Posts About "Zack Kassian"
3 Players Oilers Should Consider Keeping Despite Cap Space Problems
November 17th, 2020 We've looked at the Edmonton Oilers need to free up salary in order to get a deal done with restricted free agent defenseman Ethan Bear. The consensus seems to be that placing Oscar Klefbom on LTIR will give the Oilers -- who are currently over the salary cap ceiling -- enough room to make a bridge deal work for the up-and-coming...
Oilers' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 6th, 2020 Managing a National Hockey League team is challenging at the best of times. Every year player salaries go up, and it's a guessing game when it comes to deciding whether your free agent star forward or stud defenseman is at their peak, has room for improvement, or is trending downward. Adding to the difficulty is that every general...
Connor McDavid Will Always Make His Linemates Better
September 14th, 2020 Since 2015 when they unexpectedly won the Connor McDavid lottery, the Edmonton Oilers have only gotten two brief tastes of the playoffs. A blown series lead versus the Anaheim Ducks ended things in 2016-17, while bad bounces and lack of scoring depth cut their run short in this year's wacky preliminary round. Watching the final four...
Oilers News & Rumors: Holtby, Nygard, Haula, Kassian, Puljujarvi, More
August 22nd, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the team has loaned another forward to Europe. This brings the list of loaned Oilers to seven. In the meantime, Edmonton is looking at a former forward who just signed in Europe as still potentially someone who could be at camp in November. Where would Jesse Puljujarvi slot if he returns?...
Kraken Should Have Their Eyes on This Oiler
July 25th, 2020 After 55 years of expansions, the National Hockey League will have grown from the Original Six teams to 32 clubs by the time the 2021-22 season begins. The league finally got the process right by the time they welcomed in the Vegas Golden Knights (2016-17). The new team immediately had success and went as far as the Stanley Cup Final...
Oilers’ Top 5 Games of 2019-20
April 26th, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers did you a favour. You may find yourself with some time on your hands. Forget Netflix, or maybe you've already watched everything. It's time to rewatch some of the best games of the season. Here are the Oilers' top five games of the 2019-20 season. 5. Opening Night: Canucks at Oilers, Oct. 2, 2019 Without...
Oilers News & Rumors: Draisaitl, Slepyshev, Kassian, More
March 30th, 2020 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Zack Kassian has found himself on the receiving end of a few humorous shots from his teammates and both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid talk about what's going on with their downtime and what they'd like to see going forward with the NHL season. In other news, James Neal is listed as a...
Flames' Tkachuk Silencing Critics Since Kassian Battle
February 23rd, 2020 Six weeks have passed since the Calgary Flames faced the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 11. In the aftermath of the game, threats were made, billboards were installed in Edmonton, and the Battle of Alberta was newly enlivened with hatred and controversy. Matthew Tkachuk was at the centre of it all and came away from the game with many critics....
Oilers' Kassian Suspended Seven Games for Kicking Lightning's Cernak
February 14th, 2020 The NHL Department of Player Safety has come down hard on the Edmonton Oilers’ Zack Kassian for kicking the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Erik Cernak, suspending the forward for seven games. Ugly Incident The incident in question took place Thursday in the first period of the Lightning’s 3-1 win at Amalie Arena. After Kassian and...
Kassian Will Lose Benefit of Doubt After Skate Incident
February 14th, 2020 There was a time it was easy to side with Zack Kassian. He was playing extremely well as a member of the Edmonton Oilers top line alongside Connor McDavid and he was having a career year, bouncing back from a period where he was almost out of the NHL for good. In short, he was (is) a huge part of the Oilers success. Those positive...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Wild, Canucks, Maple Leafs, More
February 14th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is more news coming after Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian used his skate to try and effectively stab Erik Cernak, the Minnesota Wild have fired their coach, and we look at where things are at when it comes to negotiations between the Vancouver Canucks and Jacob Markstrom and the Toronto Maple...
Monahan Scores Shootout Winner as Flames Edge Rival Oilers 4-3
January 30th, 2020 EDMONTON — Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Andrew Mangiapane had a pair of goals and Elias Lindholm also scored for the Flames, who improved...
Edmonton Oilers Sign Zack Kassian to 4-Yr Extension
January 29th, 2020 In what appears to be perfect timing, the Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Zack Kassian to a four-year contract extension with an annual average salary of $3.2 million per season. The news was first broken by Bob McKenzie of TSN and while the Edmonton Oilers have not confirmed the signing as of this writing, it is expected they...
