Flyers goaltender Carter Hart might be available. Should the Oilers be interested?

The Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and Columbus Blue Jackets linked up for a three-team trade on Tuesday. According to Frank Seravalli, the Blue Jackets are getting Ivan Provorov and Kevin Connauton, the Flyers are getting Cal Petersen, Sean Walker, prospect Helge Grans, and a first- and a second-round pick, while the Kings are retaining 30 percent of Provorov’s contract and they’re receiving nothing else. This trade is interesting from an Edmonton Oilers perspective for a couple of reasons. First of all, one of their division rivals is freeing up salary cap room, likely to try to re-sign trade deadline acquisitions Joonas Korpisalo and Vladislav Gavrikov, who are both set to his unrestricted free agency in a few weeks. Second

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-06-06

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Nick Bjugstad: Back with the Edmonton Oilers or gone in 2023-24?

The Edmonton Oilers made a pair of swaps ahead of this year’s trade deadline. The big move came when they acquired veteran defenceman Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators to fill a gaping hole on the team’s blueline. The other came when the Oilers added Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes, which gave the team a versatile depth forward to replace Jesse Puljujarvi, who had previously been dumped to help make the Ekholm deal work financially. Ekholm was in the first season of a four-year contract he had signed with the Predators and he’s undoubtedly a part of the Oilers’ plans moving forward. But what about Bjugstad? He’s set to hit unrestricted free agency this summer and should be able to command a raise following the st

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-06-06

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5 of the best draft steals in Edmonton Oilers history

As recently discussed in a separate article, the Edmonton Oilers have had their fair share of misses on draft days. That said, there have been plenty of picks to celebrate in Oil Country as well, including some excellent late-round finds that helped make major positive impacts for the organization. With that said, here are five of the best draft steals in Oilers’ history. SHAWN HORCOFF (1998) Drafted: 99th overall Despite being heavily criticized in his later Oilers years due to his large cap hit, Shawn Horcoff was a very solid fourth-round pick for the franchise. Not only did he serve as their captain for three seasons from 2010 to 2013, but he ranks sixth in franchise history for games played with 796, and 12th all-time for points

Source: Daily Hive
Date: 2023-06-06

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Oilersnation Everyday: Big Summer Moves

Once the Stanley Cup Final is over, the silly season begins again! Trade rumours start to swirl, speculation on contracts rumbles and, of course, players sign new deals. How involved will the Edmonton Oilers be in those conversations? Only time will tell. However, there are many other Canadian teams that will have very busy summers. The Ottawa Senators look to be moving on from Alex Debrincat, the Winnipeg Jets could blow it up and with new General Managers in Toronto and Calgary things could get interesting. On today’s show, Tyler Yaremchuk and Liam Horrobin will look around the Canadian markets and figure out some big moves that could be made. Also on the show, Kailer Yamamoto gets graded. It was a difficult season for Yamamoto which wa

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-06-06

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Edmonton Oilers Offseason Talk: Wheeler, Kampf, and Big March Moves

This is your TL/DR (too long, didn’t read) summary post where excerpts are taken from the best of the best when it comes to Edmonton Oilers blogs. BLH gives you his two cents on the latest posts being published in the Oilogosphere! Including those from Lowetide.ca, The Athletic, Oilersnation, The Cult of Hockey, Copper N Blue, Oil on Whyte, and more! Click the pic above and get your Vegas Golden Misfits t-shirt today! The latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation comes from all of the internet’s top sites like Spector’s Hockey, The Fourth Period, NHL Trade Talk, The Hockey Writers, and The Daily Goal Horn just to name a few! If you’re short on time but want to keep up with the day’s Oilers news, you’ve come to the right place! Gi

Source: Beer League Heroes
Date: 2023-06-06

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SEASON REWIND: Ty Tullio

SEASON REWIND: Ty Tullio Ty Tullio had 13 goals in his rookie season Part of a Condors rookie class which feature three 20-year old forwards, Ty Tullio found the back of the net 13 times. Selected in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft by Edmonton, take a look back at the year that was: Became the first Condors AHL rookie to record a hat trick as part of a four-point night on February 19 in San Diego His 13 goals matched fellow 20-year Xavier Bourgault for second-most by a Condors 20-year old in the AHL (only Tyler Benson’s 15 in 2018-19 was more) Had 10 points (4g-6a) in nine games from Jan 13 – Jan 31 Scored his first AHL goal on October 22 in Tucson WHAT THEY’RE SAYING “His hockey sense is underrated. Yo

Source: The Bakersfield Condors
Date: 2023-06-06

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Re-Drafting Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel and the Top 10 From the 2015 NHL Draft

Watching Jack Eichel play in his first Stanley Cup Final with the Vegas Golden Knights and seeing his team take a 2-0 lead on the Florida Panthers is…

Source: Bleacher Report
Date: 2023-06-06

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The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte

The Edmonton Oilers lost a tough series to Vegas Golden Knights on May 14. That was three weeks ago. In that time, every theory imaginable has been put forward, including mine. I think the better team won. After two games in the SC finals, Vegas does indeed look like the class of the league this season. One of the things I’ve learned about teams over many decades is that time gives perspective. I think patience and prudence (the phrase, not the duo) is vital at times like this. Let’s go back and review some of the quotes from the middle of May, and see if there’s a change in perspective. Zach Hyman is probably the only right-winger currently signed to an Oilers contract who will be on the opening night roster at RW. The o

Source: Lowetide
Date: 2023-06-06

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The Calgary Flames wasted their conditional draft pick gift from the Edmonton Oilers

One of the more controversial trades of the past few seasons for the Edmonton Oilers was the rare Battle of Alberta exchange. Back in July of 2019, the Oilers traded Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for James Neal. As part of the deal, the Oilers retained $750K of Lucic’s $6M salary and also sent a conditional third-round pick as part of the deal to the Flames.  At the end of the day, it was somewhat of a win-lose trade for both teams. Neal would have an outstanding first season with the team, but after falling off a cliff in his second year with the team he was subsequently bought out and is costing the team just shy of $2M for the next two seasons. Lucic would go on to play out his contract with the Flames, appearing in far more

Source: The Oil Rig
Date: 2023-06-06

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Oilers’ Moves That Have McDavid Further From Stanley Cup

It would be a terrible thing if the Edmonton Oilers don’t win a Stanley Cup with a generational talent like Connor McDavid on the team. While some teams struggle to…

Source: The Hockey Writers
Date: 2023-06-06

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Hill relishing breakout postseason: 'Most fun I've ever had playing hockey'

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill was a long shot to make an impact these playoffs, but he's soaking in the spotlight after carrying his club within two wins of the Stanley Cup."It's probably been the most fun I've ever had playing hockey," Hill said after Monday's Game 2 victory, according to Vince Sapienza of FOX5 Las Vegas. "Just enjoying it, cherishing every day. ... It's been awesome being part of this journey with this team."Hill took over between the pipes after Laurent Brossoit was injured in Game 3 of the second round against the Edmonton Oilers. He's since thrust himself into the Conn Smythe conversation with a 9-3 record, .937 save percentage, and two shutouts in his first taste of the NHL postseason.The 27-year-old has a

Source: The Score
Date: 2023-06-06

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With the No. 56 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers could select… Scott Ratzlaff?

Who doesn’t love talking about goalies? The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending depth is a little lacking, to say the least. Stuart Skinner recently graduated to become the team’s starting goaltender, so he’s not a prospect anymore. Ilya Konovalov, a promising goaltender when drafted in 2019, has all but abandoned his National Hockey League ambition after one season in the American Hockey League. That leaves just Olivier Rodrigue and Samuel Jonsson. The former finally had a good season with the Bakersfield Condors (.912 save percentage, 2.77 goals against average) after struggling during his first two professional seasons. The latter was drafted in the fifth round of the 2022 draft and had a .902 save percentage with Rogle BK Jr. in the S

Source: Oilers Nation
Date: 2023-06-06

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