4 d. ago Ouch! Even the hockey gods couldn't save the Edmonton Oilers this time

You can’t blame the hockey gods for this one. They tried. After propping up Edmonton in a pair of wins against Columbus and Philadelphia this week, the gods did everything in their power to bail the Oilers out again in Thursday’s rematch with Blue Jackets. The Oilers could have been on the wrong end of […]

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7 d. ago 'They need to make a move': TSN hockey analyst says Edmonton Oilers need goalie help pronto

This in from TSN hockey commentator Cameron Gaunce, a former NHL/AHL player, his take that it’s time for the Edmonton Oilers to trade for a new goalie because starter Stuart Skinner and back-up Calvin Pickard aren’t getting it done. Gaunce spoke after Edmonton’s 9-1 loss to the Avs of Colorado where Skinner was responsible to […]

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7 d. ago 'They need to make a move': Oilers need goalie help pronto (but team insider downplays trade talk)

This in from TSN hockey commentator Cameron Gaunce, a former NHL/AHL player, his take that it’s time for the Edmonton Oilers to trade for a new goalie because starter Stuart Skinner and back-up Calvin Pickard aren’t getting it done. Gaunce spoke after Edmonton’s 9-1 loss to the Avs of Colorado where Skinner was responsible to […]

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1 week ago Glen Gulutzan takes on Edmonton Oilers for first time as Dallas Stars' head coach

Familiarity often breeds contempt, but sometimes there’s content, too. So, when Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins see Glen Gulutzan Tuesday night in Dallas, now behind the Stars bench as head coach after seven years running the Edmonton Oilers’ forwards and the best power play in the league, there will undoubtedly be some hugs. […]

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3 w. ago Rookie Ike Howard wastes no time getting first goal on Oilers top line

All it took for Isaac Howard to score his first NHL goal was a chance to play on a line with two of the top players in the game. The 21-year-old native of Hudson, Wisc., found himself promoted to the Edmonton Oilers top line to open the second period on the way to a 3-2 […]

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4 w. ago Senators goalie Linus Ullmark remains confident despite rocky start to season

Nobody has to tell Linus Ullmark he hasn’t been good enough. The Ottawa Senators top goaltender is his own worst critic and, as the two-time Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers arrive in town for their lone visit to the Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday night, Ullmark is well aware he has to be better. Ullmark […]

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