GDB Game Notes: Edmonton Oilers @ L.A. Kings
After a big win in San Jose against the Sharks, the Oilers will continue their road trip with a match in Los Angeles with the last-place Kings.
The Zack Kassian Conundrum
About half-way through last season, the struggling Oilers moved Zack Kassian up to the top line in what seemed to be a classic pump-and-dump move. Kassian clicked with McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and his value certainly got pumped, but now, there’s no desire to dump him.
WWYDW(SE): Larsson for Hall
The future of Adam Larsson in Edmonton. The appetite for a Taylor Hall return to the Oilers. These are a couple of points of conversation that have lingered around all season. Let’s grab both topics and mash them into one.
GDB Game Notes: Dallas Stars @ Edmonton Oilers
After a commanding win over the Colorado Avalanche, the Oilers will look to keep the good times rolling against a surging Dallas Stars team. Here are your game day notes.
The Oilers Remain Resilient
You can’t win them all. That’s the reality of being an NHL team. The schedule is long, hard, and gruelling, and you’re always going to have some bad games. The difference between mediocre teams and contenders, though, is the ability to make a bad game just that — one bad game.
Caleb Jones recalled, Brandon Manning heads to the Injured Reserve
According to the team’s official account, the Oilers have recalled Caleb Jones from AHL Bakersfield while placing Brandon Manning on the Injured Reserve.
The Adam Larsson Conundrum
Over the weekend, I did a What Would You Do Wednesday post in regards to how to handle the lineup when Adam Larsson returns to action. Larsson, of course, has been injured since fracturing his fibula in the team’s season opener and is reportedly set to return sometime next week.
GDB Game Notes: Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks
The Oilers are set to embark on their first California road trip of the season. Things will kick off tonight with a game in Anaheim and then the team will head north to San Jose on Tuesday. Here are your game day notes.
WWYDW(SE): A Healthy Blueline
We’re more than a month into the season and the Oilers still haven’t been able to ice their ideal blueline yet. Joel Persson was injured in pre-season and didn’t make his debut until the team’s second game of the year, which came immediately after Adam Larsson was placed on the Long-Term Injured Reserve due to…
WWYDW(SE): External Improvements
While the first month of Edmonton’s season has been fantastic, there’s no doubt that the team is going to need a little bit of help in order to earn a playoff spot in the competitive Pacific Division.
Pacific Review: Sizing up the competition after one month of play
We’re a month deep into the 2019-20 season and we now have a pretty clear idea of which teams are good and which teams aren’t. There’s still plenty of hockey left to be played, but let’s size up the competition in what seems to be a very challenging Pacific Division.
GDB Game Notes: Edmonton Oilers @ Pittsburgh Penguins
After a commanding 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Oilers finished the first month of the season with an impressive 9-4-1, good for top spot in the Pacific Division. They’ll kick off the month of November with a matinee game in Pittsburgh with the Penguins. Here are your game day notes.