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...
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...
Mark Fayne, Eric Gryba and the Edmonton Oilers
December 10th, 2015 When word broke yesterday morning that the Edmonton Oilers had decided to place defenceman Mark Fayne on waivers, it was rather difficult to not raise an eyebrow at the move. While the former New Jersey Devil has struggled mightily over the opening two months of the 2015-16 campaign, one would think he is still good enough to slot in...
Mark Fayne Placed on Waivers
December 9th, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenseman Mark Fayne on waivers with the intention of assigning him to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL, the team announced on Wednesday. If he clears waivers, Fayne will be the third highly paid player the team has sent to the AHL this season, joining Nikita Nikitin and Ben Scrivens in Bakersfield....
Oilers: Sekera Leaves Fans Wanting More
November 9th, 2015 It’s no secret that fans of the Edmonton Oilers have had little to cheer about since watching their team reach the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. With that said, most were hoping things would take a turn for the better under the guidance of Bob Nicholson, Peter Chiarelli and Todd McLellan. Unfortunately, those who were hoping for a turnaround...
Mark Fayne and the Edmonton Oilers Backend
November 2nd, 2015 On a night in which the Edmonton Oilers spotted the Calgary Flames multiple two-goal leads but still found a way to get themselves back into a game they really had no business being in, Cam Talbot picked the worst possible moment to cough up an absolute stinker of a game-winner. While the Flames Michael Frolik may have been the star of...
