Oliver Ekman-Larsson? Make it Happen, Oilers Marcy Di Michele | January 31, 2015 There needs to be tempered expectations on this one. Coyotes GM Don Maloney uttered the words that “everybody is up for grabs”, and attention immediately turned to 23 year-old defenceman…
Fantasy World: Trade Deadlines Looming Larry Fisher | January 15, 2015 The NHL trade deadline is a date hockey fans always have circled on their calendar. Or at least they used to, back when trades actually happened. It is Monday, March…
From First to Last: Roy Embracing Move to Oilers Craig Hagerman | January 13, 2015 He went from the league’s number one team to the basement dwellers of the NHL and it couldn’t have worked out any better for Derek Roy. The 31-year-old Roy has…
Oilers: First Half Report Card – Forwards Rob Soria | January 9, 2015 As disappointing as the first forty-one games of the Edmonton Oilers 2014-15 campaign have turned out to be, it has been the group’s inability to produce offence with any sort…
Oilers: Making Nail Yakupov A Priority Rob Soria | January 5, 2015 Following last night’s 5-2 victory over John Tavares and the New York Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers have now taken home points from four consecutive games for the first time since…
Is There Over-Reaction Regarding Leon Draisaitl? Marcy Di Michele | January 4, 2015 Being outraged on the internet is really a way of life for some people. If there’s something to get mad over, you can be sure there are those who will…
Yakupov & Oilers Going Through Growing Pains Alessandro Seren Rosso | December 27, 2014 In this translated interview, originally appearing in Russian on championat.com, Nail Yakupov commented on the critics to himself and the Oilers, talked about himself and his family and declared that he is…
Hockey News: Oilers Struggle; Carey Price Shines Marcy Di Michele | December 24, 2014 The World Junior Hockey Championship is almost upon us. [Defending Big D] Should the NHL do away with the loser point? [Pens Initiative] Another Penguin is injured. What else is…
The Dallas Eakins Hiring Doomed The Edmonton Oilers Derek Neumeier | December 15, 2014 Things were supposed to be different this year for the Edmonton Oilers. Sure, nobody except the most oil-tinted-glasses-wearing fans of the team thought that Edmonton actually had a good shot…
Oilers Hold Pointless Presser Larry Fisher | December 5, 2014 I didn’t bother setting an alarm. My life no longer revolves around the Edmonton Oilers’ schedule. When I finally took the time to watch the team’s Friday morning press conference…
Which Core Edmonton Oilers Forward Would You Move? Carl Maloney | November 24, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers are bad….again. This was supposed to be the year for marked improvement. Not necessarily the year to make the playoffs, but at least be in the hunt…
Edmonton Report: Are the Oilers Young Players Overrated? Marcy Di Michele | November 10, 2014 A sentiment echoed in Edmonton: they aren’t as good as we thought they were. A more accurate statement: they’re not as good as we hoped they’d be. Three first overall…
