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

Connor Brown is healthy and is back to Edmonton’s top line on Connor McDavid’s wing

Things have really started to turn around for the Edmonton Oilers. Even before the hiring of new head coach Kris Knoblauch, the Oilers started to return to their winning ways, now having won three straight games. Knoblauch’s strategies are markedly d...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Connor Brown appears set to return to the Oilers’ lineup on Saturday

After missing six games due to injury, Connor Brown is ready to return to the Oilers’ lineup. Brown led the team’s post-practice stretch in Tampa on Friday and he’ll draw in when the Oilers open their four-game road trip against the Lightning on Satu...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Connor Brown appears set to return to Oilers’ lineup on Saturday

After missing six games due to injury, Connor Brown is ready to return to the Oilers’ lineup. Brown led the team’s post-practice stretch in Tampa on Friday and he’ll draw in when the Oilers open their four-game road trip against the Lightning on Satu...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

The Bad: Ranking Oilers Poor Free Agent Signings Since 2020

The Edmonton Oilers have used free agency (both restricted and unrestricted) as a major tool for building their roster. General manager Ken Holland has made some astute trades and the…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

Oilers’ Players Believe They Let Jack Campbell Down

The Edmonton Oilers have gone through some changes in recent days, as they first decided to send Jack Campbell to the American Hockey League (AHL) to play with the Bakersfield…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

The possibility of the Edmonton Oilers as coach killers

It’s another year where the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers gets fired. This time it’s Jay Woodcroft. Last week, I wrote an article on why firing him made no sense. When they announced his firing, I wondered to myself, are the Edmonton Oilers coach...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Crosseyed and Painless

I had an exchange with an Oilers fan yesterday involving Xavier Bourgault. One of the sentences suggested Bourgault “can’t put up…

Published: 1 year ago by Lowetide

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, and the Boston Bruins

Will the Boston Bruins look to lock up Jeremy Swayman long-term? Is Jeff Jackson now the main man running the Edmonton Oilers?

Published: 1 year ago by My NHL Trade Rumors

Analyst Criticizes Oilers For Choosing Campbell as Season Starter

It’s amazing how much things can change in just over a month. Before the start of the regular season, there was a goalie dilemma on who would start the first…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

NHL Power Rankings: As Oilers start climb, we’re talking about players we like

We like them for hockey reasons, mostly.

Published: 1 year ago by The Athletic

Oilers in Disarray

Within such an important period of their franchise’s history, the Edmonton Oilers need to ensure that any changes they make are decisive, complete, and as seamless as possible. Whether it’s for the roster construction, the coaching staff or the front...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

32 Thoughts Podcast: All eyes are on Sweden

Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discuss the 2023 NHL Global Series in Sweden, including the importance of international best-on-best hockey, plus an update on contract talks between the Canucks and Elias Pettersson, and much more.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet