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To understate, players with the level of skill we’ve seen first-hand from Connor McDavid over the years don’t come along very often. Factor in a competitive streak and desire to win that just won’t quit and you get what we’re seeing from the Edmonton...

Published: 9 months ago by Oilers Nation

NHL Trade: The Oilers send Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Red Wings

The Edmonton Oilers have traded forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations.

Published: 1 year ago by My NHL Trade Rumors

Assessing Edmonton Oilers’ remaining roster needs ahead of NHL free agency

After trading Kailer Yamamoto, the Oilers now have $8.9 million in cap space with six players to add to the team.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Real Life Podcast: Food poisoning, Kailer Yamamoto traded to Detroit, and the NHL Draft

The NHL Draft has come and gone, Kailer Yamamoto got traded to Detroit, and that meant the boys on the Real Life Podcast had a whole lot to talk about despite not really talking about any of it. Kicking off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers extend qualifying offers to five pending RFAs including Bouchard, McLeod

The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have extended qualifying offers to all five of their pending restricted free agents.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Draft Diaries: That’s a wrap from Nashville

I ended my last piece by saying, “Talk to you tomorrow, when we should have some Oilers-related action”. Well, Ken Holland did not make us wait very long before pulling the trigger on a trade that sent Kailer Yamamoto and pending RFA Klim Kostin to t...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers’ Kostin & Yamamoto Trade Both a Win & Loss

The Edmonton Oilers have traded Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations. Based on the Oilers’ situation, this trade that occurred one…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

For the second NHL Draft in a row, Edmonton Oilers' biggest addition is some much-needed cap space

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Underwhelming NHL draft week illustrates challenges facing Edmonton Oilers

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

As Oilers chase Cup, losing Yamamoto and Kostin a necessary consequence

The Edmonton Oilers didn’t want to trade Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin for nothing more than salary cap space. But with the Stanley Cup within their grasp, it was a necessary move to plug other holes under the cap.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Underwhelming NHL draft week illustrates challenges facing Edmonton Oilers

As far as NHL drafts go, this year is about as underwhelming as it gets for the Edmonton Oilers. They had the fewest number of picks in franchise history (three) and then capped it off by giving two roster forwards to the Detroit Red Wings for nothin...

Published: 1 year ago by The Edmonton Sun

Oilers Trades Puts Team In “Driver’s Seat” to Sign Connor Brown

The post Oilers Trades Puts Team In “Driver’s Seat” to Sign Connor Brown appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Edmonton Oilers created cap space and eye reunion with Connor Brown, while prioritizing deals for young talent. The post Oilers Trades Puts...

Published: 1 year ago by NHL Trade Talk

Yamamoto, Kostin Trades Pave Way for Next 3 Oilers’ Signings

With the successful cap dump that was the Edmonton Oilers trading Kailer Yamamoto to the Detroit Red Wings, GM Ken Holland got started on the process of finding some room…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers