Tag: The Oilers Rig

Oilers Considered “Frontrunner” For Zach Hyman, Still Talking With Mike Smith
Updated:Some more Edmonton Oilers news hit the wire on Thursday as the rumors continue to pick up steam in advance…
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Oilers Off-Season Targets: Left Wing
Updated:Every year since 2015, I’ve gone through the list of potential off-season targets for the Edmonton Oilers one by one…
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Oilers Trade Dylan Wells To Hurricanes, Larsson Talks Continue
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers completed their second trade of the week on Wednesday, although this one qualifies as simply a minor…
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Are Oilers In Danger Of Losing Adam Larsson?
Prior to the April 12th trade deadline, reports began to surface that the Oilers and Adam Larsson had made progress…
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Duncan Keith Looks To Be ‘Best Player He Can Be’ In New Chapter With Oilers
Updated:Duncan Keith got his wish on Monday afternoon, as the future Hall of Fame defenseman was traded from the Chicago…
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Who Is Tim Soderlund? Is He A Prospect Worth Watching?
Updated:Yesterday’s trade is going to be known as ‘The Duncan Keith trade‘ when everyone looks back on it years from…
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Oilers Acquire Duncan Keith, Now What?
Updated:Where there is smoke, there is fire. When it came to Duncan Keith and the Edmonton Oilers, it seemed like…
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Oilers ‘Exploring’ Goalie Market, In Talks With Mike Smith
Updated:Following the club’s first round playoff loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets, Oilers GM Ken Holland admitted at…
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Oilers Set To Play Pre-Season ‘Home-And-Home’ With Seattle Kraken
Updated:For the first time since September of 2019, there will be NHL pre-season action this fall across the league. Although…
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Oilers Not Expected To Buy James Neal Out Right Away
Updated:The odds of James Neal playing a third season with the Edmonton Oilers are extremely low. The expectation throughout the…
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The Latest On Duncan Keith And The Oilers
Updated:Now that the 2020-21 NHL season is complete, the focus has shifted to the off-season and the moves that will…
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Are The Oilers Set To Aggressively Pursue Zach Hyman?
Updated:There are few things in sports that can be considered certainties. That’s especially so in the sport of hockey. One…
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Will Oilers Use A Buyout Prior To Free Agency?
Updated:There is a very real chance that when Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final concludes tonight in Tampa Bay…
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Duncan Keith And The Oilers: Does It Make Sense?
Updated:Over the last week, Oil Country has worked itself into a frenzy over the potential addition of veteran defenseman Duncan…
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Are Oilers, Adam Larsson Close To Contract?
Updated:On Tuesday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers announced a new eight-year contract with veteran forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The deal locks up…
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Oilers Looking For Defensive Help?
Updated:Unfortunately, it looks like the promising NHL career of defenseman Oscar Klefbom will not continue. After missing the entire 2020-21…
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BREAKING: Oilers Set To Re-Sign Ryan Nugent-Hopkins To Eight Year Deal
The Edmonton Oilers made significant progress with forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins over the last few days, and the end result appears…
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Where Things Stand For Oilers, Pending Free Agents
Updated:One month from today, the 2021 NHL Entry Draft will take place. It’ll be the second major event of the…
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Oilers Should Avoid Oliver Ekman-Larsson Trade
Updated:Last fall, in the lead up to NHL free agency, Edmonton Oilers General Manager Ken Holland was involved in some…
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The Summer Of Ken: Oilers GM Has Busy Shopping List
Updated:One month from today, the Edmonton Oilers and 29 other teams from around the NHL will submit their final protection…
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Is Jake DeBrusk Up For Trade, And Should The Oilers Pursue Him?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are going to market this summer with real cap space, the first time that has occurred in…
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The Edmonton Oilers Should Go With 4-4-1, Not 7-3-1 Protection List
Updated:Earlier this week, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic had an update on the Edmonton Oilers’ approach to the upcoming expansion draft for…
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Devin Shore Returns: What Now For Oilers Bottom-Six?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers re-signed pending RFA F Devin Shore to a two-year contract extension with an annual value of $850,000…
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Oilers Re-Sign Devin Shore To Two-Year Deal
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have taken care of their first bit of business this summer. Earlier on Wednesday, the team announced…
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Should The Stay Or Should They Go: Oilers Face Few RFA Questions
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have a few key pieces that are slated to hit the unrestricted free agent market on July…
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Should They Stay Or Should They Go: Oilers Face UFA Decisions
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have a number of unrestricted and restricted free agents this off-season that will require decisions. Edmonton has…
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15 Years Later: A Look Back At The 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs: May 27th, 2006
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers arrived back at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California 15 years ago tonight with a chance to advance….
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Oilers Likely To Use Buyout In Summer 2021
The Edmonton Oilers bought out defenseman Andrej Sekera in the summer of 2019, but elected against any buyouts in the…
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Oilers GM Ken Holland Wants Club To Improve Secondary Scoring
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers were sent packing from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the opening round of play for the second…
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