Interviews and pressers are self-explanatory. It’s when somebody, a player, coach, member of the front office, gives an interview, and then we transcribe it for you, break it down, and provide some thoughts. When the Oilers speak, we’ll be there to analyze their comments as thoroughly as you’d expect from the cast of CSI Miami. From their lips to your eyeballs, we’ve got you covered on who said what.
Former Oiler, Iiro Pakarinen, didn’t mince words when speaking to the Finnish website MTV Uutiset over the weekend about what it was like to play for the Edmonton Oilers during his four years here and it was the coaching staff that seemed to draw his ire. In the interview, Pakarinen claims that the Oilers have a serious lack…
The Edmonton Oilers haven’t had much success developing players in the AHL in recent years. Jujhar Khaira played 133 AHL games over parts of three seasons before making the team last year. Kyle Brodziak is a great example of how to properly develop a player. He was drafted in 2003. He played one more season…
Sportsnet super insider, Elliotte Friedman, was making his radio rounds this morning and the tour led him to Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 where he was asked about what the hell is going on with the Edmonton Oilers. Considering the Oilers universe is on fire right now, I was definitely interested in what he had to say.
Before leaving to Europe with the New Jersey Devils, Taylor Hall spoke to me along with his former teammate Jason Strudwick about the upcoming season. We discussed his new commercial with Subway, becoming a more mature player, why playing on his strong side helped his powerplay numbers and much more.
Over on TSN 1260, Jason Gregor had Peter Chiarelli on his show to talk about the start of the season and the GM answered an array of questions on everything from Mikko Koskinen, to PTOs, to Rattie, Bouchard, and a whole lot more.
Milan Lucic scored 10 goals and 34 points last season for the Oilers. As you can probably remember it was a very disappointing season for the fans and himself. It’s an understatement to say that Lucic had an off year, and I feel for the guy. By going through a slump, not only is he…
How do you know that Connor McDavid is taking over the world? He had to sit down for an interview with GQ Magazine that got posted on their website this morning with an all-time clickbaity headline and the reaction to it is peak Internet.
Darnell Nurse and the Oilers agreed to a two-year contract extension early Monday afternoon, and he was on the ice Tuesday morning with his teammates. Nurse’s brief absence from training camp shouldn’t impact his play at all. Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tobias Reider and Milan Lucic have yet to…
When you’re Connor McDavid there are a lot of demands on your time. Being one of the most marketable faces in the NHL means that the guy has to go out and do all kinds of marketing assignments for the league while also finding for the obvious training but also on his personal brand. Over…
Yesterday morning, Darren Dreger appeared on The Nielson Show over at TSN 1260 to talk all things Oilers, including Darnell Nurse’s contract delays. According to the insider, he’d be surprised if a contract isn’t finalized before the season starts but did mention that the Oilers have a number in mind that they’re not really looking…
MAOR Oilers offseason interviews! And this time, it was Leon Draisaitl’s turn to talk Oilers.
Never forget that time the Oilers hired their arch rivals’ head coach as an assistant coach. In an uncommon move, I’m very excited to see Gulutzan behind the Oilers bench and implement some of his new ideas.
