Shutting Down McDavid a Capitals Priority Sammi Silber | November 12, 2017 Just two weeks ago, the Washington Capitals defeated the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place with a dominating 5-2 victory. Sunday marks the second and final time these two teams face…
Ty Rattie Deserves His Oilers Debut Brett Slawson | November 7, 2017 There is a reason why Ty Rattie was chosen by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft. A tremendously talented winger who is as…
Writing on the Wall for Kailer Yamamoto? Shane Sander | November 5, 2017 Edmonton Oilers rookie Kailer Yamamoto is approaching the dreaded ninth game of his first NHL season. The 19-year-old was the Oilers’ 22nd overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft in…
Edmonton Oilers: The Re-emergence of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Rob Soria | October 30, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers used the first overall pick in the 2011 Entry Draft on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the plan was for the former Red Deer Rebels standout to be the…
Oilers: Don’t Push the Panic Button Yet Shane Sander | October 30, 2017 It’s 10 games into the 2017-18 NHL season, and things haven’t gone according to plan for the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers have the second-worst record in the Western Conference at…
Oil Drop Report: McDavid, Crosby & Wins Rob Soria | October 24, 2017 As we near the three-week mark of the 2017-18 campaign, the Edmonton Oilers continue to struggle to find their way. By no means is four points in seven games the…
Oil Drop Report: Draisaitl, Talbot & Malone Rob Soria | October 16, 2017 As far as early disappointments in the new NHL season go, the Edmonton Oilers currently sit in a class all their own. While far from the only club to get…
Oilers: Saving the Month of October Rob Soria | October 10, 2017 The key to the Edmonton Oilers 2016-17 campaign was the month of October. They used a pillow soft schedule to go 7-2 and used it to help propel them to…
Edmonton Oilers: 24 Hours, 24 Thoughts Jim Parsons | October 3, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers are about 24 hours away from kicking off the 2017-18 regular season. With fans ready for another year and the team considered a favorite by many to…
Grading Chiarelli: Oilers Summer Moves (Part III) Jim Parsons | September 26, 2017 In the first two rounds of Grading Chiarelli: Oilers Summer Moves the Edmonton Oilers organization let people leave the franchise and, in many cases, did not replace them with players who…
Edmonton Oilers: 2017-18 Bold Predictions Andrew Forbes | September 19, 2017 Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some…
Jack Eichel, the Next 90-Point Player Jeff Seide | September 19, 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…
