Oilers Need Someone to Step up After Poor Start Shane Sander | October 10, 2017 It’s been a tough start for the Edmonton Oilers in 2017-18, and the offseason decisions made by general manager Peter Chiarelli are already coming into question. With the injury to…
McLellan’s Early Line Combinations Shane Sander | September 18, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers are a few days into training camp, and head coach Todd McLellan seems to have an eye on the regular season line combinations. From the first look, McLellan…
Benning Could Be Key to Oilers Season Rob Soria | September 16, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers announced the signing of Matt Benning to a two-year deal in August of 2016, many felt the club had lucked out and stumbled upon a player…
Oilers Early Candidates for Surprise of the Season Jim Parsons | September 13, 2017 As the season creeps closer and opportunities like the Young Stars Tournament and rookie camp close, fans are starting to get a glimpse at what the Edmonton Oilers main roster…
Are the Oilers About to Sign Cody Franson? Shane Sander | September 6, 2017 There have been reports that the Edmonton Oilers are one of the finalists bidding for free agent defenseman Cody Franson. One of the reports comes from Rick Dhaliwal from Vancouver’s News…
Sophomore Oilers: Realistic Expectations Jim Parsons | July 21, 2017 There are a handful of players on the Edmonton Oilers who will be returning for their second season with the team. For these players, their first year was one that…
Will Ethan Bear Be an Oiler in 2017-18? Kelly Provost | May 18, 2017 This is not about what the Edmonton Oilers should do with prized prospect Ethan Bear. This is about what NHL teams usually do with a WHL defenceman of his calibre.…
Is Klefbom a No. 1 Defenseman? Shane Sander | March 12, 2017 There’s been plenty of talk about the Edmonton Oilers and their need for a stud No. 1 defenseman. The bullet points of the argument are that the Oilers are without…
Benning Injury Bad Timing for Oilers Jim Parsons | February 5, 2017 In the Edmonton Oilers loss to Carolina on Friday, it was more than missing two points and losing their third consecutive game that has drawn concern in Edmonton. In the…
Are the Oilers This Good? The Defense Jim Parsons | January 28, 2017 [mc4wp_form id=”230175″] In the first of a three-part series, we tried to tackle the question: are the Edmonton Oilers really as good as their recent record and current position in the…
Oilers Bypass Reinhart on Recalls Shane Sander | December 9, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers development conundrum with former fourth overall pick Griffin Reinhart has once again reared its ugly head. Injuries on their backend have decimated them. Earlier this week, Oilers…
The Brandon Davidson Dilemma Jim Parsons | November 24, 2016 When the 2016-17 NHL season started, there was palpable excitement for the return of a healthy Brandon Davidson to the Edmonton Oilers blue line. Davidson had missed about 30 games…