Tag: The Oilers Rig

Oilers Quiet But Successful On July 1st
The Edmonton Oilers made only three signings on Sunday, but did quite well in what was a quiet Canada Day…
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Oilers Sign D Kevin Gravel
Updated:The Oilers have agreed to terms with D Kevin Gravel on a one-year contract as per The Athletic’s Michael Russo….
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Oilers Sign C Kyle Brodziak
Updated:First off, happy Canada Day to my friends up north! Secondly, happy free agent frenzy day to all my fellow…
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Are The Oilers Trading Milan Lucic?
Updated:On Wednesday, Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli told the Edmonton media that he didn’t expect to be involved in the ‘star…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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….
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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…
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Off-Season Targets: Dominic Moore
Updated:When the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets (via Nashville) at the trade deadline, they opened…
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Adding a 14th Forward, On Lance Bouma And More
Updated:Bob Stauffer had an interesting tweet last night that touched on the Edmonton Oilers adding a 14th forward. We should…
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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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Heavy Hockey Vs. Speed And Skill Is a Fake Argument
Updated:There are two factions of Edmonton Oiler fans, both very much dug into their sides and not really willing to…
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