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Realistic Expectations for Oilers’ Vincent Desharnais in 2023-24

Vincent Desharnais finally made his NHL debut in 2022-23. The Edmonton Oilers called him up last season, seven years after he was drafted in the seventh round in 2016. He…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

NHL Notebook: Carolina Hurricanes sign Sebastian Aho to eight-year contract extension, Toronto Maple Leafs place goaltender Matt Murray on LTIR, and more

Carolina Hurricanes star forward Sebastian Aho received quite the birthday present as he agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $9.75 million AAV on Wednesday. In recent years, the Carolina Hurricanes have become a top cup-contending team,...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Better Lait Than Never: The Darnell Nurse blame game and waiting on Ryan McLeod

We’ve past the midway point of the work week and that means another episode of Better Lait Than Never is on deck and ready to pleasure your earholes. Okay, so maybe that sounds grosser than I meant, but I’m still excited about a new podcast episode a...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Viral video blows up, adding to the local legend of Evander Kane in Edmonton

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Viral video blows up, adding to the local legend of Evander Kane in Edmonton

Published: 1 year ago by Edmonton Journal

Oilers' Ekholm and wife Ida welcome third child

Some very exciting news broke in Oil Country this afternoon, as Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm and his wife Ida announced the birth of their son, Leon. Leon is the third child of the couple, who also have a daughter named Mya and another...

Published: 1 year ago by Daily Hive

Oilers Goaltending Should Improve in 2023-24 NHL Season

A lot has been written about how the Edmonton Oilers are all in regarding their quest for the Stanley Cup. I’ve wondered if their goaltending tandem of Stuart Skinner and…

Published: 1 year ago by The Hockey Writers

This, That and the Other Thing

We all know the hometown boy makes good storyline was front and centre for Edmonton Oilers’ stopper Stuart Skinner for most of the 2022-23 regular season. Likewise, we know that he wasn’t as good as he wanted to be or the Oilers needed him to be duri...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

Baggedmilk on #theLOCKERROOM: Darnell Nurse quotes and Ryan McLeod inches toward arbitration

Happy Wednesday, Internet friends, and welcome to yet another chapter of your ol’ pal Baggedmilk’s adventures in radio. As I do every week, I jumped on the air with the boys on The Locker Room for a quick segment to talk about the Oilers while also o...

Published: 1 year ago by Oilers Nation

5 Players The Edmonton Oilers Should Trade For From The Jets

This season the Edmonton Oilers are going into the season as one of the few teams expected to win the Stanley Cup. The current roster in my opinion needs to be still improved on. No offence to this current roster, but I think there needs to be some d...

Published: 1 year ago by Oil On Whyte