As the Edmonton Oilers enjoy a reprieve from the cold Edmonton weather on their current five-game road trip, you can’t help but notice how fragile the team’s psyche currently is. Losers of eight of ten games going into their New Year’s Day tilt with the New York Islanders, the team seems like they’re still gripping
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The Edmonton Oilers are not working with a lot of cap space this season. There are typically bad contracts and players not playing to their worth on every team each season. That is no different for the Oilers. If the Oilers are going to upgrade at any position before the trade deadline, they will need
After what Mikko Koskinen has done for the Edmonton Oilers this season, it’s unreasonable that fans are still hating on him and blaming him for any misfortunes. He is a 12-2 goalie, tied for second in the league in wins, and doing so in just 14 games. What makes him so impressive this season is
A 5-2 win at home vs the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins moved the banged-up Edmonton Oilers into first place in NHL points percentage and a 16-5 record on the season. They are 9-1 at home and continue to overcome adversity as proof that their goaltenders and defence should have the team’s confidence. We’re limited to two
The Edmonton Oilers bested their Pacific Division foe, the Vegas Golden Knights, with a slim 3-2 victory. This is the Oilers’ second win against the Golden Knights this season and one in which the injury scripts were flipped from the first meeting. The Oilers beat an injury-plagued Golden Knights team earlier this season, and this
The Edmonton Oilers win this one against the Arizona Coyotes to improve to a perfect 4-0 for the second time in three seasons and the fifth time in franchise history. The only other team to match them thus far is the Florida Panthers, also at 4-0. There is lots of good to take away from
The Edmonton Oilers received bad news at the start of their main training camp. Oilers general manager Ken Holland announced that goaltender Alex Stalock is unlikely to play this season as he continues to get evaluated for a possible heart condition he developed after contracting COVID-19. This may not seem like big news to a
I can’t speak for Edmonton Journal journalist Jim Matheson, nor do I know why he seemed to personally attack Edmonton Oilers’ goaltender Mikko Koskinen on Thursday during a media avail about the upcoming season, but I can say Matheson doesn’t speak for everyone when he tells the Oilers’ netminder, “the fans such want a different
The average Edmonton Oilers fan might have seen the recent videos of Alex Stalock in something called Da Beauty League and figured that the veteran goalie is onto his next stage of life now, back home in Minnesota and just having fun playing shinny with the guys on weekends. It’s an understandable presumption, given Stalock
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, NHL fans are a bit unsettled by the fact Patrick Kane was voted the best player in the NHL by the ESPY’s on Saturday night. How did this happen? Meanwhile, it doesn’t sound like the Philadelphia Flyers are going to be one of the final teams in on a Seth
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Connor McDavid accomplished an amazing feat with the NHL’s regular season now complete. Meanwhile, Slater Koekkoek showed well in the final game of the Oilers season. Where does he fit into the playoff plan? Will Gaetan Haas and Zack Kassian get much playing time and how often
Believe it or not, the 2020-21 National Hockey League season is already at its midpoint. The Edmonton Oilers will complete the first and begin the second half of their 56-game schedule this week, as they welcome the Ottawa Senators to Rogers Place for three games, Monday (7 pm MT), Wednesday (6 pm MT), and Friday
The Edmonton Oilers’ recent goaltending crisis has led to repeated speculation and discussions about the team’s hopes for success and how management will attempt to rectify the situation in net, often to no avail. Goaltending has been the organization’s Achilles heel for years, and this season is likely to follow the same trajectory. The projection
Managing a National Hockey League team is challenging at the best of times. Every year player salaries go up, and it’s a guessing game when it comes to deciding whether your free agent star forward or stud defenseman is at their peak, has room for improvement, or is trending downward. Adding to the difficulty is
The Edmonton Oilers will play for their playoff lives on Friday afternoon as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks in an elimination game four. The Oilers blew a late lead and fell 4-3 on Wednesday night and should they lose Friday, their only consolation prize will be entering Monday’s lottery for the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl and Connor
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Connor McDavid had a hat trick and became the eighth NHL player to record 400 points before his 23rd birthday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Sunday night. Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson) It is the fifth hat trick of McDavid’s career and his first
Dubas puts an end to Babcock speculation Frank Seravalli of TSN: There was some speculation about the potential of Mike Babcock joining Ken Holland in Edmonton. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas put an end to that yesterday. “We’re all in on Mike and Mike is all in on us,” Dubas told TSN’s Bob McKenzie.