Oilers’ Tippett, Holland, Bear, McDavid Deserve NHL Award Consideration Kelsey Krahn | May 5, 2020 The 2019-20 season propelled an array of excitement, stress, and hope, but then the pause happened—and replaced all hockey-related, hope-related emotions with pure, uninhibited sadness. When the pause hit, the…
Why Oilers Should Hope NHL Decides Against a June Draft Jim Parsons | May 4, 2020 The NHL is considering holding their Entry Draft in June — June 5 to be exact. The decision has not been finalized, but there’s buzz that the league wants to…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Oilers, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | April 30, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Carolina Hurricanes potentially walking away from defenseman Sami Vatanen. In Edmonton, the Oilers are quickly preparing for the NHL Draft…
Red Wings: The Anatomy of a Rebuild Ben Banfield | March 3, 2020 What does a rebuild of an NHL hockey team entail? If you are a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, you probably know that it’s not pretty. The Wings have been…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Wild, More Jim Parsons | February 25, 2020 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is fallout from the NHL’s Trade Deadline day including rumors about teams being in on certain deals, others that fell through, and why other…
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings’ Trade Deadline Moves Tony Wolak | February 25, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Oilers’ Holland Addresses Needs At Trade Deadline Jim Parsons | February 24, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers were among the busier of teams at this year’s NHL Trade Deadline. On Sunday night they added veteran defenseman Mike Green in a bit of a shocking…
Nugent-Hopkins Should Be an Oiler for Life Eric Friesen | February 12, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has been busy cutting down on his offseason workload over the past month. Besides heading up the Oilers amateur and professional scouting meetings in…
Oilers Can Trust Holland at the Trade Deadline Kelsey Krahn | February 6, 2020 After years and years of hopeless management, the Edmonton Oilers finally have someone trustworthy in charge. During the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, I remember being afraid that the Oilers’ general…
NHL Rumors: Trade Delays, Oilers, Devils, Blackhawks, More Jim Parsons | January 18, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, despite talk of NHL teams wanting to take action, one GM believes it will be some time before any real action takes place. There is…
Is Yamamoto the Oilers’ Missing Link? Kelsey Krahn | January 9, 2020 Plan the Stanley Cup parade: the Edmonton Oilers have a second line! Get ready for the 2020 playoffs: the Oilers have a second line! Okay, all sarcasm aside, ever since…
Oilers News & Rumors: McDavid, Holland, Yamamoto, More Jim Parsons | January 7, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is a lot being said by the Oilers, about the Oilers and through the way the Oilers are playing. Is it…
