Edmonton Oilers player grades at the quarter mark of the season

The Edmonton Oilers’ season is now 22 games down with 60 to go. Once again, the team is off to a disappointingly slow start and sit out of a playoff spot with an 11–9–2 record. Not ideal over American Thanksgiving to be out of a playoff spot. After a...

Published: 1 month ago by The Oil Rig

There Still Is Hope For The Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have had a rough start to their 2021/2022 season, with a record of 5-12-1. Many people have been quick to write off the Oilers’ chances of making the playoffs this year, but there is reason to believe that this slow start might no...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

G19 Game Notes: Oilers Need Awareness

One play rarely accurately captures the struggles of a team, but Martin Necas’ goal on Wednesday perfectly depicts what is wrong with the Edmonton Oilers. And until the players choose to address and commit to it, they won’t win consistently. Not now,...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

32 Thoughts Podcast: This season has been drama filled

Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Corey Perry situation and then dive into the Edmonton Oilers’ continued struggles (3:38). They talk about the Oilers having to manage a narrative that Connor McDavid is flexing his power within the organization (5:52). E...

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Nylander's next contract, the Vasilevskiy fear factor, and 4 other NHL items

The NHL's Global Series, which saw four teams fly to Stockholm last week to compete in two games each over a four-day period, almost immediately transformed into The William Nylander Experience. The dude was everywhere.Nylander was the main attractio...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, are the Edmonton Oilers already thinking about recalling Jack Campbell from the AHL? Meanwhile, is Patrik Laine unhappy enough with the way he was embarrassed…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

Historical context of Oilers poor start to 2023-24 season

A look back through Edmonton Oilers history to see exactly how bad their start to the 2023-24 campaign is and the potential outcome at season’s end. At the risk of sounding uncouth, the Edmonton Oilers stink right now. Nothing is going right for a te...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte

Lowetide: Can the Oilers find roster solutions on the NHL fringes?

There are ways to improve the Oilers in-season but it will take an aggressive general manager.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

NHL Trade Value Player Rankings: Connor McDavid, Cale Makar lead the list

Ranking the best players in the league from an asset perspective.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Caution flags appearing since the Oilers coaching change

The Edmonton Oilers are in a brutal spot having now lost three straight in regulation, and they really haven’t seen any benefits of the coaching change just yet. It’s only been five games with Kris Knoblauch behind the bench, but the results have bee...

Published: 1 year ago by The Super Fan

Exploring Oilers' limited trading options feels like looking for light at the end of the Holland Tunnel

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

32 Thoughts: Ditching turkeys for a new set of Stanley Cup favourites

It being U.S. Thanksgiving was a good enough reason for Elliotte Friedman to shuffle his list of pre-season Stanley Cup favourites. Some of the new teams might surprise you.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Where do the Canadian teams stand on American Thanksgiving Day?

Check out how the Canadian teams in the NHL are doing on American Thanksgiving Day, including the struggling Oilers, the hopeful Flames, and the surprising Canucks.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet