We are now two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline. As the rumours start to pile up, teams are going to have to make decisions on whether to be buyers in hopes of making a run towards the spring, or to be sellers in preparation for the future. While Chiarelli was still the GM…Continue Reading “Oilers Need To Be Sellers”
Oscar Klefbom is set to return from injury against the Flyers on Saturday. When Klefbom went down, that created an opportunity for Darnell Nurse to take over as the team’s #1 defenceman. I wrote an article about how we were about to find out what we have in Darnell Nurse at that time. His level…Continue Reading “How Did Nurse Fare As 1D?”
The All-Star game has come and gone once again. The weekend had it’s share of great moments, and it appeared to be a successful event in San Jose. As a kid, I LOVED All-Star weekend. I was on the edge of my seat for both the Skills Competition and the game itself. The weekend is…Continue Reading “It’s Time To Go Back To The Basics For All-Star Weekend”
It finally happened. The day that Oilers fans have been waiting for has arrived. Peter Chiarelli has been fired. When he was hired, the fan base was excited that an experienced outside voice was taking over. Add Connor McDavid to that, and the expectations were high that Chiarelli would guide this team towards being a…Continue Reading “Chiarelli Finally Fired”
In part 1, I examined the Oilers current roster situation and figured out how much cap space they have to work with if they want to acquire a scoring forward and be cap compliant upon activating Sekera from the LTIR. Here’s part 2 where I reveal who the Oilers can afford. To review, the Oilers…Continue Reading “All-Star Break Trade Preview: Part 2 UPDATED”
Once again, back to back terrible outings from the Oilers has sparked turmoil in Edmonton. There is a lot of pressure to make the playoffs from within the organization and from fans, but the Oilers continue to be consistently inconsistent. The injuries on the back end have really hampered the Oilers, but the reality is…Continue Reading “All-Star Break Trade Preview: Part 1”
We’ve all heard the arguments against Chiarelli by now. He traded Hall for Larsson, he traded Eberle for Strome and then Strome for Spooner, he traded the 16th (Barzal) and the 33rd picks (Mitchell Stephens) in the 2015 draft for Reinhart, he signed Lucic, he has a lot of “wasted cap space” on the roster,…Continue Reading “Counterfactual Thinking, Alternate Realities, and the Oilers”
It was hard not to expect a deal of some kind today after the painful effort put forth against SJ yesterday. Chiarelli has acquired defenceman Alex Petrovic from Florida for Chris Wideman and a conditional 3rd round pick. The acquisition cost was certainly right. Wideman cost Edmonton a conditional low round pick, and the Oilers…Continue Reading “Cap Situation Reveals Chiarelli Isn’t Done Yet – UPDATED”
5 losses in a row. Ouch. Merry Christmas to us, Oilers fans! There’s no sense in beating around the bush here. The Oilers are playing HORRIBLY right now. The team can’t keep the puck out of its net right now. They’ve allowed 4 or more goals in each of those 5 consecutive losses. It’s quite…Continue Reading “More Blame To The Players, Less To Chiarelli”
The trees are up and decorated. The stockings have been hung with care. The yule log is in the fire. The elves are working furiously to prepare for Santa’s journey around the world tonight, and the Oilers are in a playoff spot. Ah, what a wonderful time of year! Speaking of journeys around the world,…Continue Reading “Christmas Check-In 2018”