Most Important Of Scribe’s 20 Questions Facing the Oilers

The post Most Important Of Scribe’s 20 Questions Facing the Oilers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Edmonton Oilers have several questions that need answering. What are the most critical of the 20 poised by one scribe? The post Most Important Of...

Published: 1 month ago by NHL Trade Talk

3 Positives About The Edmonton Oilers Slow Start

The Edmonton Oilers may have started the season with two losses to the Vancouver Canucks, but there are still some positives to take away from their performance. Here are three reasons why Oilers fans should not be too worried just yet. Edmonton Oile...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

Unwell

I believe Jay Woodcroft is an excellent coach who is in some trouble. When he arrived in the NHL, Woodcroft aggressively…

Published: 1 year ago by Lowetide

Oilers Sunday Census: The Edmonton Oilers’ top defensive pairing

One of the things that has held the Edmonton Oilers back recently is the lack of a high-end, top defensive pairing capable of handling the tough matchups, playing in any situation, and providing a stable presence from the back-end. They’ve tried plen...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Oilers Visual Recap: Edmonton’s home opener spoiled by Canucks

In their home opener, the Edmonton Oilers outshot the Vancouver Canucks 40–16 but fell short with a 4–3 defeat. They started Stuart Skinner instead of Jack Campbell. Neither goalie had particularly good performances in the season opener, but it was s...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

The Day After 2.0: Early season woes follow Edmonton Oilers home in 4-3 loss to Vancouver Canucks

If you want to let your hair catch fire and lose your mind about game two of the regular season, by all means, go ahead. After watching the Edmonton Oilers drop Saturday night’s home opener 4-3 to the Vancouver Canucks after getting walloped 8-1 only...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers Pick Vermilion, AB, as ‘Celebrating Oil Country’ Feature Town

There’s a special connection that the game of hockey has to small towns in Canada. The local rink is often the focal point of the community, a part of the…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

All of the reasons why the 0-2 Edmonton Oilers should not panic: 9 Things

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

3 Takeaways as Oilers suffer frustrating 4-3 loss to Canucks

We delve into the Edmonton Oilers’ home opener on Saturday night, when they came up just short in a tough 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. There was plenty to be encouraged by on Saturday night, as the Oilers played their first home game of the 202...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

GDB 2.0 Wrap Up: Oilers drop home opener 4-3 to Canucks, fall to 0-2 on season

Well, that’s not a good start to the season. On Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers took on the Vancouver Canucks for the second straight game, losing 4-3 in regulation. This brings their season record to 0-2-0, with a goal differential of -8. While...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Several Oilers defensive issues remain despite Mattias Ekholm’s return

A rare miscue from Ekholm, the team’s most reliable blueliner, led to the game-winning goal by Sam Lafferty.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Oilers show no signs of panic after 0-2 start, but have ‘room for improvement’

Losing two games, including an opening night 8-1 blowout, wasn’t the start to the new season the Oilers were looking for. But there is no panic in Edmonton’s dressing room, they simply view it as an opportunity to bounce back.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Canucks Takeaways: DeSmith sharp in net, leads Vancouver to ‘character win’

The Canucks will need a new mantra — it’s no longer “only one game” because now it’s two. With 37 saves from Casey DeSmith, the Canucks were able to take down the oilers to go 2-0 to start the season for the first time in seven years.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet