The Edmonton Oilers go to market this week with a laundry list of needs: a scoring winger, at least two centermen, a top 4 defender and a goalie capable of filling a strong backup role. That’s a long list. Much of it can be solved via free agency, and here are 15 names worth…
Two years ago the Oilers signed four players, Ben Eager, Cam Barker, Darcy Hordichuk and Eric Belanger and they acquired Andy Sutton on the first day of free agency. Sutton played well before being injured, Eager produced regular offensive numbers while the other three contributed very little. When they were signed, many felt Eager and…
Taylor Hall was not named to one of the two NHL All-Star teams when they were announced earlier today. It’s easy to understand, given that the two players named were Chris Kunitz and Alexander Ovechkin, and that’s pretty stiff competition. Or at least, that would be easy to understand, except that Alex Ovechkin was also…
The 2013 NHL Draft came and went. There was a lot of buildup and excitement but it turned out pretty tame.
