The Edmonton Oilers will get some reinforcements ahead of Tuesday night’s game in Nashville against the Predators on the second night of a back-to-back. Tristan Jarry and Jake Walman have both been activated from injured reserve and are expected to be available, while Adam Henrique has in turn been placed on LTIR and Connor Ingram […]
With news that the Edmonton Oilers have borrowed Riley Stillman back to the AHL, defenseman Jake Walman’s return feels imminent. Multiple reports suggest that fans can expect Walman to return soon. Whether that is Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks remains to be seen, but Walman is on a road trip and says he feels […]
On Saturday morning, Edmonton Oilers netminder Tristan Jarry made his first full team skate since his injury. He had been skating alone and during optional/limited team skates, but he looks good to return, which head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed after the pre-game skate. Knoblauch said Jarry’s return could happen this week. Jarry is undefeated in […]
Trading local boy Stuart Skinner to Pittsburgh felt risky; he had flashes of brilliance, but there was no consistency. One game he played was hockey without lights; the next game, not so much. So the Oilers brought him to Pittsburgh for Tristan Jarry. Bold move. High stakes. And like most things in hockey, the payoff […]
The Edmonton Oilers are trying to answer a whole new set of goaltender questions these days, but it wasn’t long ago that many wondered if trading to the Anaheim Ducks for John Gibson was their best solution. Over the summer, real weight was given to that rumor, but the Oilers ultimately opted to start the […]
There is a growing sense that Connor Ingram can be more than just “insurance” for the Edmonton Oilers. Ingram, brought in as a backup for the backup, is suddenly the starter for the Oilers after an unexpected trade and injury left the team in trouble before it was arguably ready. With two straight wins, he […]
The weeklong roster freeze is in full effect, but that hasn’t stopped rumors from circulating around the NHL as teams prepare for a busy stretch leading up to the March 6 trade deadline. Despite landing the goaltender they were looking for in Tristan Jarry, Stan Bowman and the Edmonton Oilers are far from done. Meanwhile, […]
Erik Stephans: Anaheim Ducks forward Leo Carlsson missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury. He suffered the injury last week against the Blue Jackets and was not expected to play Saturday, but did so. Stephen Whyno: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin and forward Seth Jarvis are dealing with upper-body injuries on a weekly basis. […]
Corey Long: The Carolina Hurricanes healthy scratched Jaccob Slavin because they didn’t want him to play back-to-back games due to his lower-body injury. Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Hurricanes Seth Jarvis: “Yeah. So one of the big storylines, obviously, with Seth Jarvis’s night. And the good news is that everyone here seems hopeful, but there won’t […]
Connor Ingram said after earning his first NHL win this season that he thinks the NHL is easier to play than the AHL in some ways. NHL insider Frank Seravalli was one guest on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer and said, “…we hear this a lot from players who have recently played in both. The […]