Tag: Edmonton Oilers

Figuring Out The Oilers Goaltending Situation
Updated:Cam Talbot will return for a fourth season as the Edmonton Oilers’ starting goaltender when the campaign opens up on…
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Off-Season Targets: Antoine Roussel
Updated:Agitating players usually become fan favorites in Edmonton pretty quickly. Remember how hated Zack Kassian once was by Oiler fans?…
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Off-Season Targets: Scott Hartnell
Last summer, the Columbus Blue Jackets bought out forward Scott Hartnell due to salary cap issues. Hartnell snagged a one-year…
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Off-Season Targets: Jannik Hansen
Sometimes, players simply don’t fit with a particular team or system. For Jannik Hansen, the San Jose Sharks were a…
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Oilers Do Well With Three New Assistants
Late last month, the Edmonton Oilers made sweeping changes to their coaching staff. They elected to not renew the contract…
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Off-Season Targets: David Perron
Craig MacTavish’s biggest, and for my money best, addition as General Manager was David Perron. MacT acquired Perron for a…
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Off-Season Targets: James Neal
Finding a veteran scorer to play on the wing very well could be top priority for Edmonton GM Peter Chiarelli….
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Off-Season Targets: James Van Riemsdyk
Updated:Peter Chiarelli, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, hasn’t been afraid to go big game hunting since taking over as the…
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Off-Season Targets: Riley Nash
When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu at the deadline, it signaled that the club was making a change on…
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Off-Season Targets: Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Young players on cheap contracts that can contribute are going to be vital for the Edmonton Oilers moving forward. Over…
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Off-Season Targets: Patrick Maroon
On deadline day, the Edmonton Oilers elected to ship out one of their better value contracts. The club traded pending…
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Off-Season Targets: Thomas Vanek
Updated:The biggest issue, in my mind, during the 2017-18 season was the complete lack of offense from the wings in…
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Off-Season Targets: Derek Ryan
Updated:One of the holes that the Edmonton Oilers will need to address this summer is that of fourth line center….
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Off-Season Targets: Sami Niku
Updated:Today we conclude the defenders portion of ‘Off-Season Targets’ with a look at a lesser known option. The Edmonton Oilers…
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An Updated Look At Peter Chiarelli’s Summer List
Updated:A little over a month ago, I posted my annual shopping list for Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. A few…
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Off-Season Targets: Colin Miller
Updated:When the Manchester Monarchs won the AHL’s Calder Cup in the spring of 2015, Colin Miller played a huge role…
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Off-Season Targets: Damon Severson
Updated:Edmonton’s quest for a right-shot defender could once again take them to New Jersey for a trade. The Oilers, under…
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Off-Season Targets: Erik Karlsson
Updated:The biggest domino to drop this summer will be Erik Karlsson. Ottawa’s franchise face is at a crossroads with the…
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Off-Season Targets: Torey Krug
Updated:During the 2012 college signing period, Peter Chiarelli signed Michigan State defender Torey Krug to an entry-level contract after he…
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Adding a High-End AHL Center
On Saturday night, Edmonton Oilers insider Bob Stauffer tweeted out an interesting point that got quite a reaction from Oiler…
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Off-Season Targets: Chris Wideman
Peter Chiarelli’s seemingly never ending quest for a puck-moving defender will once again be at the forefront of this coming…
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Off-Season Targets: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Updated:When there is smoke surrounding a certain player from the Edmonton media, there is usually fire. There is a ton…
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Off-Season Targets: Andrej Sustr
Updated:Sometimes, especially in the NHL, you can’t get what you want. You are forced, for numerous reasons, to look at…
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Off-Season Targets: John Carlson
Updated:The only time the Edmonton Oilers have went big game hunting and come out with their target in free agency…
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Off-Season Targets: Mike Green
Updated:It’s likely that the Edmonton Oilers will have enough cap space to add one, and only one, somewhat expensive free…
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Off-Season Targets: Tyson Barrie
Updated:The Colorado Avalanche shocked the NHL this year by bouncing back from the worst season in the salary cap era…
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Storming Up A Trade: Are The Oilers and Hurricanes a Match?
The Carolina Hurricanes are undergoing major changes as an organization. Tom Dundon officially bought the team during the season and…
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Off-Season Targets: Justin Faulk
Updated:Over the course of the last two weeks, we opened the ‘Off-Season Targets’ series with a look at numerous goaltending…
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Oilers Make Coaching Changes
We finally have some clarity when it comes to the Edmonton Oilers coaching staff for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Todd…
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