What a difference a year makes. Last year, Zack Kassian’s agent was pushing for his client to either be traded or reinserted into the lineup. Kassian eventually drew back in and even spent time with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, leading to a career-high 15 goals. Draisaitl, McDavid, and Kassian worked, so they started the…
Taylor Hall and the New Jersey Devils return to Edmonton in Hall’s free agent season. Hall is almost assuredly going to free agency. The Devils are awful. They’re 4-6-4 and show little signs of turning it around. Hall’s played some truly terrible teams. If, or when, the Devils don’t make the playoffs, Hall will have…
Connor McDavid versus Sidney Crosby on a Saturday ni- er, morning! What could be better? While I might have struggled to get up for this game, you can be sure McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were ready to face Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, who of course comes back from injury against the Oilers. McDavid is 0-6…
The Edmonton Oilers are 9-4-1 and first place in the Pacific division. That’s not a record most predicted but the Oilers are starting strong, even with Adam Larsson injured after the first game against Vancouver. Here’s why it will continue, unlike their hot start with Ken Hitchcock last season.
Overripening. If there’s one word that’s getting a ton of airplay in the Ken Holland era, it’s overripening. Holland brings over a wealth of experience from his time as Detroit Red Wings general manager. People point to Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist as evidence of players who were brought along slowly in Grand Rapids, Detroit’s…
Through 12 games, Ethan Bear looks every part of a top-four defenceman in the National Hockey League.
Debate whether Jesse Puljujarvi and his agent Markus Lehto’s decision to request a trade, go public with that request and play overseas in Finland when that request has not been granted, is the right decision, but Puljujarvi’s holding up his end of the bargain.
On Wednesday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mused about Taylor Hall’s future in New Jersey on Tim and Sid. Friedman said it’s unlikely Hall would remain with the Devils if their struggles continue. Tim Micallef joked about a possible return to the Edmonton Oilers and Friedman did say the Oilers would be interested in Hall. That makes…
The Oilers are 5-0. Most people didn’t see the Oilers winning their first five games, but they have started strong and these points in the bag. No one can take them away. Who has been the biggest contributors to the Oilers’ (extremely) early success? It’s too easy to point to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl….
The Edmonton Oilers looked to continue their streak and go 5-0 to start the season in a Saturday afternoon game against the New York Rangers Saturday. They started down a goal once again and once again came back to win the game.
Every year I’m curious what fans, media, and statistical models say about the Oilers. Many, including myself, were convinced the Oilers had finally turned a corner after making the playoffs in 2016-17, and nearly advancing to the third round of the playoffs, but that wasn’t the case. The Oilers fell back to earth the past…
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.
