Posts tagged with "Leon Draisaitl"
Jack Eichel, the Next 90-Point Player
September 19th, 2017 What’s $2 million among friends? Just ask Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers. Despite missing the first two months of the campaign with a high ankle sprain, Eichel concluded the 2016-17 season with a team-leading 57 points. He brought an electrifying presence with 24 goals in 61 games and...
McLellan's Early Line Combinations
September 18th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers are a few days into training camp, and head coach Todd McLellan seems to have an eye on the regular season line combinations. From the first look, McLellan is working towards getting his opening night roster nailed down. Edmonton starts their pre-season on Monday with split-squad games against the Calgary...
Oilers Draisaitl & Bruins Pastrnak - Similar yet Different
September 15th, 2017 From the moment the Boston Bruins announced the signing of David Pastrnak to a six-year/ $40 million deal, it was only a matter of time before the comparisons started to make the rounds on the recently inked eight-year/ $68 million pact of Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. On the surface, it may look as though Peter Chiarelli...
NHL 18 Player Ratings - Edmonton Oilers
September 12th, 2017 With the release of NHL 18 around the corner, some fans have gained early access and player ratings have made their way around for debate and amusement. Among the various ratings, the Edmonton Oilers look like one of the better teams in the game. Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby are the highest-rated players, tied with a 93 overall...
Oilers Need More from Milan Lucic
September 11th, 2017 From a boxcar statistics standpoint, it is next to impossible to have been disappointed with what Milan Lucic delivered during his first season with the Edmonton Oilers. While his lack of success at even strength was essentially canceled out by his surprising production on the power play, expecting much more than 23 goals and 50 points...
NHL's Next 30-Goal Scorers
September 6th, 2017 As we creep closer and closer to the start of the NHL season, fans will take stock of their teams, predict their chances for success and eventually, many will begin to plan their fantasy rosters. The key to any good fantasy league is offense and the key to wins in the NHL is your stars being your stars and getting scoring from unlikely...