Oilers almost signed Kapanen to a contract over the summer

The Edmonton Oilers have had an eye on Kasperi Kapanen for quite a while before claiming him on waivers earlier this week. Following an injury to Zach Hyman that will keep him out of the lineup for tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild, Oilers he...

Published: 3 weeks ago by Daily Hive

How good is Ryan McLeod, and what could his next contract look like?

While the majority of Edmonton’s work for this summer seems to be finished, they still have two pending RFA contracts left to sign: Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod. On July 5, McLeod was one of a handful of players to file for salary arbitration. His...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Edmonton Oilers finally fixed a perennial weak spot in 2022-23. Now they have to do it again

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

82 Days Until The Season Begins

Throughout the summer and into the fall, we’ll be counting down the days until the Edmonton Oilers begin their 2023-24 season with a daily trip down memory lane. There are 82 days to go, so let’s continue the countdown with Jordan Oesterle — one of t...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilersnation Radio: Raphael Lavoie, Jersey Talk, and Losing Jeremy Coupal

We’re working our way through the off-season slow period, but that didn’t mean we didn’t still have plenty to talk about on the Friday episode of Oilersnation Radio. Kicking off this week’s podcast, we got started with a delicious debate about the be...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers’ Power Play: Can It Be 30% again?

The Edmonton Oilers’ power play set a new NHL record for efficiency last season. It scored on 32.4% of its PP opportunities. The previous best was 31.9% by the 1978 Montreal Canadiens. That was the first season the NHL began tracking PP%. From 1978-1...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

5 of the worst trades the Edmonton Oilers ever made

Despite being a historic franchise thanks to the dynasty they formed throughout the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers went through some major downtimes before landing Connor McDavid. Part of that was due to some poor drafting, but plenty of it had to do wi...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

NHL Rumors: Penguins, Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, and Oilers

Could a Toronto Maple Leafs - Carolina Hurricanes trade make sense? Who will be running the Edmonton Oilers next year?

Published: 1 year ago by My NHL Trade Rumors

So Close and Yet So Far

In any given season, there are probably 50 guys in the AHL who are about where Kyle Brodziak was in the…

Published: 1 year ago by Lowetide

NHL Notebook: The Players’ Association is focused on participating in the 2026 Olympics

The NHL Players’ Association is working on sending players to the Olympic Games in 2026. There hasn’t been a best-on-best international hockey tournament since the NHL hosted the World Cup of Hockey back in 2016. Given that tournament featured two gi...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers Have 3 Decent Targets If They Lose Evan Bouchard

The Edmonton Oilers seem to be at a stalemate with one of their top performers last season in Evan Bouchard, as he remains an unsigned restricted free agent (RFA) nearing…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

"He's going to find his way": Edmonton Oilers prospect has yet to pop but has major boosters

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Best player to wear each jersey number for the Edmonton Oilers: #1 to #10

Well, here we are, the dead of summer. The bulk of offseason has already happened across the league and, other than a few contracts that need to get signed, it appears the Edmonton Oilers roster for next season is set. How should we spend all this fr...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig