Put your money down now hockey fans, Team Canada’s odds to win Gold in the 2018 World Ice Hockey Championships just jumped up dramatically. As our good Swedish friend, Uffe Bodin reported earlier today, Oscar Klefbom spilled the beans and made it official that Connor will be suiting up in the red and white.
Ty Rattie was called up last week from the Bakersfield Condors and was immediately placed on Connor McDavid’s wing on the first line. It immediately sparked some controversy among Oilers fans as many asked “why not this guy instead!” and “Connor needs better wingers!” in response to an AHL tweener being given a golden opportunity to find…
It was announced earlier today that Oscar Klefbom has been shut down for the remainder of the season as he’s going to have shoulder surgery. In his place, the Oilers have recalled Dillon Simpson from the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL.
Who doesn’t love cheering for the unheralded underdog? Watching the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers become the first NCAA men’s basketball #16 seed to defeat a #1 seed was fantastic. In one-game scenarios, it is difficult to find a bigger upset in my books, because very few other sports have the 64th ranked team…
It was the news we’ve all been expecting, but the Oilers have officially shut down Oscar Klefbom for the season as he will undergo a procedure to correct whatever is wrong with his shoulder.
There’s no doubt in my mind that Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is not only the most exciting player in the NHL today, he’s the best player in the game. That said, there’s also no doubt in my mind that the sensational McDavid shouldn’t win the 2018 Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s MVP.
The fan base has soured, the coach continues to play him, and the nasty contract isn’t going anywhere. That’s really Milan Lucic’s 2017-18 season in a nutshell. Apart from a ten game stretch at the end of October/beginning of November where he recorded eight points, the 29-year-old hasn’t had any sort of success, in any…
What say you Oilersnation? It’s me, the new guy. You may have heard me on the radio, you may have seen me on TV, but you have never had an opportunity to read anything I’ve written unless of course, you use to visit HockeysFuture.com back in the late nineties. If you did, you would know that…
With another round of practice retirement in the books, we’re all back at work looking for ways to kill time until we can go home again. As always, the Mailbag is here to not only help you get to quitting time a little bit faster but to also teach you a little something. Free, time-wasting…
