Oilers Need More from Milan Lucic Rob Soria | September 11, 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…
NHL’s Next 30-Goal Scorers Jim Parsons | September 6, 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…
7 Things the Oilers Need to Avoid This Season Jim Parsons | September 4, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers were a fantastic surprise last season. Making it to the second round of the 2016-17 NHL Playoffs and posting a 103-point regular season to finish seventh in…
Oilers’ Right Wing Depth: Suspect or Sufficient? Jim Parsons | August 30, 2017 If the Oilers have an area of weakness where there was at one time a strength, it’s at the right wing position. Jordan Eberle’s exit to the New York Islanders…
Pastrnak’s Contract Transcends Bruins Internal Budget Joseph Ochs | August 21, 2017 In less than one month the Boston Bruins will head to training camp, kicking off the 2017-18 season. For fans starving for hockey it seems like a lifetime away. Conversely,…
Draisaitl Signing Is a Huge Relief for Oilers Shane Sander | August 17, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers and their fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief after the team announced they had finally signed restricted free agent Leon Draisaitl to a contract. The deal,…
Understanding the Draisaitl Deal Jim Parsons | August 17, 2017 Wednesday, for most Edmonton Oilers fans, was a good day. As was announced mid-afternoon, the Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year extension worth $68 million. It was a deal…
Leon Draisaitl Signs 8-Year Contract With Oilers Jim Parsons | August 16, 2017 After some delay, the Edmonton Oilers have another top forward back with the team as they signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year extension worth an average salary of $8.5 million…
Oilers and Jagr: What’s Taking So Long? Jim Parsons | August 3, 2017 Perhaps the Edmonton Oilers are holding off on doing anything further with their roster until Leon Draisaitl’s deal is complete and the ink is dry. The fear that he may…
Leon Draisaitl: A Perfect Offer Sheet Target Jeff Seide | August 1, 2017 Newsflash: The Edmonton Oilers are good. Their 33-point upgrade over the 2015-16 season in 2016-17 was no fluke. They finished second in the Pacific Division and dispatched the San Jose…
Johansen Signs With Predators: 8 Years, $64 Million Jim Parsons | July 28, 2017 In what has to be considered a huge deal and one that will keep Ryan Johansen the top-line center in Nashville for the foreseeable future, the Predators inked the young…
Rumor Rundown: McPhee Changes Plan, and NHL RFA Numbers Jim Parsons | July 24, 2017 There were rumors that George McPhee and the Vegas Golden Knights were looking to move defensemen thanks to a stocked-full cupboard of blueliners they picked up at the 2017 NHL…