Oilersnation finds itself in a pickle a few times a year, when the faithful members of the site head down to Calgary for the Battle of Alberta and inevitably have to turn to their sketchy, polarizing emergency backup to write the game recap. There was some internet drama and a bit of a creative circumvention…
Final Score: New Jersey Devils 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 Trade is one for one: Adam Larsson for Taylor Hall. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 29, 2016 THE RUNDOWN The New Jersey Devils are one of a handful of teams around the NHL that are going through an existential goaltending crisis. Starter Cory Schneider is still…
When the Edmonton Oilers picked up goaltender Laurent Brossoit in the trade that sent defender Laddy Smid to the Calgary Flames, the first few years post-trade seemed like a home run for the Oil in a slew of years that didn’t pan out. Of course, things didn’t work out quite the way they looked like…
In Game 82 of the 2017-18 Edmonton Oilers season, the ending was bittersweet. With a 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks in the final seconds of the season, the beleaguered Oil managed to end on a somewhat high note. They scored two goals in regulation, both earning points for Connor McDavid to earn him…
If you can’t beat ’em, fight their goaltender! FINAL SCORE: CALGARY FLAMES 3, EDMONTON OILERS 2
It ain’t pretty, but the Canadians came out on top tonight! This morning, I took a look at the game preview for this matchup and had to just kind of laugh to myself.
Is Al Montoya the new Goalie Of The Future? FINAL SCORE: OILERS 4, COYOTES 2 THE RUNDOWN The Oilers came into their Friday night game against the Arizona Coyotes on the tail end of a three-game losing streak, looking to right the ship against one of the league’s most miserably performing franchises so far this…
On December 14th, Laurent Brossoit allowed four goals on 23 shots against the Nashville Predators. It wasn’t his worst performance of the year, by far. He’d kicked off the season with a perfect 19-save shutout in relief on October 7th but followed that up with a pair of games posting sub-.800 save percentages; by even…
Cam Talbot had a bad start to his year. You can try to argue around it. He was hurt. He was being overworked behind a defensive structure not conducive to getting that many starts. And that’s certainly true.
Hey, Oilers Nation! Emergency Backup Cat here, taking on the Battle of Alberta for our lovely friends on the full-time writing staff to help them out with a prior engagement. Holy smokes, what a barn burner. Coming into this game, I was excited to see what both Laurent Brossoit and Mike Smith had to offer…
The Arizona Coyotes are coming to town today – and they’ve brought up a familiar face just in time for their first series matchup of the year! Dylan Strome got the nod to come up from the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners following the Thanksgiving weekend, and he’ll get his first appearance on the NHL roster since…
On Sunday evening, Laurent Brossoit played in his fourth regular season game of the year for the Edmonton Oilers. In it, he made just 18 saves, but allowed just one goal; he and the Oilers saw the Washington Capitals fail to hit 20 recorded shots through regulation and overtime, falling eventually in the shootout after…
