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”
In part 1, I talked about the improvements that the Oilers made over the summer. In part 2, I’ll focus on the competition that the Oilers will face for a playoff spot in April. For a more in depth discussion on the Western Conference, check out the latest OILERSLIVE podcast where I joined Michael to…Continue Reading “2019 Oilers Season Preview Part 2: The Competition”
October is finally here!! Our long summer of waiting for the beginning of the Ken Holland era in Edmonton is finally over. The Oilers will open their season at home against the Canucks on Wednesday night. This is the time of year where everyone is optimistic about their teams’ chances (unless you’re a Sens fan…Continue Reading “2019 Oilers Season Preview Part One: Internal Improvement”
The Oilers fell 3-2 to the Flames (ugh) in Calgary to conclude their pre-season schedule Saturday night. That game was the last chance for players to make their cases for roster spots. The players have done their part. Now, we wait for Ken Holland, Dave Tippett, and the rest of the coaching staff to decide…Continue Reading “2019 Training Camp Wrap”