Jersey Thrower Wears the Frustration for the Oilers Woes Marcy Di Michele | December 23, 2013 Not much has gone right for the Oilers this season. Coach Dallas Eakins came into the job with somewhat of a swagger. He worked well with young players in the…
Rock Bottom for the Oilers: How Can We Do This? Marcy Di Michele | December 23, 2013 Words spoken by a coach who is out of answers, watching his team start the game well, but end up dropping a 6-0 decision. “How can we do this?” Dallas…
The Oilers: Pattern of Failure or Impossible Precedent? Marcy Di Michele | December 10, 2013 Since their last Stanley Cup championship in 1990, the Edmonton Oilers have made the playoffs nine times out of 22 seasons, including one trip to the Finals in 2006. Since…
Taylor Hall Making Case for Team Canada Carl Maloney | December 6, 2013 Taylor Hall has been a name known to hockey fans since he stepped on to the ice in junior with the Windsor Spitfires. He’s had Memorial Cup and World Junior…
What if Olympic Hockey Went to an Under-23 Format? Carl Maloney | November 30, 2013 The Winter Olympics and the NHL’s participation in them is a hot button topic every four years. Depending who you ask the league’s involvement is seen in both a positive…
Edmonton Oilers Top Line Rounding into Form Carl Maloney | November 29, 2013 This was the year the Edmonton Oilers were supposed to take the next step. The year that they were supposed to push for a playoff spot, and the year that…
No, the Predators Should Not Trade Shea Weber, Stop Blogging About it Will Eldredge | October 30, 2013 By now you’ve probably seen – or at least heard someone mention – Adam Proteau’s inflammatory piece of clickbait for The Hockey News about how the Predators “have to” trade Captain…
Why the Edmonton Oilers Rebuild is Different from other Teams Marcy Di Michele | October 30, 2013 The Edmonton Oilers dropped a 4-0 decision at home to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. Unlike some other games this season, where the guys played well enough but the…
The Week Ahead in Leafland Nathan Kanter | October 28, 2013 After three games, I wrote about the Leafs being undefeated. Was I getting a bit ahead of myself? Yes, of course I was. But now 12 games in, they are sitting…
Nail Yakupov Has Opportunity with Taylor Hall Injury Carl Maloney | October 27, 2013 Nail Yakupov has heard his name in the media quite a bit over the first few weeks of the season. The problem for the Oilers is that it’s not because…
Fantasy Hockey: Injury Bug or Injury Plague? Kevin Roche | October 24, 2013 In 1999, the popular EA Sports video game franchise “Madden” began featuring star NFL players on the cover of their annually produced game. Since Garrison Hearst made the cover of…
Oilers Lose Taylor Hall, but Won the Game Marcy Di Michele | October 19, 2013 The Edmonton Oilers desperately needed a win. They only had one so far on the season and have looked far from anything resembling a playoff ready team. Facing the road…
