The failure and ineptitude fans of the Edmonton Oilers have witnessed in seeing their team miss the playoffs in 12 of the last 13 seasons isn’t the fault of new general manager Ken Holland, but it certainly is his problem. Of that, there’s no debate.
It was on this day, October 1st, twenty years ago that the Edmonton Oilers honoured the greatest player in NHL history. On this day twenty years ago, 99 goes up to the rafters at the Coliseum. The City of Edmonton also renames Capilano Drive to Wayne Gretzky Drive. #Oilers pic.twitter.com/5OQWaRJeLr — Tom Gazzola (@TomGazzola) October…
Today, the Edmonton Oilers announced changes to their leadership group as both Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse will join Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Adam Larsson as assistant captains for the upcoming year.
It’s a very special episode of the Real Life Podcast as the boys were lucky to welcome former Oiler, Eric Gryba, to the show to a little bit about his time in Edmonton, some priceless Connor McDavid stories, what’s next in retirement, and offer some timeless advice on grilling.
It’s almost that time, the season is upon us and Inside the Nation with Dustin Nielson is here to get you primed and ready.
It is the most asked question in Edmonton leading up to Wednesday’s season opener against the Vancouver Canucks: Will the Edmonton Oilers make the playoffs? Because they have missed the postseason in 12 of the past 13 years I understand why many people’s initial reaction is to say, “Nope.” But remember what the great Lloyd…
After another long, playoff-less summer, a brand new hockey season is peeking out of its wrapper and we wanted to throw a party to kick things off as an offering to the hockey gods as we begin our quest to get back into the playoffs. My friends, it’s time for the season opener party again…
If you want to be the guy who starts dropping I-told-you-sos in February then you better damn well be the guy who lays it all out there in October. The best part about predictions is that not many people actually remember the ones that don’t come to fruition. It’s kind of a win-win situation with…
Ever year a bunch of mediocre depth guys go on waivers before the season starts and fans debate whether their team should claim several players.
Welcome to OilersNation’s Pacific Review in which we take a team-by-team look at the other seven teams in the Pacific Division. Today, we have the San Jose Sharks.
