Oilers Panel: Future of Kevin Lowe, the Coaching Staff. Who is Leon Draisaitl? Shane Sander | April 21, 2014 Welcome to the Oilers Panel. On this weeks Oilers Panel, The Hockey Writers contributors will voice their opinions on; the future of Kevin Lowe, the future of the coaching staff…
Time To Shake Up The Old Boys Club Shane Sander | April 14, 2014 After 8 years of non-playoff hockey the Edmonton Oilers are at a cross-roads with their future and changes must happen to the leadership for the betterment of the franchise. Dallas…
A Week in the Life of the Edmonton Oilers Marcy Di Michele | January 8, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers started 2014 with back-to-back losses to the Sharks and Ducks respectively, in which they allowed five goals in both games. They went on to beat the Tampa…
Oilers Power Play Suffers Outage Katherine Hill | January 5, 2014 It seems like the Oilers power play allows more goals than it scores. The team is on pace to give up 16 short handed goals this season. This would fall…
Jersey Thrower Wears the Frustration for the Oilers Woes Marcy Di Michele | December 23, 2013 Not much has gone right for the Oilers this season. Coach Dallas Eakins came into the job with somewhat of a swagger. He worked well with young players in the…
Rock Bottom for the Oilers: How Can We Do This? Marcy Di Michele | December 23, 2013 Words spoken by a coach who is out of answers, watching his team start the game well, but end up dropping a 6-0 decision. “How can we do this?” Dallas…
Should the Oilers Trade Nail Yakupov? Carl Maloney | November 14, 2013 Nail Yakupov has certainly been a hot topic of conversation in recent days. He had already been talked about early in the season as trade bait, his ice cold start…
The Nail Yakupov Drama and Why it’s Happening. Marcy Di Michele | November 13, 2013 For a junior hockey player, getting drafted first overall is a dream come true. When a team has the option of choosing any prospect, but decides it wants you above…
Leafs vs. Oilers Preview (October 29th) Alex Mai | October 29, 2013 It’s the start of a long week for the Maple Leafs, who start on a 3-game road trip throughout Western Canada. Their first foe will be the injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers,…
Nail Yakupov Has Opportunity with Taylor Hall Injury Carl Maloney | October 27, 2013 Nail Yakupov has heard his name in the media quite a bit over the first few weeks of the season. The problem for the Oilers is that it’s not because…
Hockey News: Sharks and Avs Lose; Kronwall Hurt Marcy Di Michele | October 18, 2013 “I knew this renovation was going to be messy. I didn’t think it would be this messy.” Dallas Eakins — Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) October 18, 2013 Evidently it never came…
Boyd Gordon A Perfect Complement in Edmonton Carl Maloney | October 10, 2013 When the Edmonton Oilers signed Boyd Gordon this offseason, there were a couple of questions fans were asking. Is he worth three million per year? Can he be an upgrade over…