Posts About "Kirill Maksimov"
Oilers Prospects Who Could Be Dealt At the Deadline
February 22nd, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers are going to be busy come deadline day. With injuries to both Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom, the team will have to make some moves to secure their position atop the Pacific Division. Could their buyer status shake loose a few prospects in the pipeline to some lower teams looking to offload veteran talent? I think...
Oilers Prospects Update: Maksimov & Marody's Torrid Starts
October 22nd, 2018 It's been a very long time since there's been this much promise in the Edmonton Oilers pipeline that isn't limited to just who they've drafted out of the first round. With due respect. Edmonton's top two prospects Evan Bouchard and Kailer Yamamoto made the club out of camp to start the year, and it's looking like Yamamoto is going to...
Oilers Need Maksimov to Keep Rolling
October 16th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have built a dramatically deeper prospect pool since 2015. While the Oilers have been determined to improve their depth down the middle, on the blue line and in goal, right winger Kirill Maksimov is the most exciting prospect in the system. Selected in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Maksimov...
Oilers Prospects Update: Benson, Maksimov & McLeod
October 10th, 2018 In year's past, the Condors Report has been able to give insight into the Edmonton Oilers' affiliate in Bakersfield. However, not all of the prospects within the farm system play in the AHL. So in an effort to expand the coverage related to the Oilers system, this season we'll be looking at more frequent updates throughout the pipeline...
5 Oilers Prospects To Watch in 2018-19
August 7th, 2018 We continue our summer prospect coverage by looking at some of the Edmonton Oilers prospects that could be in for big years and improve their stock within the organization. If you haven't read the recent Top-10 or Top-20 pieces written at THW you can do so within the related links below. The top three prospects within the system...
Oilers 2017 Draft Picks Revisited
June 12th, 2018 The upcoming 2018 NHL Draft comes at a pivotal point in the Edmonton Oilers current trajectory. The club has now missed the playoffs in two of the first three seasons of Connor McDavid's career and will look to right that wrong in 2018-19. With this year's draft, the Oilers should be able to add a significant piece to their puzzle with...
From Russia Without Love: Oilers' Failure with Russians
May 10th, 2018 If you're up to date on all your Edmonton Oilers news this spring, you'll know three players recently decided to leave the team and head overseas for next season. The Oilers sparingly used Yohann Auvitu, and Iiro Pakarinen during the 2017-18 season, and they likely won't be missed. In a recent interview, Auvitu stated he intends to play...
Oilers Six Thoughts: Benson, Maksimov, Skinner & Others
April 2nd, 2018 Last week we previewed the WHL and OHL playoffs and which Edmonton Oilers prospects would play where. To quickly recap the first round, Kirill Maksimov (Niagara Ice Dogs) is the first Oiler prospect to advance to the second-round. Dmitri Samorukov and his team (Guelph Storm) were the first to be eliminated. Stuart Skinner (Swift Current...
Oilers Prospects: Junior Hockey Playoff Primer
March 24th, 2018 Yes -- you just read the words "Oilers" and "playoff hockey" in the same sentence. The Edmonton Oilers have several prospects playing playoff hockey in junior. In total there are six Edmonton prospects that will participate in either the WHL or OHL playoffs. No Oiler prospects will be playing in the QMJHL playoffs. Ostap Safin, who plays...
Oilers Prospects Thoughts: Benson, Dudek & Maksimov
March 19th, 2018 The playoffs are upon us, that is for the CHL and NCAA. The Edmonton Oilers might be far from the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs but several prospects are gearing up for the playoffs in their particular leagues. Tyler Benson has put himself back on track after numerous injuries caused setbacks in his development. In his final year of junior,...
Oilers' Maksimov Worth the Investment
March 16th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers chose to add to their depth, signing prospect Kirill Maksimov to a three-year entry-level contract Thursday. Makismov was taken in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and since becoming an NHL prospect, he has continued to show a lot of potential over this past year and has proven his worth to the Oilers...
Oilers 2017 Draft Picks: February Prospects Report
February 4th, 2018 The last time we checked on the Edmonton Oilers' 2017 NHL Draft picks was in November. A lot has happened over the past few months with the 2018 World Junior Championships, a trade, and some risers and fallers. Of the seven picks, at least three or four of them could one day be NHL players. The rest of them are long-term projects that...
Kirill Maksimov: A Thrilling Oilers Prospect
January 22nd, 2018 We've talked a fair bit since last June about the Edmonton Oilers and their picks from the 2017 NHL Draft. As promising as Kailer Yamamoto (22nd overall) is, this wasn't a one trick pony draft for the Oilers. Believe it or not, after all these years of poor drafting, something looks like it's clicking from this group. Yamamoto might be...
