Oilers Have Limited History of Playing Without Draisaitl and McDavid

On Friday (March 21), Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that his team will be without the services of both Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid for likely at least…

Published: 4 months ago by The Hockey Writers

GDB 71.0: Find A Way to Win (8 PM MT, SN)

Winning in the NHL isn’t easy, especially when your two best players are injured, but the Edmonton Oilers need wins if they want home-ice advantage for at least one round. The Oilers are in third place in the Pacific Division. They are two points bac...

Published: 4 months ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers Lineup & Injury Updates: Draisaitl, McDavid, Frederic

The post Oilers Lineup & Injury Updates: Draisaitl, McDavid, Frederic appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Edmonton Oilers provided lineup notes injury updates on several players, including Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, and Trent Frederic. The...

Published: 4 months ago by NHL Trade Talk

How the Oilers’ Evan Bouchard Situation Is Impacted by Jakob Chychrun’s Extension

The Washington Capitals reset the defence market on Tuesday (March 25) when they inked Jakob Chychrun to an eight-year deal with a $9 million cap hit. The Washington blueliner is…

Published: 4 months ago by The Hockey Writers

Injured Leon Draisaitl participates in Oilers’ morning skate, won’t play Wednesday against Stars

There was a Leon Draisaitl sighting on the ice at Rogers Place on Wednesday. According to Tony Brar of Oilers TV, one of Edmonton’s two injured star forwards took part in the Oilers’ morning skate ahead of their game against the Dallas Stars. Draisai...

Published: 4 months ago by Oilers Nation

Knoblauch gives latest timeline on Draisaitl, McDavid, Frederic and Kane

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch updates the four key injuries on the roster right now, with Leon Draisaitl the closest to returning, ahead of Connor McDavid, also talks Trent Frederic timeline and hope that Evander Kane will play postseason games.

Published: 4 months ago by SportsNet

Edmonton Oilers are close to signing up-and-coming German forward: report

The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly signing an up-and-coming player out of Germany’s DEL. While the team already boasts the greatest German NHL player of all time in Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers will apparently have another player from the country join....

Published: 4 months ago by Daily Hive

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl to return ‘inside a week’

Leon Draisaitl is ahead of Edmonton Oilers teammate Connor McDavid on the recovery timetable.

Published: 4 months ago by SportsNet

Oilers sign massive centre known as "greatest German talent at forward position"

Published: 4 months ago by Edmonton Journal

Chychrun Deal a Concern for Evan Bouchard Extension with Oilers

The post Chychrun Deal a Concern for Evan Bouchard Extension with Oilers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. How does Jakob Chychrun's new deal with the Capitals affect contract talks between the Edmonton Oilers and Evan Bouchard? The post Chychrun Dea...

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Report: Oilers signing German forward Josh Samanski out of DEL

The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly signing German free agent forward Josh Samanski to a contract, according to Oilersnation DE, citing local news sources. German daily newspaper BILD reported that Samanski, 23, will enact an NHL exit clause in a rece...

Published: 4 months ago by Oilers Nation

NHL Rumors: Donato, Blackhawks, McDavid, Bouchard, Oilers

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Scott Powers of The Athletic revealed that the Chicago Blackhawks put a contract offer on the table for Ryan Donato. It obviously wasn’t signed. Now…

Published: 4 months ago by The Hockey Writers