Posts About "Ty Rattie"
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Oilers, Red Wings, Muzzin, More
January 21st, 2019 In today's rumor rundown, there is plenty going following a busy Sunday in the NHL. After the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers, the team placed two players on waivers hinting that something might be up with player movement or management changes. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes, despite delivering a drubbing to Edmonton, are still...
NHL News & Notes: Teravainen, Spooner, Johnsson & More
January 21st, 2019 In today's News & Notes, the Carolina Hurricanes have signed Teuvo Teravainen to a contract extension, Ryan Spooner and Ty Rattie have been placed on waivers, Andreas Johnsson is out with a concussion and the NHL has announced their three stars of the week. Teravainen Signs Contract Extension The Hurricanes have signed Teravainen...
Oilers Claim Valentin Zykov: Now What?
November 30th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have snatched some offensive potential from the Carolina Hurricanes, claiming recently waived forward Valentin Zykov according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Oilers then confirmed the claim. https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1068553974205243392 For those that don't know much about Zykov, he's...
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Hextall, Canadiens, More
November 26th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, there are whispers the Kings are looking at moving Ilya Kovalchuk, there are names already being tossed around to take over for Ron Hextall after a power struggle saw him lose his GM job in Philadelphia on Monday, the Panthers have an eye on a netminder out of Montreal and the Canadiens are looking...
If the Oilers Won't Play Ty Rattie, Trade Ty Rattie
November 26th, 2018 In Sunday night's 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Oilers forward Ty Rattie played all of 3:32 minutes, highlighted by a total of 0:46 seconds in the second period and one shift in the third. As Sportsnet's Mark Spector wrote, "The Ken Hitchcock era predictably does not favour Ty Rattie. He's had four shifts and 3:32 of...
Oilers 2018-19 Opening Night Roster Prediction
September 26th, 2018 Earlier this summer we looked at the probabilities of what the Edmonton Oilers 2018-19 opening night roster would look like. With the preseason schedule winding down, several stories have changed what most thought was a foregone conclusion. It's like they say, you never know until the games are played. Edmonton currently holds a...
Oilers Playing Themselves Into Bigger Roles
September 24th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers are now four games into their 2018 NHL preseason and like any preseason where players understand it's about showing up and making a case for yourself, the results are mixed. While there are questions on the blue line and in goal, in many ways, the Oilers have to happy with what they're seeing from a number of the...
Ty Rattie: Perfect Fit for the Oilers?
September 22nd, 2018 For many who read far too much into titles, the first thing they're going to do is call me out for jumping the gun by using the words perfect and Ty Rattie in the same sentence. ‘Don't put too much pressure on the kid!', they'll say. 'Why expect so much so soon?', others will argue. Those are all fair points, and yes, Rattie is only a...
Oilers With the Most to Prove: Lucic, Rattie & Talbot
September 17th, 2018 As the pre-season gets underway, there's one player in the Edmonton Oilers dressing room that is embracing a 'clean slate' in 2018-19. Milan Lucic's 2017-18 season has been well documented within the Northern Alberta market. He managed just ten goals and 34 points in a tumultuous 82 games and had brief stints on the third and fourth...
Predicting Oilers' 2018-19 Opening Night Roster: Forwards
September 6th, 2018 In this two-part series looking at the Edmonton Oilers' potential opening night roster, Part Two assesses the forwards and what lines the club could run out of the gate. If you haven't read Part One, in which we took a deep dive into the goaltending and defense pairings, you can do so here. To catch everyone up to speed, here's...
Oilers Give Rattie a Golden Opportunity
July 27th, 2018 Of all the twists and turns the Edmonton Oilers had the misfortune of dealing with during what was a miserable 2017-18 NHL campaign, arguably none was more unexpected than the rise of Ty Rattie. Over the course of three weeks, the 25-year old winger went from depth AHL piece to a player who looks to have earned himself a shot lining up...
2018-19 Oilers: Piecing Together Roster
April 22nd, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers could return a full roster for next season. That won’t happen, not after the disappointment that was the 2017-18 campaign. So while there are enough players under contract for 2018-19 to ice an entire team, there will surely be some changes and some new faces in Edmonton’s opening-night lineup. As of now,...
Oilers Re-Sign Ty Rattie to One-Year Deal
April 15th, 2018 As reported by the Edmonton Oilers official twitter page, the team has signed forward Ty Rattie to a one-year deal next season. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman followed up that the deal comes with an $800,000 cap hit. Rattie had nine points in 15 games after being recalled by the Oilers. He finished the year on Edmonton's top line with...
