A Week in the Life of the Edmonton Oilers Marcy Di Michele | January 8, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers started 2014 with back-to-back losses to the Sharks and Ducks respectively, in which they allowed five goals in both games. They went on to beat the Tampa…
Should Taylor Hall be Part of Team Canada at the Olympics? Marcy Di Michele | January 2, 2014 Team USA released their roster on January first for the upcoming Olympic games in Sochi. There were a few notable omissions, mainly Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan. Ryan was part…
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…
