Jeff Skinner is quickly becoming my favourite new winger, and that’s a tough chore because Viktor Arvidsson is golden. Both veterans are so damn good at the hockey, in different ways, and it’s clear ...

Alas, the gales of November did not come early. Kris Knoblauch and his coaching staff managed to hoist up the John B’s sail, and to see how the mainsail set. Not the powerful start all hoped for, but ...

This is the ‘rolling top 20’ Oilers prospects from the winter of 2016. All of Taylor Hall, Nuge, Nail Yakupov, Darnell Nurse, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid had already graduated (50 NHL games for ...

The Edmonton Oilers were not strong against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. I’ve expressed concern about the team’s ‘floor’ during the early part of the season, and we saw it in the first ...

The Edmonton Oilers recalled Noah Philp and Drake Caggiula yesterday, and there are multiple discussion points surrounding both players. Today, I’d like to talk about Philp’s procurement and what it ...

Leon Draisaitl belongs to a family of players I regard as one of the most valuable in the game. Jean Beliveau is part of that family, he’s at the top end. Peter Mahovlich is on the list a little lower ...

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I think we all knew the Edmonton Oilers had that game in them, but it’s good to see it all the same. The coaching staff rolled four lines, 3.5 pairings and as an added bonus the club had to work ...

There is no point in hammering each other senseless about the impact of Connor McDavid’s injury. This team is bleeding goals through 10 games, and nine of those included the best player in the world.