Bruins Training Camp Preview: The Roster
Late on Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Bruins released their official training camp roster. Camp, believe it or not, gets underway in less than a week for all 31 NHL clubs.…
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Oilers Unnecessarily Buy Out Eric Gryba
The news came Thursday that the Edmonton Oilers have placed defenseman Eric Gryba on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the final year of his contract. The 30-year-old…
Oilers’ Flurry of Roster Moves & What It Means
As the NHL’s holiday freeze starts, the Edmonton Oilers have been quite busy. In 24 hours or so, the Oilers have made several moves that affect their clubs at the…
The Edmonton Oilers and Considering Mark Fayne
It was a signing that was supposed to be a turning point of sorts for the Edmonton Oilers. After years of struggling to get their hands on legitimate veteran NHL…
Oilers Pass on Fayne, Recall Oesterle and Reinhart
These are curious times for the Edmonton Oilers. With Darnell Nurse not yet ready to return to the lineup, Matt Benning headed to the IR list and Kris Russell banged…
Fayne Out, Who Steps In?
One of the things forgotten in an overtime loss the Buffalo Sabres handed the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday evening was the untimely exit of Mark Fayne. Fayne took himself out…
Latest Oilers News: RNH, Talbot, Betker & Injuries
The Edmonton Oilers are four games into their 2016-17 season and have surprised many with a 3-1-0 start. A significant portion of that success can be attributed to the Oilers’…
With Russell Signed, Is Gryba Out?
Recently, my fellow contributor here at The Hockey Writers, Shane Sander, wrote a fantastic piece that took a closer look at the impact the signing of defenseman Kris Russell was…
With Russell Signed, Is Fayne Out?
The Edmonton Oilers have been one of the busiest franchises in the NHL this summer with a flurry of moves. You wouldn’t expect anything less from a team that finished…
Why the Oilers Inked Matthew Benning
Don’t look now, but the Edmonton Oilers signed another free agent College defenseman, yet, this time, his name isn’t Justin Schultz. Despite making a number of massive changes to their…
Mark Fayne, Eric Gryba and the Edmonton Oilers
When word broke yesterday morning that the Edmonton Oilers had decided to place defenceman Mark Fayne on waivers, it was rather difficult to not raise an eyebrow at the move.…
Mark Fayne Placed on Waivers
The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenseman Mark Fayne on waivers with the intention of assigning him to the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL, the team announced on Wednesday. If he…