NHL Rumors: Hart, Russell and Quick Hits by Friedman Jim Parsons | December 21, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown Elliotte Friedman provided some quick hits on a variety of rumors around the NHL. The Oilers are starting to worry about their blue line being decimated…
NHL News & Notes: Russell, Turris & More Brandon Share-Cohen | December 13, 2018 In today’s News & Notes, Kris Russell has been placed on the injured reserve and the Edmonton Oilers have also activated a forward, Kyle Turris has been activated off of…
Edmonton Oilers Quarter-Season Grades: Defense Jim Parsons | November 23, 2018 Yesterday I covered quarter-season grades for the forward corps of the Edmonton Oilers. With 21 games in the 2018-19 NHL season now behind the team, there’s plenty to say about the…
Oilers’ Russell is Essential Defensive Piece Ian Wilson | October 31, 2018 For some, he’s a cap killer. For others, he’s a Corsi curse. But for the Edmonton Oilers, Kris Russell has been much more this season. A perennial shot-blocking leader in…
Oilers Trade Value: Goalies & Defense Shane Sander | March 13, 2018 The regular season is winding down, and the Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the off-season. It’s been a long and disappointing season and it’s time to begin the evaluation…
Grading Chiarelli: Oilers Summer Moves (Part I) Jim Parsons | September 18, 2017 To suggest Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli is completely done his job for the summer might be premature. To assume he’s finished making moves and player transactions for the…
Oilers and Franson: What’s Taking So Long? Jim Parsons | August 4, 2017 Recently I wrote an article asking the question, what is taking the Oilers so long to work out a deal with Jaromir Jagr? It was a somewhat rhetorical question in…
Edmonton Oilers and Nick Holden? Might Make Sense. Jim Parsons | July 27, 2017 As was reported earlier by Larry Brooks and discussed by THW’s own Tom Dianora, the New York Rangers are actively shopping defenseman Nick Holden as they search to improve their…
Expect Oilers to Be Quiet in Free Agency Rob Soria | June 28, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers decided to bring on Peter Chiarelli as the club’s general manager following what was a disappointing but rather productive 2014-15 campaign, aka “The McDavid Lottery”, everyone…
Edmonton Oilers 2017 Offseason Moves Tracker Shane Sander | June 28, 2017 (Last updated: July 12) The offseason is officially underway, and there’s lots of news and notes regarding the Edmonton Oilers and the summer of 2017. Edmonton will be very busy…
Oilers, Chiarelli Miss Golden Opportunity Rob Soria | June 24, 2017 After watching the Edmonton Oilers reach the second round of the NHL Playoffs for the first time in eleven years, one would have thought Peter Chiarelli would be looking to…
Oilers Hand Strome New Lease on Life Rob Soria | June 24, 2017 In the six years that have passed since the New York Islanders used the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft to select Ryan Strome, the Mississauga native…