7 Things the Oilers Need to Avoid This Season Jim Parsons | September 4, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers were a fantastic surprise last season. Making it to the second round of the 2016-17 NHL Playoffs and posting a 103-point regular season to finish seventh in…
McDavid & Crosby Top EA Sports’ NHL 18 Player Ratings Shane Sander | September 4, 2017 Through the late parts of the summer, EA Sports has been ramping up the marketing for the release of NHL 18. The game has a worldwide release date of September…
Draisaitl Signing Is a Huge Relief for Oilers Shane Sander | August 17, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers and their fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief after the team announced they had finally signed restricted free agent Leon Draisaitl to a contract. The deal,…
Understanding the Draisaitl Deal Jim Parsons | August 17, 2017 Wednesday, for most Edmonton Oilers fans, was a good day. As was announced mid-afternoon, the Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year extension worth $68 million. It was a deal…
Leon Draisaitl Signs 8-Year Contract With Oilers Jim Parsons | August 16, 2017 After some delay, the Edmonton Oilers have another top forward back with the team as they signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year extension worth an average salary of $8.5 million…
Overtime With BSC Mailbag: NHL Expansion, Zdeno Chara & More Brandon Share-Cohen | August 15, 2017 Who doesn’t like a good mailbag? With the NHL season right around the corner, it seems appropriate to start the Overtime With BSC Mailbag; a new series of articles where…
What Happened to Cole Cassels? Trevor Beggs | August 10, 2017 Over the last three years, Jim Benning has been applauded for building up the Vancouver Canucks‘ once woeful prospect pool. While that’s good news for the Canucks and their fans,…
San Jose Sharks Make Sense for Tavares Zeke | August 8, 2017 Thirty-one NHL teams know New York Islanders center John Tavares is an elite player. Any team interested in his services is going to have to answer the same question posed by…
Young Money: The Best Paid ELC Players of 2016-17 Alex Krieckhaus | August 1, 2017 Players on an NHL Entry Level Contract (ELC) are capped at a $925,000 salary, but can earn millions more in bonuses if they perform, launching them into veteran-like pay brackets.…
Oilers Turnaround Is on McDavid, Not Chiarelli Rob Soria | July 31, 2017 To suggest the 2000’s haven’t been kind to the Edmonton Oilers is what we would call an understatement. Four playoff appearances in sixteen years doesn’t leave much to get excited…
NHL Standings Predictions: Offseason Edition Larry Fisher | July 28, 2017 It’s that time of the year again — some random summer day when I decide to publish my offseason standings predictions. These are always a hit, even if they are…
2017-18 NHL Contenders & Pretenders Mark Scheig | July 24, 2017 The NHL hockey season can’t get here soon enough. With the calendar ready to turn to August, we thought this would be a good time to have some fun and…
