Oilers International Players Set to Make Big Impact Jim Parsons | September 17, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have gotten their pre-season off to a solid start. While official NHL camps haven’t opened yet, The World Cup of Hockey is getting into full swing and…
Is Nugent-Hopkins a Second or Third-Line Center? Jim Parsons | September 8, 2016 A few days ago, I wrote a piece suggesting the Edmonton Oilers give Leon Draisaitl time at the wing position instead of his natural center role. The logic behind the…
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…
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…
Norway, Slovenia, Germany Qualify for 2018 Olympics Dustin Nelson | September 4, 2016 Just a couple weeks removed from the 2016 Rio Olympics, we can look ahead to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Men’s hockey qualifications were completed Sunday and Norway, Slovenia and Germany…
What’s the Oilers Magic Number for Draisaitl? Shane Sander | September 4, 2016 One of the few positive stories for the Edmonton Oilers in 2015-16 was the breakout year center Leon Draisaitl had. Draisaitl, 20, put up 51 points in 72 games for…
Leon Draisaitl: The Edmonton Oilers 2016-17 Wild Card Brett Slawson | August 12, 2016 Well, the 2016-17 NHL season is rapidly approaching, and once again the perpetually poor Edmonton Oilers will look to regain relevance in a League which they once dominated some three…
The Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid and Three Scoring Lines Rob Soria | August 7, 2016 It may be hard to believe but it appears as though the Edmonton Oilers have three capable centres of playing top six minutes for the first time in franchise history.…
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…
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…
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…
