Koskinen Signs Contract Extension With Oilers Brandon Share-Cohen | January 21, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Mikko Koskinen to a three-year, $13.5 million contract extension, Elliotte Friedman is reporting. The deal will carry a $4.5 million cap hit that will…
Oilers & Talbot Need More From Each Other Drew Hanson | January 21, 2019 With the focus on so many other aspects of the Edmonton Oilers’ roster this season, and with fans clamoring for a GM change after getting a coaching change, the impact…
Oilers Koskinen Excelling in NHL After Time in Europe The Canadian Press | December 16, 2018 VANCOUVER — Mikko Koskinen always knew he’d return to the NHL. The six-foot-seven Finnish goalie was taken 31st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 draft but logged just four games with the franchise before returning to Europe in 20…
Grant Fuhr Urges Oilers to Avoid Big Mistake Jim Parsons | December 5, 2018 I was fortunate enough to have a long chat with former Oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr this week. A good guy whose documentary “Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story” had just…
Oilers Should Think Hard About Moving Talbot The Hockey Writers | November 30, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are in a precarious position when it comes to the 2018-19 postseason. Although they have been a disappointment so far, the team is alive and well in…
Don’t You Dare: Arguments Against Trading Cam Talbot Jim Parsons | November 28, 2018 Right or wrong, there is talk in Edmonton these days about trading netminder Cam Talbot. It’s amazing to see how quickly the story behind the goaltending situation has changed considering…
Edmonton Oilers Quarter-Season Grades: Goaltending Jim Parsons | November 23, 2018 We’ve covered the forwards, we’ve covered the defense and before the Edmonton Oilers square off against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night, it made sense to cover the goaltenders. Mikko Koskinen…
Oilers Need Cam Talbot to Rebound Rob Soria | November 18, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are about to reach the quarter pole in their 2018-19 schedule and netminder Cam Talbot may be on the verge of losing his spot as the team’s…
Oilers’ Koskinen Making Most of Opportunity Rob Soria | November 16, 2018 It has been just over two months since Mikko Koskinen kicked off his return to North America and what a whirlwind it has been. After spending the last seven years…
Oilers Get Much-Needed Help From Unlikely Trio Jim Parsons | November 2, 2018 Had you taken a poll before the puck dropped on Thursday’s Edmonton Oilers versus Chicago Blackhawks game, you’d have been hard-pressed to find anyone who would have picked Mikko Koskinen,…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Ducks, More Jim Parsons | September 29, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t just having to figure out their contract situations with William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner, they have a serious situation…
3 Reasons the Oilers Shouldn’t Panic Over Koskinen Ian Wilson | September 19, 2018 No, those were not Edmonton Oilers highlights from last season. You’re forgiven if you mistook goaltender Mikko Koskinen’s performance against the Calgary Flames on Monday night for video clips of…