Oilers lost to the Calgary Flames tonight. Out-skilled for the third game in a row. Passing. Shooting. Skating. Anticipation. Coverage. Making saves. Execution. What in h-e-double-hockey-sticks is ...
If you pay attention to one team for long enough, you begin to adopt some things as fact, others as fiction and often become a blind devotee of a lost cause. Or 30 lost causes, and maybe it’s 150 for ...
I had Travis Dermott No. 29 on my final draft list in 2015; mentioned his puck moving ability and called him … ...
The schedule favors them, and getting wins in October paves the way for a strong season contending for the top of the Pacific division. That’s where they should be, but based on last night that’s a ...
Nurse has passed into the “don’t talk about religion and sex” region of Oilers discussions, which is too bad. If I say “Nurse was poor last year” there’s applause, it I say “but the Oilers badly need ...
The #LetsGoOilers called up Savoie & signed Cameron Wright for $952K. When Wright is registered tmrw, will have $53 of Cap Space. Will then put Kane on LTIR and have a capture $53 from optimal Can ...
Raphael Lavoie didn’t get much power-play as an AHL rookie, and Dylan Holloway received a helluva lot more of it in 2021-22 with the Bakersfield Condors. It doesn’t matter now, Holloway is in St.
He was chosen same year same round (but earlier) than Edmonton selection Reid Schaefer (66, 32-26-58 .88). Schaefer is just three months older than Savoie, but has a full AHL season (63, 7-14-21) on ...
Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet has the Edmonton Oilers number. Coach Kris Knoblauch is attempting to ease his veterans into the preseason, like he’s handling the third imperial Fabergé egg.