Posts About "Mark Fayne"
Oilers Unnecessarily Buy Out Eric Gryba
June 22nd, 2018 The news came Thursday that the Edmonton Oilers have placed defenseman Eric Gryba on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the final year of his contract. The 30-year-old was set to earn $900,000 in 2018-19, and the buyout cost will be $300,000 against the salary cap for the next two seasons. Gryba was initially...
Oilers' Flurry of Roster Moves & What It Means
December 20th, 2017 As the NHL's holiday freeze starts, the Edmonton Oilers have been quite busy. In 24 hours or so, the Oilers have made several moves that affect their clubs at the NHL and AHL levels. For starters, they've played yo-yo with Anton Slepyshev who was sent down and recalled from the Bakersfield Condors. This was because Adam Larsson was...
The Edmonton Oilers and Considering Mark Fayne
July 16th, 2017 It was a signing that was supposed to be a turning point of sorts for the Edmonton Oilers. After years of struggling to get their hands on legitimate veteran NHL talent to play on the backend, the club signed defenceman Mark Fayne to 4-year/$14.5 million deal on July 1, 2014. Fast forward three years and unfortunately things have not...
Oilers Pass on Fayne, Recall Oesterle and Reinhart
February 4th, 2017 These are curious times for the Edmonton Oilers. With Darnell Nurse not yet ready to return to the lineup, Matt Benning headed to the IR list and Kris Russell banged up, the organization was forced into making an internal move to help address their current situation. Instead of making the obvious move of recalling veteran rearguard Mark...
Fayne Out, Who Steps In?
December 7th, 2016 One of the things forgotten in an overtime loss the Buffalo Sabres handed the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday evening was the untimely exit of Mark Fayne. Fayne took himself out of the game in the first period after re-aggravating a leg injury that has kept him out of action for much of the season. In his absence, the Oilers made a comeback...
Latest Oilers News: RNH, Talbot, Betker & Injuries
October 20th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers are four games into their 2016-17 season and have surprised many with a 3-1-0 start. A significant portion of that success can be attributed to the Oilers' new top line led by Connor McDavid who also leads the team in scoring with six points. McDavid's currently sitting tied for fifth in league scoring and just two...
