During tonight’s Hotstove portion of the HNIC pre-game, Elliotte Friedman told the nation "Sam Gagner’s name is out there" and suggested the Oilers would find him a place he’d be comfortable with playing (if a transaction were to be completed). It sounds very much like the team and player have decided a move could be…
Four years ago, the Canadian men’s hockey team won gold in Vancouver. On Tuesday, the 2014 team that will try to match that result in Sochi will be named. Who should be on it?
The Oilers come home with 38 games left in the season sitting in 29th place overall. No one should be surprised they lost two games in 27 hours at San Jose and Anaheim, but once again the combination of bad defensive zone coverage and Bryzgalov allowing a weak goal cost them. Eventually you hope the…
Edmonton lost to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. It wasn’t a surprising loss, both given the teams involved and that it was the Oilers’ second game in two nights (against a rested home team, too). But some interesting stuff happened on the ice.
The Edmonton Oilers recalled Brad Hunt today, and word is he’ll play in Anaheim against the Ducks tonight. His NHL debut comes at a sorry time for the organization, but I’m sure he won’t care. Brad Hunt is going to be a bona fide NHL player in just a few short hours—it’s been a…
After a 5-1 attack by the Sharks last night, things don’t get any easier for the Oilers tonight when they will try to hand the Ducks their first home regulation loss of the season. The Ducks are 15-0-2 at home, and have outscored their opponents 65-31. The Ducks have allowed three goals twice and four…
Dallas Eakins hung much of Edmonton’s 5-1 loss to San Jose on the second goal against, but for my money it’s the Sharks’ third tally that really deserves attention because it shows how even good players doing smart things can get exposed.
During their seven, soon to be eight, year playoff drought the Edmonton Oilers have done surprisingly well against the San Jose Sharks. While the Oilers have floundered near the bottom of the standings the Sharks have circled near the top, finishing 5th, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 7th and 6th in the western conference. Once again,…
It sounds decidedly counterintuitive. The Oilers need defencemen, so why would they trade a big 20-year-old blue-liner with a range of skills just as he’s learning the North American professional game? There are reasons why it may make sense.
I think we’ve established that Taylor Hall is unlikely to make the Olympic team—he’s on my team without a throw—but as the calendar turns it’s important to keep in mind what Hall’s been through this season, and what he’s been doing recently.
With Zach Fucale’s strong play against Team USA on Tuesday, minds are turning back to how close he came to being part of the Edmonton Oilers organization in the draft last summer. Crying over spilled milk is always a little silly, but if it deserves to be done over goalies nearly acquired last summer Fucale…
On Tuesday night, the Edmonton Oilers lost a game by a 4-3 score, falling in overtime to the Phoenix Coyotes. The score and standings point flatter Edmonton, but the comedy of errors on the final goal was something not to be missed.
