The Oilers are dealing with a few minor bumps and bruises right now. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is healing from a hand procedure, Zack Kassian is dealing with a back issue, Mike Smith is fighting with a minor leg/groin issue, and Matt Benning has been placed on IR with a head issue of some kind. None of…Continue Reading “Jones Proves More Expendable Than Untouchable”
American Thanksgiving is here. I’ve talked a lot about the importance of being in a playoff spot today if the Oilers hope to make the playoffs this season. I will refer you to my article about why November was hugely important for the Oilers for more details on the numbers pertaining to teams in playoff…Continue Reading “2019 American Thanksgiving Check-In”
The Oilers rank 2nd in the NHL on the powerplay right now. They are 4/12 (33.3%) over their last 4 games. It doesn’t appear that the powerplay needs much work at the moment; but hey, we can always improve, right? The Oilers have gone 6/37 (16.2%) with the man-advantage since October 18. 4 of those…Continue Reading “Klefbom Needs Off of the PP”
Don Cherry’s tenure on Hockey Night in Canada has come to an end after comments that he made during his Coach’s Corner segment this past Saturday. “You people… you come here, whatever it is; you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple of bucks…Continue Reading “Cherry Firing”
Our beloved Nuge is under fire. After Wednesday’s loss to the Blues, there was an unprecedented level of hate and anger towards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on Twitter. Nuge has been a fan favourite in Edmonton from the very moment that he was selected with the 1st overall pick in 2011. He’s off to a slow start…Continue Reading “Nuge Under Fire”
The Oilers had a very successful October. They finished the month atop the Pacific Division with a 9-4-1 record. Leon Draisaitl led the league in scoring for the month with 25 points, and Connor McDavid wasn’t far behind him with 23 points. James Neal was 2nd in the league in goals, and he led the…Continue Reading “Why November is HUGELY IMPORTANT”
Let me take you back to the 2016-17 season for a minute here. The Oilers were off to a hot start. The team had been so poor for so long prior to this hot start that nobody was sure if those Oilers were for real or not. Sitting at 5-1, the Oilers welcomed the Washington…Continue Reading “Deja Vu?”
Ray Shero made moves this summer that made it clear that the New Jersey Devils want to make the playoffs this season. The Devils got the 1st overall pick this summer, and they selected Jack Hughes. They made a trade with the cap-strapped Vegas Golden Knights for Russian KHL star and NHL rookie Nikita Gusev….Continue Reading “Could Hall REALLY be coming back??”
WELL… who saw THIS start coming?? The Oilers are thriving and showing a lot of drive as they strive for a playoff spot this season. Their dream is alive and well as a result of winning five of their first five games! Alright, now that the rhymes are out of my system, let’s get into…Continue Reading “High FIVE!”
WELL… Fuck. Injuries to the defence really hurt the Oilers last season. Andrej Sekera tore his Achilles while training last August. Oscar Klefbom got hit in the hand with a puck that forced him to miss significant time last season. In that same game against Colorado in December, Kris Russell got hurt and missed about…Continue Reading “WELL… Fuck”