What to Expect From Connor McDavid in 2016-17 Brett Slawson | July 20, 2016 Connor McDavid did it all in his rookie season in the NHL. He was a force on the ice on a nightly basis. His skill, despite his inexperience, was indisputably…
NHL’s Top Prospects – Part Two Joseph Aleong | July 18, 2016 Not every great NHL player jumps straight into the league after being drafted. The draft is somewhat of a guessing game, as young players develop and refine their games at…
The Hall Trade Wasn’t as Bad as You Think Marcy Di Michele | July 17, 2016 On the surface, it looks like the Oilers lost the Taylor Hall trade. And on the day that the trade went down, they certainly did. In terms of value, and…
NHL’s Top Prospects – Part One Joseph Aleong | July 15, 2016 Not every great NHL player jumps straight into the league after being drafted. The draft is somewhat of a guessing game, as young players develop and refine their games at…
Oilers Still Need Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Rob Soria | July 14, 2016 Life has certainly been busy for the Edmonton Oilers this summer. While the departure of Taylor Hall and additions of Adam Larsson, Milan Lucic, and Jesse Puljujarvi have made for…
Breaking Down Connor McDavid’s Rookie Excellence Joseph Aleong | July 10, 2016 Connor McDavid has been in the national spotlight from an early age, much like Sidney Crosby’s name was bandied about long before he became the saviour of the Pittsburgh Penguins after…
Should The Oilers Play Lucic With Draisaitl? The Hockey Writers | July 8, 2016 Peter Chiarelli promised big changes for the Edmonton Oilers and he’s delivered. Taylor Hall is gone and Milan Lucic will have a chance to finally give the team a physical…
What if the Oilers had Drafted… Marcy Di Michele | July 7, 2016 A lot of people don’t like revisionist history, because you can’t go back in time and change anything, and fretting over “what could have been” really doesn’t accomplish much. But…
Oilers News: Trading for Tyson Barrie; Salary Cap Trouble? Marcy Di Michele | July 5, 2016 With the draft and free agent frenzy in the rear-view mirror, we’re officially into the dog days of summer. But that doesn’t mean wheels aren’t turning the world of hockey.…
Lucic Doesn’t Replace Hall, But That’s Okay Marcy Di Michele | July 2, 2016 For some reason, a sector of Oiler fans are looking at the signing of Milan Lucic as Taylor Hall’s replacement, that because they make the same salary, the trade shakes…
Oilers: Lucic Signing Helps Soften Blow Rob Soria | July 2, 2016 Give the Edmonton Oilers credit. After trading away Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenceman Adam Larsson, they were well aware of the fact there would be major…
Oilers: Was Lucic Signing Too Risky? Brett Slawson | July 2, 2016 Well, the Edmonton Oilers wasted no time when the July 1st Free Agency period officially opened, quickly signing arguably the top UFA available in Milan Lucic to a massive seven-year, $42…
