17 h. ago Can Edmonton Oilers find ever elusive 2.5% solution in their bottom

The goal of National Hockey League scouts, player development departments, and minor league coaches is to identify, acquire and development future NHL players, in particular players who can become part of their team’s Core 12, the top seven forwards, four d-men and goalie who make up the spine of any team. If a team drafts […]

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40 h. ago This fresh face on the Edmonton Oilers' Top Prospects list will attempt to buck long NHL odds

We will kick off our 2025 Cult of Hockey Prospect Series where we typically do, which is at the bottom. Today, I will cover all the forwards ranked 34-21. Tomorrow, David Staples will do the Defencemen and Goaltenders in that same range. Then, we will go from #20 to #1 between now and training camp. Who […]

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53 h. ago Disaster? Top Oilers prospects almost all trended down or were moved out last year

Fact: Almost all of the Edmonton Oilers’ top prospects trended down or were moved out in the last year. If we look at the Top 20 Oilers prospects — as ranked by the Cult of Hockey panel last summer —  we see that seven of them have been moved out of the organization, eight of […]

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65 h. ago 'Worst feeling in the world': Have Edmonton Oilers run out of key ingredient to chase Stanley Cup?

Do the Edmonton Oilers have the juice, the motivation, the burning desire to fight through and win the Stanley Cup in 2026? I wonder. I have some doubts. Do you share them? More to the point, do the Oilers themselves doubt? In a 32-team National Hockey League, it takes a lot going right for any […]

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3 d. ago 'Skill and talent': NHL stats analysts with high praise for Oilers defencemen

This in from TSN stats analyst and hockey writer Travis Yost, his ranking of NHL defences, where he places the Edmonton Oilers in the top tier. Said Yost of the Oilers: “The goaltending can terrify you on any given night but a key reason why the Oilers have emerged as perennial Stanley Cup contenders – […]

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4 d. ago Why this Edmonton Oilers star deserves to shine on the biggest stage: 9 Things

It is the dog days of August. Some people think that is a baseball term that describes that jockeying for position in the standings during the sweltering summer. In actual fact, it is a phrase dating back to Roman times and has more to do with the stars than sports. Although for one Edmonton Oilers […]

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5 d. ago Oilers notebook: David Tomasek flying under the radar. Where does Ekholm fit on Team Sweden?

“Offensively, Tomasek was in a league of his own during his tenure in Sweden. Very slick and skilled. How that translates to the NHL will be interesting to see"

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5 d. ago Happy Ending: Infamous Oilers pick at long last gets best of draft day nemesis

It took 22 years but infamous Edmonton Oilers draft pick Marc-Antoine Pouliot has finally got the best of his draft day nemesis, Zach Parise. For all the unending, sometimes angry criticism that the Oilers got for drafting Quebec junior star Pouliot ahead of Parise, a strong two-way centre in the U.S. National Jr. team program, […]

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6 d. ago Une photo de Leon Draisaitl, cigarette à la bouche, fait le tour du web

Le joueur vedette des Oilers d'Edmonton était sur le party durant son mariage célébré en France le week-end dernier.

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6 d. ago Even on a summer getaway, there are questions about the Edmonton Oilers that make you go "Hmmm"

There is nothing quite like disconnecting completely. A couple weeks of being physically out of the country, with no North American cell coverage and no Twitter, etc., sure helps clear the mind. But even on the other side of the world in a time and space completely unrelated to hockey, thoughts of the Edmonton Oilers […]

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6 d. ago Top NHL insider sets out exact blueprint for Oilers to acquire big Top 9 forward

This in from top NHL insider Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, his blueprint for the Edmonton Oilers to acquire big Top 9 forward. Essentially the plan is to move out an NHL contract now, accrue cap space during the season, then trade for that bigger forward at the 2026 trade deadline. “I’m going to throw […]

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7 d. ago 'Edmonton would cease to exist': L.A. hockey analyst pushes for McDavid to follow Gretzky's Tinsel Town path

Connor McDavid is up for a new contract and despite assurances from the most credible NHL insiders, such as Frank Seravalli, Elliotte Friedman, and Edmonton’s own Bob Stauffer, that McDavid will sign a new deal in Edmonton, the hockey world has pulsated with rumours this summer that McDavid will move on to a new franchise. […]

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7 d. ago 'Greatest thing to happen to the NHL': L.A. hockey analyst pushes for McDavid to follow Gretzky's Cali path

Connor McDavid is up for a new contract and hockey world is melting down.  Even with numerous assurances from the most credible NHL insiders, such as Frank Seravalli, Elliotte Friedman, and Edmonton’s own Bob Stauffer, that McDavid will sign a new deal in Edmonton, the NHL circles pulsate with rumours this summer that McDavid will […]

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7 d. ago 'Two major problem contracts': Oilers doing well with salary cap, but not perfect

This in from the Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn, his annual ranking of how much bang for their puck that NHL teams get from their salary cap space, with the Edmonton Oilers ranked eighth overall in the NHL, and given an overall A- grade. Luszczyszyn projects a players statistical performance over the term of his contract, then […]

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8 d. ago Will Oilers captain McDavid sign by training camp? Likely, but he will set the terms

It may be the dog days of summer around here, but for all the fun social media photos of Leon Draisaitl’s big wedding to Celeste Desjardins in the south of France, with seemingly everybody who’s ever worn an Oiler jersey in 29’s 10 years here invited and attending, but for Kasperi Kapanen, who got married […]

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9 d. ago Have Oilers discovered great candidate to bring what Perry and Kane brought?

I don’t yet know what to make of Trent Frederic, the new Edmonton Oilers power forward. As a result, I’m uneasy about his new eight-year deal for $3.85 million per year. Are you in the same boat? Frederic came here at a pretty price at the trade deadline but delivered little in the 2025 playoffs. […]

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1 week ago McDavid's real value is $50 million year, NHL insider speculates

This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, his speculation that in a much freer market situation the Edmonton Oilers would be happy to pay Connor McDavid $50 million per year. Talking about the overall trend in player negotiations this off-season, Friedman said on his 32 Thoughts podcast: “I think a lot of players expect that the […]

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1 week ago McDavid's real value is $50 million per year, NHL insider speculates

This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, his speculation that in a much freer market situation the Edmonton Oilers would be happy to pay Connor McDavid $50 million per year. Talking about the overall trend in player negotiations this off-season, Friedman said on his 32 Thoughts podcast: “I think a lot of players expect that the […]

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1 week ago 'They probably should have been signed': Have Oilers recovered from August '24 disaster?

This in from former NHL GM and player agent Brian Lawton, his assessment of the August 2024 that saw the Edmonton Oilers lose Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to the St. Louis Blues for pennies on the dollar, a transaction that may well have cost the Oilers the Stanley Cup this season. “There’s no doubt […]

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3 w. ago He isn't bionic, but this Edmonton Oiler may still become The Six

The best thing that could happen for the Edmonton Oilers this season would be for their home-grown goaltender to develop into a true, consistent, reliable “1-A”. If the Oilers can rebuild him, make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster… Would Stuart Skinner then become the Oilers Six-Million Dollar Man? That and more in […]

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