The Oilers are off to a slow start, but the two wins last week and yesterday’s game (it was far closer than the final score) tell us this team is straightening things out. Some of the worry surrounds ...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 0-1 with a 35 percent expected goal share in 34 five-on-five minutes. The Nuge is one of my favourites but he couldn’t ever push the river as a center without strong wingers ...

If you find my work interesting, I thank you. I am not looking for the missing chord, I know this blog will never produce a song as good as Wichita Lineman. I write what interests me, I hope you enjoy ...

We’ve just dipped our toes into the 2024-25 season, and the Oilers joined the season midway through the Flyers game. Under Kris Knoblauch, the team often spends this period tearing up the blacktop, ...

Oilers lost to the Calgary Flames tonight. Out-skilled for the third game in a row. Passing. Shooting. Skating. Anticipation. Coverage. Making saves. Execution. What in h-e-double-hockey-sticks is ...

Oilers management made several strong moves ahead of the official start of the season. Now, if Evander Kane goes to LTIR, the organization has optimized its impact. I’m not certain it will be used, ...

If you pay attention to one team for long enough, you begin to adopt some things as fact, others as fiction and often become a blind devotee of a lost cause. Or 30 lost causes, and maybe it’s 150 for ...

The Edmonton Oilers are at their best when it’s ‘us against them’ and these recent days the zebras have been doing their part of create that strange brew that drives this rock and roll band.

In his draft year, Matt Savoie scored 35-55-90 in 65 games (1.38 pts-60). He was chosen same year same round (but earlier) than Edmonton selection Reid Schaefer (66, 32-26-58 .88). Schaefer is just ...