As the offseason unfolds, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves facing a critical challenge – how to fulfill their roster needs while working within the limitations of their budget. With pressing priorities such as signing key players, addressing posit...
Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte
To make it clear off the hop: The chances of a team signing a restricted free agent to an offer sheet are minuscule. It's such a rarity in the NHL. There have been 10 offer sheets signed in the salary-cap era, and only two in the past decade.The reas...
Published: 1 year ago by The Score
Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal
One of the feel-good stories for the Edmonton Oilers last season was the surprise emergence of Vincent Desharnais. He played his first NHL game on January 11th and 36 regular season games afterward. On top of that, he added another 12 playoff games....
Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte
It wouldn’t be Wednesday without your ol’ chum, Baggedmilk, popping up in your phone with a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never, would it? Of course not. Kicking off this week’s podcast, I got started with a quick recap from the Nation staff nigh...
Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation
With powerplays across the league improving every year with an influx of offensive talent, it’s become more and more imperative for teams to figure out how to limit shots and scoring chances against. Goalies of course play an important role, but thei...
Published: 1 year ago by The Super Fan
The American Hockey League has long been a great spot for NHL prospects to land. While more work could be done to get younger players there sooner, the Oilers have utilized the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors well since they moved there in 2015. A number o...
Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation
The Edmonton Oilers have announced their new additions numbers for the upcoming season, while also noting that Mattias Janmark will be switching numbers. Their biggest addition of the offseason in Connor Brown will wear No. 28, which he also wore wi...
Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive
Things didn’t work out very well in the NHL for Nail Yakupov, and it doesn’t seem like they are going a lot better back home. The former Edmonton Oiler forward, regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in NHL history, has signed a one-year contrac...
Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive
On this day in 2011, the Edmonton Oilers traded away forward Andrew Cogliano to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2013 draft. Then Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini thought he was doing his struggling, rebuilding te...
Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation
With free agency having kicked off nearly two weeks ago, many players have found themselves new homes for the upcoming season. That said, the salary cap increasing so minimally has made it tough for many teams to make the additions they were hoping f...
Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive
Throughout the summer and into the fall, we’ll be counting down the days until the Edmonton Oilers begin their 2023-24 season with a daily trip down memory lane. Today at 91, we have Magnus Paajarvi, the “P” from “H.O.P.E.” During the 2005-06 season,...
Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the St. Louis Blues are apparently signing Oskar Sundqvist to another deal. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers got a good idea of exactly what Evan Bouchard…
Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers
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