If Mike Smith retires, what would the Edmonton Oilers do in net? Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic: 40-year-old Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith has another year let on his contract and played through multiple injuries all season. “Playing through injuries for the majority of the season is not easy,” Smith said. “I don’t know where
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Just two months after the Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Ryan Fanti out of college to bolster their prospect pipeline, it seems they will lose another prospect in the process. It is all but official that they will terminate the contract of their 2019 third-round draft pick, Ilya Konovalov, when the season is over. Alexi Sopin,
On the latest edition of the NHL Stat Corner the Buffalo Sabres put up some big numbers on Super Bowl Sunday, while Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to roll. The Edmonton Oilers win in dominating fashion over the San Jose Sharks with a milestone shutout by their goaltender. We wrap up with
The Edmonton Oilers’ recent rash of injuries has meant a lot of call-ups from their American Hockey League (AHL) farm team down in Bakersfield. With the early-season injury to goaltender Mike Smith back in October — and recent injuries to Darnell Nurse, Duncan Keith, Slater Koekkoek, as well as Cody Ceci in COVID protocol —
From an Edmonton Oilers perspective, there really isn’t anything positive that can be said about their 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday (Nov. 23). To be blunt, it was their worst night of what has been a fantastic opening six weeks of the 2021-22 NHL season. It wasn’t just
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
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what will the Boston Bruins do to address a hole at the second-line center position? The Edmonton Oilers signed a couple of players on the weekend. What is the projection for goaltender Stuart Skinner and forward Brendan Perlini? The San Jose Sharks were apparently told to fix the “Evander Kane
After years of failing to draft and develop their own prospects beyond the first round, the Edmonton Oilers are finally on the right track. Ethan Bear, Caleb Jones and Kailer Yamamoto all graduated to the NHL this season, and they could be joined by the next group of Oilers prospects in the next year or