Connor McDavid Named Captain of Team North America Steven DiOssi | September 8, 2016 Connor McDavid has been named the captain of Team North America at the World Cup, the team announced on Thursday. Sean Couturier and Aaron Ekblad were named alternate captains. Our…
2016-17 Fantasy Season Outlook: Edmonton Oilers Larry Fisher | September 7, 2016 Potential is the first word that comes to mind with this team. Granted, it’s been coming to mind for a decade now and never coming to fruition, but maybe just…
Was Taylor Hall Trade a Dressing Room Maneuver? Jim Parsons | September 6, 2016 Today, Elliotte Friedman — one of the best in today’s media and NHL coverage — dropped a bomb on fans of the Oilers, Devils, Habs, Predators and Lightning with this…
Breaking Down North America’s World Cup Lines Ryan Pike | September 6, 2016 Training camps have finally begun for the much-anticipated 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and after weeks and weeks of speculating, we finally have some inklings of how each club will…
The Reason Behind the Taylor Hall Trade Marcy Di Michele | September 6, 2016 The second-most talked about trade of the offseason (P.K Subban for Shea Weber being the first), saw budding offensive star Taylor Hall traded for a sort-of unproven defensive blueliner in…
Does the NHL Want Connor McDavid as the Face of the League? Marcy Di Michele | September 5, 2016 When Sidney Crosby was set to enter the league, he had NHL executives licking their chops. A season-long lock-out surely alienated the casual fan, and having a bonafide superstar to…
Oilers Recap: Moving Draisaitl to RW, Richards Offered PTO? Shane Sander | September 4, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have a logjam at center right now and with everyone entering the year healthy it presents a unique dynamic for the team. Last year Edmonton amassed an…
Oilers Should Consider Starting Draisaitl at Wing Jim Parsons | September 4, 2016 If the Edmonton Oilers move forward with a top-nine centered by Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl, they’ll have one of the better groupings of one-through-three centers in the…
Health Will Be Key Factor in Oilers Success Shane Sander | September 3, 2016 A lot has been made about the Edmonton Oilers off-season moves. The 2016-17 Oilers will have added the likes of Jesse Puljujarvi, Milan Lucic, Adam Larsson and Jonas Gustavsson. The…
Where to Deploy Nail Yakupov Jim Parsons | September 1, 2016 One of the most controversial Oilers over the past three seasons has been highly-touted Russian sniper Nail Yakupov. Drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2012, Yakupov’s first season…
Dylan Larkin’s Next Contract Will Cost the Red Wings Tony Wolak | August 30, 2016 It may be a few seasons away, but the Detroit Red Wings should start thinking about budding superstar Dylan Larkin’s next contract now and plan accordingly. This summer, Sean Monahan…
Taylor Hall Discusses His Trade Out of Edmonton Marcy Di Michele | August 24, 2016 Former Oiler Taylor Hall took a break from Bio Steel camp to have an interview with Sportsnet’s Tim and Sid, mainly to talk about his mid-summer trade out of Edmonton.…
