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Oilers vs. Panthers – Game 2: A Tactical Review

Oilers vs. Panthers – Game 2: A Tactical Review

Don’t take the bait would be my advice. The Florida Panthers are a high-skilled hockey team. The Florida Panthers execute a really sound system of tactical strategies. The Florida Panthers are also a very greasy team. The Panthers are populated with....

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Published: 1 month ago by Oilers Nation

Big name Pittsburgh Penguin linked to Edmonton Oilers, but how can it happen?

Big name Pittsburgh Penguin linked to Edmonton Oilers, but how can it happen?

There’s no shortage of speculation about the future of Pittsburgh forward Bryan Rust, 33. Rust has three years left on a deal that pays $5.125 million per year. Rust has no trade protection clauses whatsoever, so he could go to any team, which has ma...

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Published: 5 hours ago by Edmonton Journal

Better Lait Than Never: Grinding through the Oilers’ off-season dead zone

Better Lait Than Never: Grinding through the Oilers’ off-season dead zone

It’s Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was a slow news week in Edmonton. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ off-season dead zone, Ozzy Osbourne’s passin...

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Published: 8 hours ago by Oilers Nation

16 players can hit career milestones with Edmonton Oilers next season

16 players can hit career milestones with Edmonton Oilers next season

History can be made by multiple Edmonton Oilers players next season, with some on the precipice of major career milestones. Not every milestone will hold the same weight, with a few hardly gathering much fanfare at all, but they will all mean somethi...

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Published: 12 hours ago by Daily Hive

Oilers Expected to Give Howard, Savoie Looks in Top-Six Forward Role

Oilers Expected to Give Howard, Savoie Looks in Top-Six Forward Role

Edmonton Oilers fans haven’t been excited about prospects in a while, but with the additions of Matthew Savoie and Isaac Howard, who are expected to take big steps forward next…

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Published: 14 hours ago by The Hockey Writers

Looking at Kirill Kaprizov’s case as a comparable to Leon Draisaitl

Looking at Kirill Kaprizov’s case as a comparable to Leon Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl is set to become the NHL’s highest-paid player next season after signing an eight-year, $14 million per year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers last summer. Still, as Zach Laing noted in an article recently, his reign as the N...

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Published: 14 hours ago by Oilers Nation

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch nearly became an Edmonton police officer

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch nearly became an Edmonton police officer

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch has enjoyed quite an impressive start to his NHL career, but he nearly saw his life go in a very different direction. The 46-year-old bench boss has amassed 94 wins and has gone to two straight Stanley Cup Finals....

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Published: 14 hours ago by Daily Hive

Grading Kings’ 2025 NHL Draft class

Grading Kings’ 2025 NHL Draft class

The Los Angeles Kings have made it to the playoffs for four straight years, falling in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers in each of those seasons. This led to the Kings parting ways with general manager Rob Blake and hiring Ken Holland. The new....

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Published: 15 hours ago by ClutchPoints

Oilers 2024-25 Report Cards: Stuart Skinner

Oilers 2024-25 Report Cards: Stuart Skinner

As the offseason rolls on, so do the Edmonton Oilers’ player grades. The last report card graded Jeff Skinner, and now we will evaluate Stuart Skinner. Skinner is a polarizing…

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Published: 16 hours ago by The Hockey Writers

Three Edmonton Oilers games won't be on Sportsnet next season

Three Edmonton Oilers games won't be on Sportsnet next season

Edmonton Oilers fans will once again have to switch channels from Sportsnet for a select few games next season. Prime Video’s Monday Night Hockey is set to return for the 2025-26 NHL season and will feature three Oilers games. This comes after the st...

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Published: 16 hours ago by Daily Hive

Head coach Kris Knoblauch on his new coaching staff, adjustments to Oilers’ penalty kill, and more

Head coach Kris Knoblauch on his new coaching staff, adjustments to Oilers’ penalty kill, and more

Since taking over behind the bench on November 12, 2023, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch has more combined regular-season and playoff wins than every coach in the NHL, except Paul Maurice. Knoblauch and Maurice are tied with 123 wins, but i...

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Published: 17 hours ago by Oilers Nation

Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers’ Disastrous 1990 Draft

Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers’ Disastrous 1990 Draft

In June 1990, the Edmonton Oilers were on top of the world. They had just won their fifth Stanley Cup in seven years, after beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in…

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Published: 18 hours ago by The Hockey Writers

Changing the 50-man list

Changing the 50-man list

Every new general manager is in a helluva hurry to turn over the 50-man list upon arrival. It’s the old George…

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Published: 18 hours ago by Lowetide

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