Posts About "Ken Holland"
Oilers News & Rumors: Kahun, Bear, Konovalov, Holland's Plans
November 9th, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there are reports that Dominik Kahun had better offers and longer-term deals on the table before joining the Oilers. If so, why pick Edmonton? Based on how much he's not playing, should the Oilers be concerned about goaltending prospect Ilya Konovalov? There's speculation on Ethan Bear's...
Oilers' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 6th, 2020 Managing a National Hockey League team is challenging at the best of times. Every year player salaries go up, and it's a guessing game when it comes to deciding whether your free agent star forward or stud defenseman is at their peak, has room for improvement, or is trending downward. Adding to the difficulty is that every general...
Oilers Need to Re-sign Nugent-Hopkins
October 19th, 2020 Edmonton Oilers' general manager (GM) Ken Holland is well into his offseason re-tooling of the Oilers' roster. His decisions can be divided into three categories: (1) Those that could be completed immediately. Moves that fell into this category included deciding not to make new contract offers to any of Andreas Athanasiou, Matt...
Oilers' Holland Conducts Free Agency Magic for Under $8 Million
October 10th, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland is on a roll. Sure, there are questions about the penalty kill and there's concern that the goaltending isn't good enough. There's even concern after getting a steal of a deal on an offensive-defenseman on Saturday that the blue line isn't good enough. All that said, the Oilers did some...![Oilers Unlikely to Take Defenseman With 14th Pick [Video]](https://s3951.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ken-Holland-Oilers-383x231.jpg)
Oilers Unlikely to Take Defenseman With 14th Pick [Video]
October 5th, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland recently gave some insight into his team's approach at the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft. Give a watch, and see what position he is unlikely to target with his first-round pick. As Holland points out, there's really no reason for the Oilers to draft a defenseman with their first-round...
Oilers News & Rumors: Klefbom, Nugent-Hopkins, Trade Rumors, More
October 5th, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Ken Holland spoke with media about where the team is at with a few players, the upcoming NHL draft and what the GM's plans are heading into free agency. Holland has talked to a ton of other GM's, but how accurate are many of the rumors floating around out there? Holland Has a Plan Over...
Edmonton Oilers 2020 NHL Draft Preview
September 19th, 2020 How should the Edmonton Oilers approach the 2020 NHL Entry Draft? While Oct. 6 is fast approaching, there is time for general manager Ken Holland to add some selections to his team's limited supply between now and then. The Oilers were seemingly in an ideal spot for a playoff run which meant that picks were traded away at the deadline...
Should the Oilers Look at Wayne Simmonds?
September 10th, 2020 On Tuesday, Pierre LeBrun posted an article that cited comments from pending unrestricted free agent forward Wayne Simmonds. During Simmonds interview with the hockey insider, he said he was, "open to everything". The article was discussing specifically Simmonds comments that he'd looked at the Toronto Maple Leafs and wondered if...
Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers' 2020 Trade Deadline
September 4th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Trade Deadline found the Edmonton Oilers in unfamiliar territory. Despite having the services of superstar Connor McDavid for several seasons, they had only been in contention once, in 2016-17. This time around they were above .500, in and out of first in the Pacific Division, and an Oiler not named McDavid was leading the...
Could Oilers Actually Trade Away Multiple Top-Four Defensemen?
August 27th, 2020 Argue all you want about whether or not the Edmonton Oilers actually have two top-four (most people argue top-two) defensemen on the current roster. That's not entirely the point. What NHL insider and former NHL general manager Brian Lawton meant when he said he could see the Oilers trading two of their top-four d-men before next...
Oilers News & Rumors: Puljujarvi, Smith, Leadership, Trades, More
August 13th, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is lots of talk surrounding the team's early exit from the postseason and what comes next. Ken Holland spoke to the media and gave some analysis of what he saw and hints as to his thought process moving forward. There are debates about why the Oilers lost the series, updates on...
Oilers GM Holland Talks Puljujarvi, Scouting, the NHL Bubble, More
July 31st, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland joined Jason Gregor on TSN 1260 Friday and had a lot to say when it comes to the unique 2020 NHL playoff schedule, the bubble, scouting, and strategies heading into Saturday's contest against the Chicago Blackhawks. But, perhaps the most interesting comments came in regards to prospect...
Red Wings News & Rumors: Draft Lottery, Holland, & Johansson
July 1st, 2020 Well, despite finishing with the worst record in the NHL this past season, the Detroit Red Wings will have the fourth-overall pick at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Related: THW's 2020 Draft Guide In this iteration of Red Wings News & Rumors, we'll take a look at the fallout from the draft lottery, celebrate one of the greatest...
