This is what you’re here for. Nation Takes are opinion pieces from our voices of the nation, ranging over a variety of topics. Who’s good, who’s bad, why did the team do this, why didn’t they do that, and what do they have to do to get better. In here, you’ll find all the answers to questions you didn’t even know you had.
Which Oilers defender is the best passer? Who is the best puck carrier? We will all have different answers, but after looking at a variety of statistics courtesy of SportLogiq, some answers are very clear, while others might surprise you.
Very few NHL career paths have a smooth, consistent trajectory. Most of them are filled with peaks and valleys and more potholes than an Edmonton street in spring. The list of players, even some Hall of Famers, who had early success, only to struggle the following season, is long. Consistency is very hard to capture,…
The Oilers stayed relatively quiet at the trade deadline on Monday. Ken Holland shored up the Oilers blueline by acquiring Dmitry Kulikov from the Devils but didn’t seem too interested in taking a big swing and trying to acquire a scoring winger for the top six. It was not an overly surprising day from an…
There are plenty of common-sense reasons why the NHL should step up today and call off Friday’s re-scheduled game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks on the Left Coast, but as we all know, common sense doesn’t always rule the day.
The belle of the 2021 trade deadline ball was traded over 12 hours before the deadline, when Taylor Hall got shipped to the Boston Bruins.
Well, the pitchforks are out in some circles after Ken Holland stayed relatively quiet at the NHL trade deadline. To an extent, I understand why the Oilers didn’t push their chips into the middle. I also understand that it can be frustrating to watch a team with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl not go all…
Which one do you read or hear about more? The Oilers lack depth scoring. Edmonton relies on two players too much. I suspect you’ve heard or read those comments or some similar facsimiles often in recent years. It was valid in 2019 and 2020 when the OIlers were 23rd and 20th in 5×5 goals for,…
The great part about the buildup and hype surrounding the trade deadline is the varying opinions on which trades were good, bad or negligible. Emotions and opinions get amped up more than most days and you are either on one side or the other. There is very little middle ground, which makes the debates more…
The Trade Deadline has come and gone.
Old fogies like me are well aware of the tried-and-true saying, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” and that’s what makes Dmitry Kulikov a very solid acquisition by the Edmonton Oilers prior to today’s NHL trade deadline. He’s not the big splash some fans wanted, but he fills a need.
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired shutdown defenceman Dmitri Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils in a move that will help shore up the clubs defence.
Happy moving day, folks! As per tradition around here, your ol’ pal Baggedmilk is here with the 2021 edition of the NHL Trade Deadline Live Blog! Are you excited? I’m excited. I’ll be here all day long, bringing you all of the Oilers related news that may or may not even happen until the final…
