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Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish talks with media about NHL deadline day moves
GM Craig MacTavish was disappointed with the return (a third- and a fifth-round draft pick) for long-time Oilers right winger Ales Hemsky, but it was a buyer’s market this year, apparently, so he lives...
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Trade deadline review: Resolution of goaltending future the key outcome for...
Acquisition of Viktor Fasth, signing of Ben Scrivens only Oiler transactions with “next year” implications ____________________________________________________ As expected, the Edmonton Oilers were...
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Edmonton Oilers hit reset button after another NHL trade deadline passes
The roster is noticeably leaner — in fact the Edmonton Oilers are currently without an extra forward and are down to six healthy defencemen – but another trade deadline has come and gone. If nothing...
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The Edmonton Oilers current defensive problems stem from incredibly bad...
It’s an ugly thing for fans of a team that hasn’t seen the post-season since 2006 to be forced to wait for the arrival of yet another batch of prospects. Yet that’s the situation that Edmonton Oilers...
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This ‘n’ that: Moscow Dynamo would be likely landing spot for Alex Ovechkin...
- If Alex Ovechkin ever thought of hiking off to the KHL down the road, it could land with the Moscow Dynamo, for whom he’s an adviser. The club is owned by billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, who used to...
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Decision on Nikitin free-agent signing or not coming Monday
That 48-hour window for the Edmonton Oilers to try and sign unrestricted free-agent defenceman Nikita Nikitin was cracked open a little wider Sunday. Sources say a decision will now come down Monday,...
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Which of the Edmonton Oilers’ defencemen makes the best first pass?
I have to admit, I was a little surprised when I saw the name of the Oilers’ most successful puck-moving defenceman through 50-odd games of 2013-14. I’d thought for sure that it was going to end up...
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Nick Schultz’s career revived in Philadelphia
Nick Schultz might be the Philadelphia Flyers best defenceman. Yeah, that Nick Schultz who was here and was transported to the Columbus Blue Jackets for only a fifth-round pick at the trade deadline in...
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Cult of Hockey: Justin Schultz has never been a good top-four defenceman for...
Justin Schultz has played most of four seasons—243 games in all—for the Edmonton Oilers over his NHL career. It appears that his time with the Oilers will come to an end in the near future, and before...
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Cult of Hockey: It's officially audition season as Oilers recall Jordan...
February 21 has become something of a good news day for Jordan Oesterle. One year to the day after Edmonton Oilers blueline prospect played his first NHL game, he got news of his second recall to the...
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