop of prospects that are in attendance. The other big name is Evan Bouchard, who is penciled into having a real opportunity of cracking the opening night roster whether some fans agree or not. More on Bouchard later. With Yamamoto the goal...
Edmonton Oilers' Top 10 Prospects
August 6th, 2018 One criticism the Edmonton Oilers have drawn throughout the years is their inability to find talent outside of the first round. That's a notion that's changed over the past few drafts, namely the three since general manager Peter Chiarelli has come to town. The fruits of that labor are just starting to pay dividends as the pipeline...
2018-19 Oilers: Piecing Together Roster
April 22nd, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers could return a full roster for next season. That won’t happen, not after the disappointment that was the 2017-18 campaign. So while there are enough players under contract for 2018-19 to ice an entire team, there will surely be some changes and some new faces in Edmonton’s opening-night lineup. As of now,...