Tag: NHL
Bargain Basement Shopping Options For The Oilers
Updated:Yesterday, NHL teams announced which of their pending RFA’s received qualifying offers. Those who did not became UFA’s, and can…
Read more »Wild Attempt to Re-Stock the Prospect Cupboard on Day 2 of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Updated:Here is a summary of the Minnesota Wild’s selections throughout the rest of the draft which commenced today in Dallas. …
Read more »Oilers Acquire G Hayden Hawkey From Montreal
For the second time today, the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers have made a trade. After the Oilers moved up…
Read more »Oilers Select Patrik Siikanen 195th Overall
The Edmonton Oilers have made their seventh round choice, selecting Finnish forward Patrik Siikanen from the Espoo Blues U20 team…
Read more »Oilers Select Michael Kesselring 164th Overall
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have selected a right-shot defender for the second time at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The club…
Read more »Oilers Select Olivier Rodrigue 62nd Overall
The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade, moving up from 71st overall to pick 62nd. The Oil also sent the…
Read more »Oilers Select Ryan McLeod 40th Overall
After taking Evan Bouchard with the tenth overall pick last night, the Edmonton Oilers have selected Ryan McLeod with the 40th…
Read more »Wild Select Defenseman Filip Johansson with the 24th Overall Selection in the 2018 NHL Draft
Updated:The NHL draft is a lot like fishing. You go out on the lake, and hope to catch a nice…
Read more »Oilers Select Evan Bouchard With Tenth Overall Pick
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made their draft choice. After rampant speculation, the club stayed put at tenth overall as some…
Read more »The Penguins 18-19 Schedule by the Numbers
Updated:We found out a few days ago that, once again, the Penguins will host the Washington Capitals for their home…
Read more »Oilers Release Their 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule
Updated:The Oilers will be back in action on Saturday, October 6th when they take on the New Jersey Devils in…
Read more »Trotz hiring latest sign these are not the ‘same old Isles’
Even just a few weeks ago it was hard to imagine a Stanley Cup-winning coach would leave a championship team…
Read more »A Final Look At Peter Chiarelli’s Summer List
Updated:The moves will start happening fast and furious in the coming hours. The NHL’s annual entry draft is set for…
Read more »Oilers Home Opener On October 18th
The Edmonton Oilers will start the season on the road, playing against the New Jersey Devils in Sweden on October…
Read more »Stanley Cup franchise and fanbase droughts
Updated:We’re in that weird part of the NHL calendar where hockey fans feel exiled in the limbo between Christmas (Stanley…
Read more »On Karlsson, Ty Smith, Lucic And More
Updated:We are just days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft. With that will come speculation, discussion and eventually transactions….
Read more »Off-Season Targets: The Wrap Up
Updated:We are just eight days away from the NHL’s annual entry draft, meaning it is time to shift from discussing…
Read more »What A Milan Lucic Trade Could Look Like
Updated:There is a lot of talk about Milan Lucic heading out of town in the coming days or weeks. After…
Read more »Why Not Winning in 2018 is GOOD For Pittsburgh
Updated:There are many views to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins second-round loss this year. We’ve seen anger. Frustration. People insistent…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Ryan O’Reilly
Updated:What happens if the Edmonton Oilers do in fact move money out in the coming weeks? Does that mean GM…
Read more »2018 Wild Draft Preview: Draft Sleepers
Congratulations to the Washington Capitals on being Stanley Cup champions for the first time! As much was made of Cinderella…
Read more »On A Potential Milan Lucic Trade
Updated:So much for it being a quiet summer, huh Oil Country? It certainly seemed like, for a few weeks at…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Brandon Pirri
Updated:One of the big themes for this year’s ‘Off-Season Targets’ series has been finding value contracts for the Edmonton Oilers….
Read more »Bon Voyage, Wild.com Message Boards: a eulogy for an old friend
If you’re a child of the 1980s or older, you should be very familiar with the classic television sitcom Cheers. To…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Drew Stafford
Updated:I hope Jim Matheson is paying attention, because this one is for him. The Edmonton Oilers need cheap scoring depth…
Read more »A Different Kind Of Ingredient
Updated:Just a quick post this afternoon, but I wanted to get something up touching on Bob Stauffer’s tweet from yesterday….
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Kyle Brodziak
Updated:Adding a fourth line center, or at the very least fixing the bottom-six, is on Peter Chiarelli’s to-do list this…
Read more »2018 Wild Draft Preview: Goaltenders
Updated:A recent poll on HockeyForums.net asked a pretty simple question to Wild fans. What Wild player do you find to…
Read more »Change is finally coming to Islanders under Lamoriello
The Islanders desperately needed a culture change, and the winds of change began to blow late last month when ownership…
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