Posts About "Viktor Fasth"
Should the Oilers Make a Trade for Cam Talbot?
June 22nd, 2015 Are there any Oilers fans who remember when the team picked up Viktor Fasth? He had appeared in 30 games for the Anaheim Ducks, putting up 17 wins in the process with four shutouts. There was a glut of goalies in Anaheim and Fasth ended up becoming expendable, so the Oilers scooped him up for two draft picks back in March of 2014. Had...
Oilers Goaltending In Need Of Help, But From Where?
February 19th, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers have a myriad of issues with their current roster and an abundance of holes to fix. Their most pressing need is in their most important position – goaltending. While there are certain upgrades needed at both centre and defense, nothing will get better unless the goaltending is better. One has to look no...
Laurent Brossoit Deserves Opportunity in Edmonton Crease
January 6th, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers may have found their future starting goaltender, and it won't take a trade, signing, or even a draft pick to make it a reality. In fact, Laurent Brossoit has been with the Oilers organization for over a year now, following his arrival from the Calgary Flames in a trade which saw long time Oiler Ladislav Smid head...
The Oilers Have Given Up on Their Teammates
December 14th, 2014 This semester, I took an Operations Analysis class that was taught by a man who had made a considerable amount of money in consulting. He has saved companies millions upon millions of dollars by telling them what was right in front of them all along. In many cases, he knew very little about the fine details of the business or industry,...
The Edmonton Oilers: Whose Fault is it?
November 14th, 2014 The Oilers were trailing the Ottawa Senators 3-0 last night but stormed back to force overtime. They lost the game on a shot Ben Scrivens should have had. The loss drops Edmonton to 6-9-2 on the season, keeping them entrenched at the bottom of the Western Conference. There really isn't a lot left to say about a team has been in re-build...
Fantasy World: Rolling The Dice On Ward
October 14th, 2014 Fantasy hockey is all about playing the odds and taking calculated risks. Yet, sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and just go with your gut. I did exactly that this past weekend, making a blockbuster trade for — drum roll — Cam Ward. Call me crazy, but I’ve always been a fan and still think he’s capable of...
Oilers Goaltending Still Poses More Questions than Answers
October 4th, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers goaltending situation has been finalized with the waiving of Richard Bachman for purpose of re-assignment to the AHL OKC Barons. Both Ben Scrivens and Viktor Fasth have had looks in the preseason with Scrivens still in the starting position headed into the season opener on October 9th. The issue however is that the...
Oilers Offseason Spotlight: the Goaltending
September 30th, 2014 The goaltending position is one that underwent an overhaul last season. The Oilers started 2013-14 with the duo of Devan Dubnyk and Jason LaBarbera between the pipes in the hopes that it would be the time that Dubnyk finally took the next step and became a legitimate NHL starter. Things went sideways fast and the team's goaltending...
Oilers Panel: Discussing the Futures of Gagner, Yakupov, Scrivens & Fasth
April 28th, 2014 Welcome to this week's Oilers Panel. On this weeks Oilers Panel, The Hockey Writers contributors will voice their opinions on the future of struggling former-1st overall selection Nail Yakupov, if it is finally time to trade Sam Gagner and if Craig MacTavish has solved the Oilers goaltending woes long-term with a combination of Ben...
Four Things that Need to be Better for the Oilers in 2014-15
April 14th, 2014 For the eighth consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers aren't going to the playoffs. A top heavy draft and a 28th overall finish means that the Oil will get a pretty good prospect. But that's of little solace for fans who are starving for a winner. Edmonton is ripe with high picks and it has yet to translate into on-ice results. Some...
Things Finally Going Right For the Edmonton Oilers
March 22nd, 2014 Despite losing 3-1 on Thursday night to the 30th place Buffalo Sabres, the Edmonton Oilers season is slowly turning around. Helped by some smart trades and a huge upgrade in goaltending, the Oilers have drastically improved their play of late. They have a record of 10-5-3 in their last 18 games. Power Play Back on Track The...
Not So Fasth: Oilers Storm Back to Beat Minnesota
March 12th, 2014 “I had three goals early in the game. It can’t get worse than that. You just have to battle your way through.” - Oilers goalie Viktor Fasth — Rob Tychkowski (@Sun_Tychkowski) March 12, 2014 Viktor Fasth hadn't played a game since November 18th against the Pittsburgh Penguins when he was still a member of the Anaheim Ducks....
Evaluating the Oilers' Moves at the Deadline
March 10th, 2014 The trade deadline has come and gone, and it is possible now to reflect on the moves made by the Edmonton Oilers this season. The team clearly focused on acquiring draft picks to continue to strengthen their rebuild and bring in new young talent, but are still missing second and third round picks in the upcoming draft. The Oilers...
