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The Edmonton Oilers dipped into the European talent pool earlier this off-season when they signed F Joakim Nygard out of…

The Milan Lucic era in Edmonton appears to be approaching its end. After a second consecutive disastrous season, dumping Lucic…

As General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Ken Holland elected to enter a rebuild during the 2016-17 season. On…

Some rumors never seem to go away. Carolina’s Justin Faulk has been a main target for the Edmonton Oilers dating…

I’ve always found it funny that on the same day the Oilers tried to upgrade their defense by trading Taylor…

When a player gets connected to the Edmonton Oilers in rumors, they never quite go away. We are now officially…

On Wednesday, word quickly spread that Edmonton Oilers F Jesse Puljujarvi was on his way to the KHL. Caught by…

Some of the most fascinating trades to discuss are the ones that never happened. For the Edmonton Oilers and Boston…

Once criminally underrated, Anton Stralman emerged as a true analytics darling during his time with the New York Rangers. Shortly…

Some speculation yesterday from TSN 1260’s Jason Gregor, who named veteran goalies Mike Smith and Brian Elliott as two potential…

The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed two key members of the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. According to the club, the Oil have…

Jake Gardiner is a good hockey player that has had, unfortunately, his worst moments on the biggest stages. After turning…

Dave Tippett has only been the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers for six days. Even in that short period…

When the Columbus Blue Jackets went ‘all-in’ at the NHL’s annual trade deadline in February, they did so knowing that…

Adding a top-four right-shot defender has seemingly been a key item for the Edmonton Oilers in every off-season for over…

It seems like certain things just aren’t meant to be. Among those things? The Edmonton Oilers acquiring a top-four defender…

It’s a story as old as time in sports: A new manager and/or coach comes in and wants to bring…

The major story in Edmonton today was the news that Dave Tippett was officially becoming the 16th coach in franchise…

The story of Robin Lehner is, without doubt, my personal favorite story of the 2018-19 season. Lehner’s battle with anxiety…

The first major hiring of the Ken Holland era is set to be made official tomorrow as Dave Tippett will…

During the stretch drive of the 2017-18 season, the New Jersey Devils needed a miracle to make the playoffs. Although…

Just a day after word started to leak out that the Edmonton Oilers were pursuing Swedish forward Joakim Nygard, the…

One area of the world that has been quite kind to Ken Holland is Scandinavia. Countless key players on his…

The news cycle involving the Edmonton Oilers has picked up significantly this week. On Tuesday, the club parted ways with…

When Ken Holland goes to market this summer looking for a goaltender to work with Mikko Koskinen, he could be…

It was a busy day in Edmonton on Tuesday, as the club parted ways with VP of Player Personnel Duane…

The Edmonton Oilers have completed their first official transaction of the off-season. Less than an hour after word leaked out…

Last week we heard the news about Edmonton Oilers Senior VP of Hockey Operations Craig MacTavish stepping away from the…

Outside of Dwayne Roloson and a single season from Mathieu Garon, goaltending has been a problem for the Edmonton Oilers…