Edmonton Oilers: Shots vs. scoring chances
Jonathan Willis
May 03 2013 09:04AM
Up front, three forwards separated themselves from the pack in both their ability to out-shoot and out-chance the opposition; on the back end one defenceman is well clear of the pack in those same metrics.
Oilersnation Year-End Awards: Final Results
Jonathan Willis
May 02 2013 08:05AM
On Tuesday, we presented our contributors’ cases for the Oilers’ award winners, but opened the process up to our commenters to make the final decisions. After the jump, Oilers Nation’s choices for the best (and most disappointing) players in Edmonton.
Why it seems unlikely that the Nashville Predators would trade Shea Weber
Jonathan Willis
May 01 2013 08:55AM
It’s (an understandable) dream of Oilers fans to see Shea Weber traded to Edmonton. Not only is he from Western Canada, big, strong and capable, but he’d fill the #1 defenceman hole that Edmonton has had since Chris Pronger left town.
Those dreams seem destined to go unfulfilled.
OilersNation 2013 Year-End Awards
Jonathan Willis
April 30 2013 09:42AM
Starting this year, the Nation will hold end-of-season awards, so put on your best tuxedo t-shirt and click “Read Article” for this year’s choices.
Nail Yakupov leads all NHL rookies in scoring
Jonathan Willis
April 28 2013 01:14PM
For the second consecutive season, an Edmonton Oiler is tied for the rookie scoring lead in the NHL. This time, it’s Nail Yakupov, who scored a hat-trick in Edmonton’s final game to tie Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau with 31 points. Additionally, with 17 goals Yakupov sits alone at the top of the rookie goal-scoring charts.
