Do the Edmonton Oilers Have a Culture Problem? Colton Pankiw | January 11, 2023 While the Edmonton Oilers have suffered several frustrating losses through the first half of the 2022-23 season, Monday’s 6-3 drubbing by the Los Angeles Kings had to be one of…
Oilers Remain Team with Many Flaws in Year 8 of McDavid Colton Pankiw | January 9, 2023 While it feels like forever ago, you don’t have to go all that far back to find a time when the Edmonton Oilers were the laughingstock of the NHL. Despite…
Oilers Need to Make Key Improvements in the Second Half Dale Bochon | January 8, 2023 The famous line from the movie Forrest Gump, “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get” might be the best way to summarize the…
Oilers’ Holland Deserves Credit for Kostin & Skinner Deals Sean Panganiban | December 22, 2022 When Edmonton Oilers general manager (GM) Ken Holland’s career is over, he’ll be regarded as one of the best GMs in the history of the NHL. He’s already in the…
Oilers Are in Trouble If Salary Cap Only Increases by $1 Million Colton Pankiw | December 14, 2022 On Dec. 13, NHL insiders, including Elliotte Friedman and Frank Seravalli, reported that the league’s salary cap may only increase by $1 million next season, from $82.5 million to $83.5…
Oilers Could Use Barry Fraser Magic at Upcoming NHL Draft Dale Bochon | December 10, 2022 The upcoming 2023 NHL Draft isn’t happening until June 28, 2023 in Nashville, but that hasn’t stopped it from being an important topic of conversation in Oil Country in early…
Oilers & Holland Should Remain Patient With Jack Campbell Dale Bochon | December 4, 2022 Call me a glass-half-full kind of hockey fan. I just can’t help thinking that all of the negativity surrounding Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell in the last 48 hours is…
3 Oilers’ Trade Targets on Struggling Teams Sean Panganiban | December 2, 2022 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland understands the perception about the odds of a team making the playoffs, depending on where they are in the standings, by the time American…
Edmonton Oilers Not Playing Up to Potential…Yet Dale Bochon | October 24, 2022 After the first five games of the 2021-22 NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers are off to a below-average start. Going into the final week of October, they are 2-3 and…
Flames vs Oilers: 2 Different Ways to Successfully Build a Team Rob Couch | October 18, 2022 The Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers finished first and second in the Pacific Division in 2021-22 and then faced off in the Battle of Alberta in the second round…
Oilers Lack Stanley Cup Contending Blue Line Colton Pankiw | October 18, 2022 The Edmonton Oilers have arguably the most dynamic offensive group in the NHL. This isn’t a controversial statement, as they have what many consider to be the two best players…
Oilers’ 2022-23 Opening Night NHL Roster Now Set: What Next? Jim Parsons | October 10, 2022 On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers (as did every other team in the NHL) needed to have their final rosters for opening night submitted to the league. GM Ken Holland did…