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The Edmonton Oil Companies may have encountered unexpected leverage at the trade deadline. With several Eastern Conference participants dealing with goaltending injuries, Edmonton has received exploratory calls from the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes about Calvin Pickard. But those conversations may not stop at the crease. According to league sourcesthe Oilers are […]
Some salespeople in the NHL are starting to separate themselves from the middle pack – in a bad way – which could mean trades are on the horizon. The Edmonton Oilers continue to scour the market in hopes of closing holes in their lineup. The Vancouver Canucks are finally catching on to the fact that […]
Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a buy-low trade candidate Sportsnet’s Luke Fox: Sources say Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi requested a trade last offseason. He has a 10-team no-trade list but would consider all potential teams. His ice time is down, he’s losing faceoffs and his skating has been questioned. The 25-year-old is set to earn $4.82 […]
It’s an unusual year around the NHL, with players returning to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014. As a result, the schedule is more compact than ever and another trading halt is looming on February 4. Not only does this make every matchup more important from here on out, but it could […]
The clock may be officially ticking on an Andrew Mangiapane trade – and the timing is more important than the names being announced. In the January 6 episode from Oilers NowBob Stauffer asked Elliotte Friedman if there was a player he would like to see moved in the next two to three weeks. Friedman was […]
The view from the press box at Rogers Place on Tuesday night was expensive. While the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Nashville Predators, nearly $7.5 million in active payroll was sitting on top of suits. Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic – the Oilers’ two biggest bets of the summer – were healthy scratches. For a franchise […]
While it’s clear that the Edmonton Oilers may have to address a new problem to get rid of one of their own, don’t expect GM Stan Bowman to make a move for Matias Maccelli from the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to one announcer, that’s another problem the Oilers don’t want. In a recent episode of […]
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t bring in Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic to cause headaches for the lineup. They had to be solutions. Instead, both will watch from the press box Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators — a blunt admission that things have gone terribly off the rails. We’ll get confirmation this morning at the […]
There was a lot of news about the Edmonton Oilers on Monday as they took to the ice for practice, and several faces showed up. The team also made some roster moves, bringing a rookie back to the AHL. Spencer Stastney discussed in front of his former team, and Kasperi Kapanen will return the line-up […]
