Oilers Pass on Fayne, Recall Oesterle and Reinhart Rob Soria | February 4, 2017 These are curious times for the Edmonton Oilers. With Darnell Nurse not yet ready to return to the lineup, Matt Benning headed to the IR list and Kris Russell banged…
The Oilers and Ryan Murray Marcy Di Michele | January 2, 2017 Every player on the Columbus Blue Jackets is riding high at the moment. They’ve won 15 straight games, and aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. One player in particular…
The Oilers & Mathew Barzal Marcy Di Michele | December 27, 2016 Hindsight is always 20/20, especially when you didn’t like the move to begin with. Oilers fans haven’t forgotten the 2015 draft, and it’s not just because of Connor McDavid. The…
Sam Reinhart: The Sabres’ Lionheart John Christian Hageny | December 14, 2016 “The stronger swordsman does not necessarily win… It is speed of hand. Speed of mind.” There is perhaps no better quote to define Sam Reinhart’s journey than that of Richard…
Oilers Bypass Reinhart on Recalls Shane Sander | December 9, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers development conundrum with former fourth overall pick Griffin Reinhart has once again reared its ugly head. Injuries on their backend have decimated them. Earlier this week, Oilers…
Story of Failed Top Prospects Joseph Aleong | November 15, 2016 The NHL Entry Draft has become an essential part of building a successful team in the league’s salary cap era. Modern day dynasties such as the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings,…
5 Condors That Could Be Oilers Shane Sander | November 5, 2016 Last season the Edmonton Oilers dressed 35 skaters and three goaltenders throughout the year. Outside of players acquired in trades, a few of those players ended the year in Edmonton…
Flyers’ Del Zotto Out With Injury, Oilers Assign Reinhart to AHL & More News Steven DiOssi | October 7, 2016 Del Zotto Out More Than a Month With Injury Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Michael Del Zotto will miss the next four to five weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced…
Reinhart Latest Failure of 2012 Draft Class Jim Parsons | October 7, 2016 To say the 2012 NHL draft was not kind to the Edmonton Oilers would be an understatement of grand proportions. That summer started as an off-season that was supposed to…
Oilers Signing Russell May Work Under 2 Conditions Jim Parsons | September 19, 2016 According to reports from some reliable Edmonton media, the Edmonton Oilers have reached out to free agent defender Kris Russell. The still unsigned defenceman, who played last season with the Dallas…
Five Fringe Oilers in Jeopardy of Losing Their Jobs Jim Parsons | September 16, 2016 Every NHL team has fringe players — players who barely hang on to NHL employment and are one bad week, maybe one bad game, away from losing their spot to another…
Oilers’ Defence Set Up to Fail Again? Larry Fisher | July 20, 2016 Let’s be clear — that headline is a question, not a statement. More of a devil’s advocate piece. It’s summer — everybody is evaluating and, well, overthinking things. As of…