Tag: Oilers

Let’s be honest with each other for a second here, okay? Ken Hitchcock has been horrible. I know the roster…

1-7-2 in their last ten games, 0-3-0 on their recent three-game road trip. Things are bad right now when it…

We are six days away from the NHL’s annual trade deadline. That means movement, in some cases big movement, will…

The Edmonton Oilers are off and running this deadline season. Following a well played but disappointing 3-1 loss to Carolina,…

The Edmonton Oilers are what they are. Simply put, in year four of Connor McDavid, they are not good enough…

Sidney Crosby Vs. Connor McDavid. Don’t be fooled folks, that is what tonight is all about. It’s the featured game…

A little over a month ago, back on January 11th, we took a look at the Edmonton Oilers who were…

Alex Chiasson has been, without doubt, the best PTO in recent Edmonton Oilers history. Of course, that isn’t saying a…

The Edmonton Oilers finally pulled the plug on President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli just prior to…

Boy, did Tuesday night ever suck. The Edmonton Oilers played a strong 40 minutes and led 2-1 thanks to a…

We are about two and a half weeks away from the NHL’s trading deadline. Somehow, someway, the Edmonton Oilers are…

Bob Nicholson achieved success with Hockey Canada by essentially holding a fantasy draft. The man had his pick from the…

The Edmonton Oilers will try and do something very rare tonight, sweep a season series from a conference opponent. The…

The Edmonton Oilers returned home from a brief two game road trip with two points in the bank. Unfortunately, they…

The Edmonton Oilers are about to enter some very interesting times. The team will start fighting for their playoff lives…

I have to tell you, time away was liberating. Stepping away from Twitter and writing about the Edmonton Oilers for…

Ahhh the NHL All-Star break. The time to relax, have some fun and forget about the past few games of…

It might seem far off, but the February 25th NHL trade deadline is only about a month away. We’ve already…

We are days away from when I’ll kick off our annual trade deadline coverage here at The Oilers Rig. I’ll…

The mandate is there, the push is on. The Edmonton Oilers are under immense pressure to make the Stanley Cup…

If last night’s 4-3 shootout victory proved anything, it is that the Edmonton Oilers very much still only go as…

The NHL’s trading deadline is about seven weeks away now, and the buyers and sellers are starting to identify themselves….

Ken Hitchcock did something on Sunday. After an embarrassing loss to the LA Kings on Saturday night, Hitch adjusted his…

Call Kenny Loggins, because the Edmonton Oilers are about to ride into the Danger Zone. Tonight, the Oilers kickoff an…

The national media pressure is starting to build on the Edmonton Oilers. Bruce Arthur of TSN and the Toronto Star…

Happy New Year everyone! Tonight the Edmonton Oilers will finish off their 2018 slate the same way they finished 2017,…

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired another defender, bringing in Brandon Manning from Chicago. Drake Caggiula is heading to Chicago in…

After an embarrassing loss at home against the Sharks that took the losing streak to five games, the Edmonton Oilers…

When the Edmonton Oilers selected Darnell Nurse with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the hope…