Over the last few days, details have emerged about how an expansion draft would work for teams entering the NHL in 2017-18. It’s important to get these details ironed out now, so that general managers can enter this summer with an idea of how they need to structure their teams to protect key pieces.
While there’s no doubt whatsoever these last 10 years out of the playoffs represent the longest stretch of futility in the history of the Edmonton Oilers, the consolation is there is hope of better days ahead with the likes of Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall, Leon Draisaitl and Cam Talbot in the fold and an owner…
As my friend the Towel Boy would say: Who saw this coming? Final Score: 6-4 Oilers
The Oilers’ previous eight games against the St. Louis Blues have been ugly. The Oilers lost all eight, one in OT, were outscored 34-13 and out shot 257-169. The two losses this year were improvements over the previous six — losing 3-1 and 4-2, the shots a combined 60-50 — but they still lost. The Oilers played the…
