The Edmonton Oilers could use some points, especially in their bottom six Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers’ five-on-five scoring was a problem. Adding a top-six scoring winger would be expensive. Future Ike Howard can score, but they sent him to the AHL to work on the other side of the puck. He […]
The Edmonton Oilers could use some points, especially in their bottom six Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers’ five-on-five scoring was a problem. Adding a top-six scoring winger would be expensive. Future Ike Howard can score, but they sent him to the AHL to work on the other side of the puck. He […]
The Vancouver Canucks are looking to sign at least a third for Teddy Blueger Thomas Dance of The Athletic: The Vancouver Canucks were in active trade discussions leading up to the Olympic trade freeze, but no one paid the price the Canucks wanted for Evander Kane, Teddy Blueger and David Kämpf. For most of January, […]
The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2026 NHL trade deadline with an interesting choice to make. On the one hand, they have the good thing that they can be flexible in what they target: they can choose to target a winger or they can choose to target a center. The downside is that whatever they choose, […]
The Edmonton Oilers are looking for a top-nine forward TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that after the Edmonton Oilers had their pro meetings last week and they decided they would like to add a top nine forward. Will it be a center player or a wing player? They are internally debating whether Ryan Nugent-Hopkins should be […]
The Edmonton Oil Companies are actively looking to hit the trade market for a top-nine forward, but like Pierre LeBrun reported for TSNthe way forward will be determined by an internal debate that could determine their deadline strategy. Last week, Oilers management held meetings to evaluate their forward group, with a lot of focus on […]
Sunday night marked a special moment in Edmonton Oilers history as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins skated in the 1,000th game of his NHL career. They all wore the blue, orange and white, the first player to ever do so in the franchise. To cap off the milestone night, the beloved Oiler opened the scoring with a goal […]
David Staples of the Edmonton Journal makes a compelling case that something needs to change for the Edmonton Oilers. The numbers don’t lie: When Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl aren’t on the ice, the Oilers get crushed. A bottom six that’s underwater by a wide margin isn’t just a weakness, it’s a playoff liability. He […]
If you thought the criticism of the Olympic selection was already getting ridiculous, it somehow got worse. Much worse for fans of the Edmonton Oilers. Forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman didn’t just miss Team Canada for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics — they weren’t even a success Matt Larkin’s Olympic All-Snub Team for Daily […]
Team Canada’s roster was announced Wednesday, and while the inclusion of Connor McDavid was always a given, the fate of three other Edmonton Oilers wasn’t as clear. Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard were all bubble players who inserted themselves into the conversation, but their chances were better. Hyman probably had the best chance […]