I heard someone say the other day, “The Seattle Kraken made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history!” While this is true, let’s take a step back. Yes, the Kraken are playoff bound, but they haven’t even completed their second season in the NHL yet. That said, what a second season it has
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It was a tough 13-game stretch for the Seattle Kraken from Jan. 16 to Feb.16, 2023, but despite their 5-8 record, they still find themselves near the top of the Pacific Division. With Andre Burakovksy out and others nursing some minor ailments, this is the time for certain players to pick things up and rely
On Wednesday, July 21, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. It was reported that the 28-year-old UFA had agreed to a four-year deal with Seattle worth $16 million. The Kraken selected one unprotected player from every NHL team excluding the Vegas Golden Knights. UFAs
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the Oilers are absolutely one of the teams talking to Zach Hyman’s agent about the player’s interest in potentially coming to the Oilers this offseason. Are they a frontrunner? In other news, there are updates about Adam Larsson’s potential extension with the team. Is there any chance
Adam Larsson has been a good Edmonton Oiler for a long time now. His type of player, as a hard hitting and intelligent defender whose first instinct is to prevent goals against rather than trading chances with opposing teams, is an important component of any championship roster. Edmonton should be looking to make several strong
Argue all you want about whether or not the Edmonton Oilers actually have two top-four (most people argue top-two) defensemen on the current roster. That’s not entirely the point. What NHL insider and former NHL general manager Brian Lawton meant when he said he could see the Oilers trading two of their top-four d-men before
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is plenty of talk about the blue line and how the Oilers might make changes to it. Who could the team possibly move and who will the club refuse to let go of? In goal, who might be on the team’s radar if they elect not
Originally published Nov. 9, 2017 It has been almost a year and a half since the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey pulled the trigger on the blockbuster deal that saw Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson swap organizations. At the time, the move seemed a rather puzzling one from an Oilers standpoint but after the club
Defence has been one of the main talking points for the Edmonton Oilers for the past decade and for good reason. For much of their time toiling in mediocrity the team had trouble finding consistent defenders that were able to effectively defend for 20-plus minutes a night. We saw multiple attempts to rectify this, acquiring
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is talk surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs interest in Adam Larsson, news on the injury to Oscar Klefbom and trade speculation over the Oilers interest in Blake Coleman before he moved to Tampa Bay. Plus, what will the Oilers do with so many injuries currently plaguing
16 trade targets for the Maple Leafs Jonas Seigel and James Mirtle of The Athletic: Looking at 16 potential trade targets for the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1. Jeff Petry – Canadiens – one-year left at $5.5 million. Acquisition cost would be high for the Canadiens to trade him to their division rival. 2. Josh Manson
Leafs looked at Dumba – what the asking price could be? @Kungfu_canuck: Elliotte Friedman said on ‘Lead Off’ today that he’s heard that the Toronto Maple Leafs had looked into Matt Dumba. A source also told Friedman that the Maple Leafs have basically looked at every potentially available defenseman. They discussed on the show about
Ken Holland‘s trade deadline strategy with the Edmonton Oilers Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic (Q&A): Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland’s philosophy on the regular season is quite candid but more telling of the upcoming trade deadline. He believes the market is not filled enough right now and likely will not be until closer to the
Maple Leafs will have to depth decisions/options next month James Mirtle of The Athletic: The recently formed Toronto Maple Leafs third line of Ilya Mikheyev–Alexander Kerfoot–Pierre Engvall has shown some good chemistry together. Trevor Moore is close to returning and it may not be easy to crack the top-nine. Then there is Andreas Johnsson, who
June 29, 2016, was a dream come true for hockey fans alike. There wasn’t just one blockbuster trade for hockey fans to go crazy on Twitter about, but two. The Montreal Canadiens sent P.K. Subban packing while acquiring Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators, and then the New Jersey Devils finessed a move that seemed
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there are developments coming out of Finland where Jesse Puljujarvi has made a decision on his future, there are questions about who should get the start in Edmonton’s net and speculation about where to slot defenseman Adam Larsson when he returns from injury. And, the Oilers are
Canadiens eyeing a Sharks defenseman? Kevin Kurz: The Montreal Canadiens have been scouting the San Jose Sharks this season. Elliotte Friedman reports the Canadiens are looking at left-handed defensemen. The Sharks have a left-handed defenseman who is from Montreal – Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Devils mailbag on Hall, the D, Boyle and Schneider Corey Masisak of The
GM Shero on the Devils Mike Morreale: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero on his teams slow start: “I really want the team to give me a vote of confidence that I picked the right team so that’s what I want to see, and I know they’re capable of it.” Hall on the Devils start