Posts About "Ken Holland"
Oilers News and Rumors: Gagner, Waivers, Playoffs, More
October 1st, 2019 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Ken Holland addressed the media today and had a few insights to give regarding the team. What was the story with the waiver wire and was the team interested in anyone available from it? Why was Holland frustrated with the questions about Edmonton being a playoff team? What did he mean when...
Oilers Could Be Ideal Fit For Burdasov
September 20th, 2019 After spending the past ten seasons on a variety of different teams in the KHL, Anton Burdasov has decided to take a crack at trying to land his dream gig...playing in the NHL. Though the hope of securing a one-way deal from an organization did not come to fruition, the Russian winger signed a PTO with the Edmonton Oilers earlier this...
Oilers and Puljujarvi Need Each Other
August 28th, 2019 If you haven't heard all summer, the Edmonton Oilers and forward Jesse Puljujarvi have been going through some serious relationship issues and are in desperate need of some couple's counseling. As reported on Tuesday morning by David Staples of the Edmonton Journal, the ongoing feud between the Oilers and the former fourth-overall...
Jesse Puljujarvi and the Edmonton Oilers
August 9th, 2019 Isn’t it funny how things can go so wrong over the course of three short years? The date was June 24, 2016, and the setting was the NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo. It was on that day the Edmonton Oilers were handed the good fortune of having Jesse Puljujarvi fall into their lap at the No. 4 position in the draft. Well, so much for...
Oilers: Holland Attempts to Fix a Chiarelli Wrong
July 20th, 2019 To suggest Peter Chiarelli left the Edmonton Oilers in cap purgatory and with a badly flawed roster would be kind. Ken Holland knew cleaning up said mess was part of the deal when he took the gig as the club’s general manager and that it wasn’t going to be easy. Though he still has plenty of work to do, trading Milan Lucic to the...
Ken Holland's Red Wings Legacy
July 12th, 2019 Earlier this year, former Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland accepted the same position with the Edmonton Oilers. Over the last 23 years, Holland has guided the Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and endless successes. He poured blood, sweat, and tears into the team, keeping the playoff streak alive for as long as possible. But...
