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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: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Bakersfield Condors weekly update: Forward prospects have started to slide

It was the AHL All-Star Weekend last week so I decided to wait two weeks into February before writing this update. As per usual, the update will only be on the prospects that are in the AHL for the Edmonton Oilers. Forwards Before I begin this, there...

Published: 7 months ago by The Oil Rig

Love Rollercoaster

This is Ziggy, in the backseat of our car giving me the “I have some real issues with the state of…

Published: 7 months ago by Lowetide

Oilers Visual Recap 50: Edmonton falls flat against St. Louis is a poor all-around showing

The Edmonton Oilers were beaten in a game versus St. Louis where one team was simply much better. The Oilers were outplayed, entirely undisciplined, uncharacteristic on many fronts, and it cost them the game. Charts and observations from the setback....

Published: 7 months ago by The Oil Rig

32 Thoughts Podcast: Kekalainen out and Jack Hughes’ heel turn

Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discuss the candidates to replace fired Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekäläinen, the future of Elvis Merzļikins, Jack Hughes’ “people pay to see me” comments and whether suspension appeals are the new norm.

Published: 7 months ago by SportsNet

Perfect fit: What style means for today's NHL players

Fashions change and trends prove fickle but one time-honored hockey tradition will never go out of style: looking your best on gameday.In hockey's early days, a suit did the trick. "It was throughout the league, everybody dressed up," sa...

Published: 7 months ago by The Score

The Day After 50.0: The Oilers can’t get out of their own way

You could say this Thursday night game between the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues is one where the former would just burn the tape. But on a night where the Oilers played as undisciplined as they had all year, giving St. Louis eight power play c...

Published: 7 months ago by Oilers Nation

Finally reunited with Pittsburgh, Jaromir Jagr was Connor McDavid in the 1990s

Ahead of his jersey retirement: a look at the remarkable similarity between his peak and McDavid’s.

Published: 7 months ago by Daily Faceoff

Lowetide: Where can the Edmonton Oilers improve their draft strategy in 2024?

Rick Pracey was hired as the team's amateur scouting director in August, replacing Tyler Wright.

Published: 7 months ago by The Athletic

Oilers’ penalty-kill woes, undisciplined play prove recipe for disaster in St. Louis

Edmonton found out the hard way in a 6-3 road loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

Published: 7 months ago by The Athletic

‘Self-inflicted errors’ stifle offensive game for undisciplined Oilers

St. Louis doubled up on Edmonton, 6-3, in a game where the Oilers gave the Blues eight opportunities on the man-advantage — that time spent shorthanded completely sewering the Oilers’ offensive game.

Published: 7 months ago by SportsNet