Covering Blots: Digging into whether Darnell Nurse has been good enough for the Oilers this season

Defenceman Darnell Nurse has had a lot of highs and lows throughout his season (and career) with the Edmonton Oilers. Early in the campaign, he posted some of the team’s worst on-ice shot-share numbers and goal-differentials. But by early December we...

Published: 8 months ago by The Super Fan

NHL Rumors: What will the Edmonton Oilers look to add before the deadline?

The Edmonton Oilers may be a bit worried about messing with the chemistry but they could use some depth in their bottom-six.

Published: 1 year ago by NHL Rumors

The Edmonton Oilers have officially targeted Vladimir Tarasenko

The Edmonton Oilers have been looking for a top-six forward, who plays the right side, ever since Kailer Yamamoto left. To be honest, the Oilers have been searching even before Yamamoto left because he was developing into more of a third line scorer....

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

Panarin to get back to shooting ways Friday vs. Blackhawks

We put together a disappointing 2-3 record with our bets on Thursday. We split our team plays (side lost, total won) while somehow only David Pastrnak came through in the prop market.Noah Dobson, who averages nearly an assist per game, didn't record...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

2023-24 Game 47: Oilers at Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers were the saddest of organizations from 2010 through 2015. The only day of the year the franchise could…

Published: 1 year ago by Lowetide

Breaking down the right-handed defencemen that the Oilers could look to trade for

With Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard’s contracts both set to expire in two years, this is an incredibly important season for the Edmonton Oilers — and management must be actively pursuing significant upgrades. Last Saturday, I wrote about Edmonton’s...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Defenders in the Blender: Oilers mix things up after end to win streak

After giving his players Wednesday off, the Oilers got back onto the ice Thursday with a vastly new look, almost from top to bottom

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

The All-Nobody Team: 6 NHLers quickly becoming somebodies

Welcome to the fourth edition of the All-Nobody Team.This exercise scans all 32 NHL teams for previously obscure players who've begun to make meaningful names for themselves. With the All-Star break over, which relative nobodies can we now call someb...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score

How acquiring Jake Guentzel could benefit the Edmonton Oilers

With the trade deadline about a month away, speculation season is kicking into full swing. For the Edmonton Oilers, a true perennial contender who have overcome a dreadful start to the season, there is no certainty as to what position and style of pl...

Published: 1 year ago by The Oil Rig

32 Thoughts Podcast: The Arizona Coyotes and Cramer’s Curse

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Jeff and Elliotte kick things off by focusing on the Arizona Coyotes, whose future in the desert hangs by a thread with a looming threat of relocation to Salt Lake City on the horizon.

Published: 1 year ago by SportsNet

Pre-trade deadline Q&A: Is Pavel Buchnevich an under the radar target for the Edmonton Oilers?

Welcome back to my annual “one month from the trade deadline” Q&A! I polled my followers on Twitter this week to get their thoughts and trade proposals looking at what the Edmonton Oilers could and should do ahead of the March 8th deadline. Let’s...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Hart Trophy Rankings: Frequent runner-up zeroes in on hardware

The MVP race is really starting to solidify now that we're into the unofficial second half of the 2023-24 NHL season.A quintet of superstars continues to dominate, but one game-breaker in particular appears dead set on finally winning the Hart after...

Published: 1 year ago by The Score