15 h. ago Are Edmonton Oilers moving out veteran core centre? Insiders float idea

The Edmonton Oilers have little wiggle room to make moves this summer, at the same time as the team has major needs and fan expectations are about ready to blow the roof off the downtown arena. What it likely means is good-bye to veteran wingers Connor Brown and Corey Perry, and possibly even to core […]

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57 h. ago Oilers GM addresses future of McDavid, Bouchard, coaches and goalies

It was like going to the belly flop contest and seeing nothing but skinny dudes on the diving board. On the second day of the NHL Draft, the big splash never came. Not for the Edmonton Oilers, anyway. Fans hoping for, or even expecting, a major move that might push the two-time Western Conference champions […]

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2 w. ago 'I always hated it': NHL expert blasts Edmonton Oilers for major tactical fail

This in from ESPN’s Ray Ferraro, perhaps the sharpest commentator in hockey, his assessment of the failure of the Edmonton Oilers to cleanly move the puck out of their own end in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. On The Ray & Dregs podcast, Ferraro noted the Oilers often attempted to lob the puck […]

Politics

2 w. ago Edmonton Oilers, national pride a big focus of Canada's marketing movement

If it feels like you’re seeing more advertisements promoting Canadian products, services and businesses while out and about lately, that’s because for the past several months, all things Canada have had a bit of a moment in the world of marketing. Marketers tend to hop from trend to trend, attracting the eyes of consumers by […]

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2 w. ago 'Love it': Master tactician Kris Knoblauch pulls "fast one," this time on hockey media

This in, news that Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch made a sharp tactical move on the media, allowing his Oilers players to practice in peace today as opposed to facing another round of scrutiny and questions. Sportsnet’s Gene Principe first reported: “It was expected to be a quiet day away from the rink but unofficially […]

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3 w. ago Are Edmonton Oilers watch parties really one of the worst things going? As if

Move over, Moss Pit. The Edmonton Oilers might be one of the two best teams this year, but apparently, the experience of watching doesn’t quite live up to expectations. If you aren’t one of the 18,347 lucky spectators in the stands for a game, but do the next best thing and gather among fellow fans […]

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