Oilers’ Olivier Rodrigue Is Blowing Chance to Prove He Belongs in NHL Brian Swane | October 4, 2024 Just before the Edmonton Oilers began training camp for the 2024-25 season, we took a critical look at how the Oilers have handled Olivier Rodrigue, their 24-year-old goaltending prospect who…
Oilers Making Mistake if They Don’t Give Goalie Rodrigue an Opportunity Brian Swane | September 16, 2024 The goaltending carousel has been spinning in Oil Country the last few years. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, five different goalies have started at least 20 regular season…
How Important is Calvin Pickard to the Success of the Edmonton Oilers? Matt Parks | September 2, 2024 On June 28, the Edmonton Oilers re-signed backup goaltender Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract extension. This contract is worth an average annual value (AAV) of $1 million. Pickard has…
Oilers’ Storylines to Follow as Training Camp Approaches Dale Bochon | August 31, 2024 As the Edmonton Oilers gather back after a short, but dramatic summer, the team will be getting ready for their Captain Skate, the opening of training camp and the first…
Oilers May Face Dilemma to Keep or Trade Olivier Rodrigue Sean Panganiban | January 3, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers have a big decision to make in net from now until the trade deadline. Stuart Skinner has been sensational as of late, going 5-2 in December and…
Oilers Goalie Olivier Rodrigue Deserves NHL Call-Up Dale Bochon | December 23, 2023 Sometimes in life, the answers to the most difficult questions we face are right under our noses. In terms of the Edmonton Oilers, the answer to solidifying their goaltending situation…
Oilers’ 3 Options to Find a Save & Salvage Season Rob Couch | November 7, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers’ season is in shambles. One main problem is their goaltending, and something has to give very soon. The team is second last in the league, has the…
3 Oilers Trades That Set Their Goaltending Future Rob Couch | August 12, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers haven’t necessarily been quiet at the NHL Entry Draft over recent years and the trades made have set their goaltending future, even if nobody realized it at…
Edmonton Oilers’ Goaltending Depth Chart for 2023-24 Brian Swane | July 31, 2023 Entering the new NHL season, the Edmonton Oilers are set between the pipes, where the duo of Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner will tag-team again in 2023-24. This will be the…
Oilers’ Recent History of Rare Second-Round Picks Rob Couch | June 17, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers don’t often select in the second round, mostly because they have traded away the pick over recent years in order to upgrade their team. It hasn’t always…
Oilers’ Olivier Rodrigue Could Be the Next Stuart Skinner Rob Couch | April 9, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers may have a glimmer of hope in another young goaltender they’ve developed as Olivier Rodrigue has been on an upward trajectory this season, his third in pro.…
Breaking Down the Oilers’ Preseason Goaltending Brian Swane | October 1, 2022 At four games, the Edmonton Oilers have hit the midpoint of their 2022 preseason schedule, after defeating the Calgary Flames, 2-1, at Rogers Arena on Friday, Sept. 30, to improve…