16 h. ago 'Wow, who's that guy?': Oilers hockey boss with great review of late

This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, a solid review of David Tomasek, who has been skating with Edmonton veterans at Connor McDavid’s captain skates. Tomasek, 6-feet, 2-inches, 210 pounds, was signed out of the top Swedish league as a 29-year-old having led that league in scoring last season. Said Bowman to Bob Stauffer […]

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56 h. ago 'We didn't see a lot of growth': Oilers hockey boss calls for more internal improvement this year

Matt Savoie. Ike Howard. David Tomasek. Atro Leppanen. Alec Regula. Roby Jarventie. Samuel Jonsson. There’s no shortage of young talent in the Edmonton Oilers organization, some of which we’ll be seeing in Friday evening’s rookie game against the Flames prospects. We’ve just finished up our annual Cult of Hockey prospects lists. I started out thinking […]

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62 h. ago Why exactly is Connor McDavid holding out on a contract extension?

The sound of skate blades meeting ice echoed through Rogers Place on Thursday as Rookie camp got underway to officially open the gates on a new season for the Edmonton Oilers. But the shadow hanging over the organization continues to grow darker every day that passes with Connor McDavid heading into the final year of […]

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67 h. ago Mark Carney says Connor McDavid unsigned is a crisis, jokes about helping him in the next budget

'It’s in times like that you have to draw back in, remember what you have — Draisaitl, Hyman, and Nugent-Hopkins,' Carney said jokingly

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3 d. ago 'I believe Connor's 100% committed to the club': Oilers taking right path in McDavid negotiation, NHL insider says

This in from NHL insider Brian Lawton, a former NHL GM and player agent, his take that the Edmonton Oilers are on the right path in negotiating with hockey’s best player Connor McDavid and that things will work out well for McDavid and the Oilers in the end. “I wouldn’t be overly worried if I […]

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8 d. ago Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid in no hurry to make contract decision

As Connor McDavid enters the final season of his eight-year, US$100-million contract he signed in 2017, he says agreeing to a new contract is a major decision. 

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8 d. ago 'It's a loud market': Could media affect McDavid's decision to stay in Edmonton?

'If guys can't play hockey because people are talking outside the room, it's probably not the line of work for you'

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9 d. ago 'I've set the bar high': Senior NHL writer ranks Edmonton Oilers as NHL's most intriguing training camp

This in from The Athletic’s senior NHL writer James Mirtle, his take that the Edmonton Oilers will have the most interesting training camp in the entire National Hockey League: “Like it or not, the Connor McDavid contract talk is going to be a massive storyline until there’s a resolution. Combine that with Edmonton coming off […]

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9 d. ago 'Massive storylines': Senior NHL writer ranks Edmonton Oilers as NHL's most intriguing training camp

This in from The Athletic’s senior NHL writer James Mirtle, his take that the Edmonton Oilers will have the most interesting training camp in the entire National Hockey League: “Like it or not, the Connor McDavid contract talk is going to be a massive storyline until there’s a resolution. Combine that with Edmonton coming off […]

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1 week ago 'Not a lot of logic in Toronto': Oilers insider with epic rant against Leafs media over McDavid contract

Are you up just now for hearing one of the all-time great anti-Toronto rants? Yeah, me too. Edmonton booster Bob Stauffer, the ultimate Oilers insider, let it rip against Toronto over various media voices out of Toronto who have suggested that negotiations between the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid aren’t necessarily on track. Stauffer kicked […]

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1 week ago 'He's just taking his time': Oilers hockey boss says new contract with McDavid on the way

Edmonton Oilers hockey boss Jeff Jackson went on Oilers Now to address with host Bob Stauffer all the rumours and nervous talk around Connor McDavid’s negotiation for a new contract. “We’re confident we’re going to get a deal done,” Jackson said, saying he had spoken for an hour earlier in the day with McDavid’s agent […]

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1 week ago 'He's trying to find the razor's edge': Oilers hockey boss says new contract with McDavid on the way

Edmonton Oilers hockey boss Jeff Jackson went on Oilers Now to address with host Bob Stauffer all the rumours and nervous talk around Connor McDavid’s negotiation for a new contract. “We’re confident we’re going to get a deal done,” Jackson said, saying he had spoken for an hour earlier in the day with McDavid’s agent […]

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1 week ago 'He's trying to find the razor's edge': Oilers hockey boss explains the hold

Edmonton Oilers hockey boss Jeff Jackson went on Oilers Now to address with host Bob Stauffer all the rumours and nervous talk around Connor McDavid’s negotiation for a new contract. “We’re confident we’re going to get a deal done,” Jackson said, saying he had spoken for an hour earlier in the day with McDavid’s agent […]

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1 week ago 'Nothing decided': What has and hasn't been predicted about McDavid's talks with Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton is buzzing with Connor McDavid news just now, good news that the Oilers captain is back in Edmonton and on the ice with teammates in his annual Captain’s Skate, but also anxious news around McDavid’s contract negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers. What has and hasn’t been said by McDavid and others and about the […]

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1 week ago What insiders have got right and wrong so far on McDavid's talks with Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton is buzzing with Connor McDavid news just now, good news that the Oilers captain is back in Edmonton and on the ice with teammates in his annual Captain’s Skate, but also anxious news around McDavid’s contract negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers. What has and hasn’t been said by McDavid and others and about the […]

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2 w. ago Here is why you should not lose a lot of sleep over this Edmonton Oilers' contract : 9 Things

Neurosis. An old medical term, its symptoms included things like obsession, irrational fear and extreme emotional outbursts. To be taken seriously and not trivialized, for sure. But do those things not describe some of the reaction this week to Connor McDavid’s relatively innocuous comments about his contract? That and more in this edition of 9 […]

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2 w. ago Bad news for Edmonton Oilers? McDavid will not sign before 2025

This in from long-time NHL insider John Shannon, word that Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will not be signing soon in Edmonton. “There are people in Edmonton holding their breath,” Shannon said on his 100% Hockey podcast. “I think there’s people in the Oilers office holding their breath.” Shannon ruled out McDavid signing during training camp. […]

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2 w. ago 'Every intention to win in Edmonton': McDavid talks contract at Olympic orientation camp

"It’s my only focus, maybe next to winning a gold medal for Canada"

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2 w. ago 'He can’t wait to leave for Toronto': Hockey world reacts as McD commits to winning in Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid had some welcome news for Oilers fans today, that he has every intention to win in Edmonton, but that didn’t stop Toronto Maple Leafs fans from reading into McDavid’s latest comment on his contract negotiations that the he wants out of Edmonton. At the press conference for  the Team Canada […]

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4 w. ago The Edmonton Oilers cap challenges are not and shouldn't be Connor McDavid's problem: 9 Things

Will he? Won’t he? For how much? And for how long? The questions surrounding the contract status of Connor McDavid is the main focus in the latest edition of 9 Things 9. Congratulations to Andrew and Claudia Mangiapane on the birth of their baby boy A.J. It is a reminder that like us, NHL players […]

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