Oilers Training Camp: Day Three
Today the Oilers had a longer scrimmage. They played two, stop-time 20-minute periods as head coach Dave Tippett is slowing ramping up the conditioning and intensity.
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Chicago Pain is Oilers Gain
All 24 teams involved in the playoffs began training camp yesterday, and the Oilers qualifying round opponent, Chicago Blackhawks, were without a key player.
Training Camp: What to Expect
Let’s be honest. We don’t know if this is going to work. Will the Stanley Cup be awarded in late September or early October for the first time in NHL history? I am excited and fascinated to see what happens.
At Random: Game On
No matter how good the news, there are those who temper it with a dose of reality. While many of us fist-pump and celebrate, they take a longer, more critical look. They’re the detached, to whom the cold, hard facts matter most. In many cases it’s their job. Those with skin and passion in the…
Let’s Go
It’s remarkable what can be accomplished when both sides in a negotiation put their heads together and get on the same page to come up with an agreement. We’re seeing that right now with the NHL and NHLPA during unprecedented times – the COVID-19 crisis that put an end to the season back in March.
The Call
The thing about awards or honors that are voted on, like induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, is that, aside from obvious first-ballot guys like Jarome Iginla, there is going to be debate. Not only among the 18 voters comprising the HHOF committee, where 14 voters must agree before a player is inducted, but…
Nielson’s Notes: Oilers – Golden Knights Edition
We are closing in on the middle of March and the Oilers hosted the Golden Knights with a chance to move into first place in the Pacific. Thanks to an amazing performance from Mikko Koskinen the Oilers managed to pick up a point and increase their cushion in the race for second place in the…
The Numbers Game
Ladies and gentlemen, another round of applause for Ken Holland, please. One of the best off-season bets for Holland has paid off and now Josh Archibald has two more years to work his ass off with the Oilers here in Edmonton.
The Mother of All Months
After tonight’s game against Winnipeg, the Oilers have 17 games remaining on their schedule, 16 of those will take place in March before wrapping up against the Flames on April 4th.
Oilers officially loan Dmitri Samorukov to CSKA Moscow
This afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers officially announced that the team has loaned Dmitri Samorukov to the KHL’s CSKA Moscow for the 2020-21 season.
Baggedmilk on #theLOCKERROOM: Hockey is back, Nuge’s moustache, and the NBA snitch line
We’re midway through the week and that means your mom’s favourite blogger jumped on the air with the boys at The Locker Room to talk about what’s going on in the NHL, life, and the world of sports.
Oilers start their playoff run with a Saturday matinee
This afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers tweeted out the start times for the first three games of their best-of-five play-in series against the Chicago Blackhawks and it’s got me feeling all warm and tingly inside. Ladies and gentlemen, get your popcorn ready.
Dave Tippett not among Jack Adams Award finalists
The NHL released its finalists for the Jack Adams Award for the league’s coach of the year on Wednesday.
Morning Coffee: Details on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement and Return-to-Play plan emerge as the NHL and NHLPA inch closer to a deal
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Edmonton will reportedly host both of the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Final
As per tradition, the Stanley Cup will not be awarded in Toronto.
WWYDW: Who should play with Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto?
They’ve only played 27 games together, but it appears we will see a lot more of Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto for a very long time.
Report: Edmonton Oilers to play Calgary Flames in exhibition game
Here comes another edition of the Battle of Alberta.
NHL identifies eight new cases of COVID-19 in players
The National Hockey League has identified eight new cases of COVID-19 in players via phase two testing.
GDB 40.0 Wrap-Up: Koskinen Comes up just short in 4-2 Christmas Heartbreaker
Mikko Koskinen did his absolute darndest to give the Edmonton Oilers their shot to potentially head into the holiday break first in the Pacific Division. Some unlucky bounces, a controversial goal, and a deflated third period worked against his best efforts, though. So although the Oilers got themselves off to a fairly nice start against…
GDB 31.0 Wrap-Up: Back on Top (Oilers 2, Kings 1)
Well, well, well. Good to be back on top, isn’t it? The Edmonton Oilers briefly slipped from their spot atop the Pacific Division on Thursday and through most of the day on Friday, getting temporarily usurped by the Arizona Coyotes (2015 seems to far away!) to look down upon [most of] the rest of the…
Smith-less Coyotes reunion for Tippett begs the question: is facing old teams a true advantage?
The Edmonton Oilers had the perfect opportunity for a revenge win on their hands on Monday evening, as their desert-dwelling divisional rivals from Arizona arrive in town for the first matchup between the Oilers and the Coyotes of the 2019-20 regular season.
Building a Better Bottom Six
The recent success Leon Draisaitl’s had with Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins gives the Oilers a one-two punch they haven’t had in McDavid’s career before (though, that trio won’t be together tonight). Ken Holland added wingers Andreas Athanasiou and Tyler Ennis at the trade deadline. Can the Edmonton Oilers create a scary group of forwards…
Oilers Through 80 Percent: Three Up, Three Down
The Edmonton Oilers are through 80 percent of their games in the 2019-20 season. Their 36-23-8 record is very solid and leaves them on track to make the playoffs for the second time in 14 years. I last wrote about which Oilers were trending up or down at the 40-percent mark. Let’s check in which Oilers…
Caleb Jones is playing well in Oscar Klefbom’s absence
As far as big stories on defence go, Ethan Bear takes most of the spotlight in 2019-20. Bear is averaging almost 22 minutes a game and has five goals and 21 points playing in a top-four role with Darnell Nurse. Bear is logging big minutes and the Oilers do well with him on the ice…