53 h. ago Inside The Leafs: Have the Leafs found a reliable third line?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the Maple Leafs impressive victory over the Florida Panthers, what stood out in the win and if head coach Craig Berube has found a legitimate third line with the trio […]

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4 d. ago 'The Oilers are holding fast': Edmonton not planning big trade this season, NHL insider suggests

This in from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, his take that the Edmonton Oilers are going to hold tight on the major move that has been widely anticipated in Oil Country, a trade for a new goalie. On his must-listen 32 Thoughts podcast, Friedman went into detail spelling out Edmonton’s thinking, as he understood it from […]

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4 d. ago 'Oilers are holding fast': Edmonton not planning big trade this season, NHL insider suggests

This in from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, his take that the Edmonton Oilers are going to hold tight on the major move that has been widely anticipated in Oil Country, a trade for a new goalie. On his must-listen 32 Thoughts podcast, Friedman went into detail spelling out Edmonton’s thinking, as he understood it from […]

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4 d. ago 'In a heartbeat': Toronto insiders keen on Maple Leafs trading for Darnell Nurse

There was no lack of enthusiasm on a recent Toronto sports radio podcast of the Real Kyper & Bourne Show for the notion of the Toronto Maple Leafs trading for Edmonton Oilers d-man Darnell Nurse, especially from guest Doug MacLean, a former NHL coach and GM. Show co-host and NHL insider Nicke Kypreos asked MacLean […]

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7 d. ago 'We’ll take a bag of pucks': Penguin fans and NHL insiders down on Oilers trade target

What do you get with an NHL goalie? Who can say? Who knows? Not I and likely not you. When you look at the top ten regular goalies in the NHL this year by save percentage, only three of them were starters in the National Hockey League last season. The other seven were back-ups. No. […]

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9 d. ago Another notable goalie reportedly in sweepstakes to be new Edmonton Oilers goalie

This in from NHL insider Kevin Weekes of ESPN and the NHL network, news that the Edmonton Oilers might be interested in trading for Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry, a former Edmonton Oil Kings ace. Said Kevin Weekes on Twitter X: “👀 I’m told 2X NHL All-Star and Penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry is among the […]

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9 d. ago Notable Pittsburgh goalie reportedly latest Edmonton Oilers trade target

This in from NHL insider Kevin Weekes of ESPN and the NHL network, news that the Edmonton Oilers might be interested in trading for Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry, a former Edmonton Oil Kings ace. Said Kevin Weekes on Twitter X: “👀 I’m told 2X NHL All-Star and Penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry is among the […]

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9 d. ago 'I don't know how much time is left': Huge Stu Skinner booster with sage advice

Former Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk is a self-described huge Stuart Skinner booster, which makes sense because there have rarely been two players with such similar backgrounds. Both are big goalies who take up a massive amount of space in net. Both are Alberta boys who got heavy minutes at a young age in the […]

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1 week ago Team Canada goalie headed to Edmonton Oilers? NHL insider speculates on potential trade

This in from Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, his speculation that Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues is on the trading block and could well be headed to the Edmonton Oilers. Wrote Kypreos today: “Binnington has one more season on his contract and the sense is he won’t be part of any re-tool […]

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1 week ago Cowan: NHL dream comes true for mother of Canadiens' Xhekaj brothers

“They sacrificed everything for us to be here," Florian Xhekaj says about his parents after making an impressive debut with Habs.

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1 week ago 'There needs to be something done': Oilers goalies still under gun even after Florida save

Edmonton’s two highly-criticized goaltenders came up super nova big in Florida, yet the questions about the position haven’t gone away in Oil Country. Not only is there the usual online drum beat demanding change, NHL insiders are speculating about the same. Stuart Skinner made some astonishing saves down the stretch in Edmonton’s 6-3 win over […]

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1 week ago Hidden Game: Florian Xhekaj brings energy to Canadiens in NHL debut against Leafs

The 21-year-old forward had an assist, was plus-1, produced two shots, blocked one and had three hits in the 5-2 win.

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2 w. ago Jared Davidson set to make his NHL debut with Canadiens against Bruins

Samuel Montembeault will start in goal for the Habs on Saturday night at the Bell Centre as they look to end a two-game losing streak.

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3 w. ago 'The answer is impossible': Good luck fixing what's wrong with Edmonton Oilers, top NHL analyst says

This in from top NHL analyst Ray Ferraro of ESPN and Sportsnet, his take that the Edmonton Oilers have obvious problems to fix if they’re going to be a Stanley Cup contender but no easy way to fix them. Ferraro said on the Ray & Dregs podcast that the Oilers had a great win against […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 w. ago Is there an obvious solution to fix the Edmonton Oilers? Bring back Paul Coffey?

Is there an obvious solution to fixing the Edmonton Oilers? Could all be well again with the Oilers if they simply found a way to bring back ex-d-man coach Paul Coffey? It’s not clear why Coffey left the team after two years coaching the d-men. No NHL insider has ever provided an explanation, though there’s […]

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4 w. ago NHL insider says Flames owner ‘has no interest in trading Nazem Kadri’

Less than 24 hours after Nazem Kadri skated in his 1,000th game, he was again in the middle of trade chatter. But is he actually available?

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