It’s safe to say that the 2021 NHL season will be unlike any other that we will ever see. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a short season in which travel across the Canada/US border will cause too many issues to make it feasible. Therefore, we have an all Canadian division! The Canadian teams will face…Continue Reading “North Division Preview”
We got an early Christmas present this past weekend when the NHL and the NHLPA reached a formal agreement to play the 2021 NHL season! I won’t discuss the specifics surrounding the season in this space, but I’m just happy to have a formal agreement in place so that we can all start watching and…Continue Reading “Bear Contract Options & The Taxi Squad”
I’ve spent the last 5 weeks slowly revealing my ideal lines for the 2021 Oilers, which are as follows: Nuge-McDavid-Puljujarvi Ennis-Draisaitl-Yamamoto Kahun-Turris-Neal Archibald-Khaira-Kassian However, the real lines are never what any of us want them to be. The coach always seems to make up one or two combinations that frustrate the masses. Today’s piece is…Continue Reading “2021 Lines #6: Tippett’s Likely Lines”
This is the fifth installment in my series about creating the ideal line combinations for the start of the 2021 Oilers season. The top three lines are as follow: Nuge-McDavid-Puljujarvi Ennis-Draisaitl-Yamamoto Kahun-Turris-Neal You can read my reasoning for these line combinations here. There’s one line left for me to fill out. Playing on the 4th…Continue Reading “2021 Lines #5: My Final Lineup Revealed”
In case you missed it last week, I settled on my opening night top 6 for the 2021 season, which looks like this: Nuge-McDavid-Puljujarvi Ennis-Draisaitl-Yamamoto If you have missed any of the three previous pieces in my series on the 2021 Oilers Lines, then you can catch up and read my arguments for these particular…Continue Reading “2021 Lines #4: The 3rd Scoring Line”
In case you missed it last week, I decided that I would start the 2021 season with Nuge on McDavid’s left wing and Ennis on Draisaitl’s left wing. Those two lines need right wingers, and that is going to be the focus of this week’s piece. There are four true candidates that I’m going to…Continue Reading “2021 Lines #3: Rounding Out the Top 6”
In case you missed it, last week I wrote about which Hart Trophy winning centre Nuge should play with in 2021. There is a strong case to be made for either one. Nuge is a great fit with both McDavid and Draisaitl. The tie breaker in making that decision will be how other left wingers…Continue Reading “2021 Lines #2: The Top 6 LW Not Named Nuge”
Before I start today, it’s important that I take a moment to remember our veterans that bravely fought for our freedoms. It’s important to remember the fallen, and to thank all of those that sacrificed their lives for us and all of those that risked their lives for us. Thank you, and lest we forget….Continue Reading “2021 Lines #1: Who Gets Nuge”
Connor McDavid reached out to Tyson Barrie to let him know that it would be great to have him before he signed with the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl campaigned to get the Oilers to sign Dominik Kahun in 2018 when he was set to come over to North America from Germany. Draisaitl’s wish came true today….Continue Reading “Kahun Reaction”
I can’t post an article on this day without taking a moment to remember Joey Moss. He was a lovable fixture within the Oilers and Eskimos organizations. His passion was always evident, especially while watching him sing the national anthem at the top of his lungs before every game. The mere mention of his name…Continue Reading “Potential 2021 Oilers D Deployment”