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.
WWYDW
A weekly feature, What Would You Do Wednesday takes a relevant topic around the team and puts the ball in the reader’s court. We break down what’s going on, ask a question, and give some insight before the commenters give their thoughts. We dump the puck into your zone and it’s up to you to carry it back up the ice with your own ideas and analysis.
WWYDW(SE): Line Combinations for the Playoffs
As we work ourselves through the NHL’s return to play plan and inch closer to a summer edition of the playoffs kicking off at Rogers Place, I wanted to start a discussion about what the line combinations might look like as we get closer to the play-in series against Chicago. In this week’s What Would…
WWYDW(FE): Matt Benning or Mike Green
As we work ourselves through the NHL’s return to play plan and inch closer to having the NHL get back on the ice, I wanted to start a discussion about what Dave Tippett is going to do on the blue line, specifically in the 3RD slot. In this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday (Friday…
WWYDW(SE): Mikko Koskinen or Mike Smith?
With the possibility of the NHL returning for a 24-team playoff tournament looking more like a reality with each passing announcement, I wanted to start a discussion on what Dave Tippett is going to do in net. In this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday (Sunday Edition), I’m asking you to put on your coach’s…
WWYDW: Could COVID-19 force the NHL to change the league schedule?
As the National Hockey League continues to work through getting games back in action with phase two well underway, the effects COVID-19 has on the league could be wide-reaching.
WWYDW: The Wayne Gretzky Trophy
When Gary Bettman announced last week that the 2019-20 regular season had officially come to an end, Leon Draisaitl became the Art Ross Trophy winner.
WWYDW(TE): Improving the Fanless Game Day Experience
Since we still have no idea what will happen with the 2019-20 season aside from the league continuing its best efforts to keep the dream alive, I wanted to take some time to talk about what hockey will look like when the NHL is safely able to get back on the ice. In this week’s…
WWYDW(SE): Should the Oilers bring back Mike Smith?
Since we still have no idea what’s going to happen with the 2019-20 season despite the league’s best efforts to keep the dream alive, I wanted to look ahead at what’s to come for the following year, specifically at what the Oilers are going to do in net. In this week’s What Would You Do…
WWYDW(FE): What’s your plan for Andreas Athanasiou?
Another sportless week is behind us and all that’s left to do while we wait for life to start up again is to plan for what’s to come. In this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday (Friday Edition), I want to ask everybody what they’d like to see happen with the newly acquired Andreas Athanasiou?…
WWYDW(FE): Compliance buyouts
On Thursday, I took a look at how the NHL has lost a tremendous amount of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and what effects that reality will have on the league moving forward.
WWYDW(TE): Neutral Site Games
Seeing as the National Hockey League is coming up with neutral site scenarios as a means of finishing up the 2019-20 season, I felt like we should all join in the discussion on where these games might get played. With that in mind, this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday (Tuesday Edition) dives into the…
WWYDW(ME): Which Oilers jersey would you add back into rotation?
Just over a week ago, Cam wrote about the Oilers potentially bringing back one of their old jerseys as a fourth uni for the 2020-21 season, and the idea had the comments section here on the website and on our Facebook page blowing up with ideas. So, in this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday…