Posts tagged with "Mark Fayne"
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...
With Russell Signed, Is Gryba Out?
October 11th, 2016 Recently, my fellow contributor here at The Hockey Writers, Shane Sander, wrote a fantastic piece that took a closer look at the impact the signing of defenseman Kris Russell was going to have on the Edmonton Oilers — namely Mark Fayne. It was a well-detailed look at Edmonton's cap situation and the potential decisions facing the...
With Russell Signed, Is Fayne Out?
October 10th, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have been one of the busiest franchises in the NHL this summer with a flurry of moves. You wouldn't expect anything less from a team that finished 29th overall, and 17 points out of the last wildcard spot in the Western Conference playoff race. The biggest overstatement this summer was that change was...
Why the Oilers Inked Matthew Benning
August 22nd, 2016 Don't look now, but the Edmonton Oilers signed another free agent College defenseman, yet, this time, his name isn't Justin Schultz. Despite making a number of massive changes to their roster in the off-season of 2016, most notably adding defender Adam Larsson and power forward Milan Lucic, the Oilers were, after all, not done when it...
