Oilers’ Mike Smith Proving Doubters Wrong
It’s really starting to look like it might be time to ask Mike Smith and Ken Holland for their forgiveness. Actually, it’s more just a matter of who is owed…
It’s really starting to look like it might be time to ask Mike Smith and Ken Holland for their forgiveness. Actually, it’s more just a matter of who is owed…
The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending position has been an area of concern for the team over the last few seasons. They failed during the 2020 offseason to address their needs, missing…
Coming into the 2021 NHL season, the Oilers’ expectation was that Mikko Koskinen would take over as the starting goaltender. So far, the exact opposite has happened. Mike Smith has…
The Edmonton Oilers made a small acquisition on Mar. 2 when they claimed goaltender Alex Stalock off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. The Oilers now have three NHL-caliber goalies on…
Mike Smith is 38 years old and he’s played for 16 NHL seasons. During those 16 seasons, he’s tended goal for five different NHL teams (the Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay…
It will be a tough battle for the four playoff spots in the Scotia North Division. With about a quarter of the games played, all teams except the Ottawa Senators…
On Saturday goaltender Troy Grosenick was added to the Edmonton Oilers active roster, amid speculation that the career minor-leaguer could make just the third start of his National Hockey League…
The career of Edmonton Oilers’ goaltender Mikko Koskinen has been a whirlwind thus far. He went from being selected by the New York Islanders with the 31st pick of the…
Only two weeks into the season, and already the Edmonton Oilers’ Mikko Koskinen has started eight games, two more than any other NHL goalie. Koskinen has been on the ice…
Since he was hired by the Edmonton Oilers in early May 2019, general manager Ken Holland has done a solid job, almost as good as anyone could have asked for…
Heading into the 2020-21 season it was clear that the biggest question for the Oilers team was its goaltending. After missing out on the plethora of goaltending options in free…
The importance of having a high-quality goaltender in the NHL cannot be understated. Furthermore, having a “hot” goaltender can be the difference between bowing out in the first round of…