6 d. ago So the Edmonton Oilers top line can do it all, but should it have to?

If things go well for this trio, Zach Hyman might not end up returning to a guaranteed spot on the top line once he returns from his wrist injury in a month. And that would be a good problem to have for the Oilers.

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9 d. ago What could Connor McDavid be thinking when it comes to contract stuff?

He is his own man. And the only one who can truly know what he's thinking. But that doesn't stop the rest of us from trying to climb inside his mind and walk a mile in his skates. Or is it skate a mile in his shoes?

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1 week ago Oilers to start season with nuclear option, Knoblauch stacks top line with McDavid, Draisaitl

There’s a lot to unpack when Edmonton Oilers’ coach Kris Knoblauch says he plans on having Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl play together, not as his 1C and 2C to start the season and, forgive us if we hesitate to hold the boss at his word with all the machinations with 97 and 29 over […]

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2 w. ago Why the Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup window remains open beyond this year: 9 Things

What, me worry? Yes, I am invoking the words of the immortal Alfred E. Neuman to help sooth the jangled nerves of Oilers fans worried about Connor McDavid and the team’s future. That and more in this edition of 9 Things 9. Oilers goaltending prospect Daniel Salonen registered a 6-0 shutout for Rauman Lukko this […]

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2 w. ago Oilers future stars must prove they can play in the bottom six, first

On paper it looks so exciting, bringing in the best college player in the United States, Hobey Baker winner Ike Howard, and having him skate alongside either Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl. And what about Matt Savoie, a ninth-overall pick, almost a point-per game player in his first year in the AHL, also coming to […]

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2 w. ago 'It just becomes a gong show': How McDavid's interview with Sportsnet made Oilers fan crazy

An interview between Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas went viral late on Wednesday night, essentially driving many Edmonton Oilers fans to new heights of fear and anger over the possibility of McDavid not agreeing to a new deal here. How did the story blow up so big, so […]

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2 w. ago 'It just becomes a gong show': How McDavid's interview with Sportsnet made Oilers fans crazy

An interview between Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas went viral late on Wednesday night, essentially driving many Edmonton Oilers fans to new heights of fear and anger over the possibility of McDavid not agreeing to a new deal here. How did the story blow up so big, so […]

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2 w. ago Is this finally the year the Oilers have a third line to compete with the Panthers?

Bottom-six forwards aren’t the first thing that come to mind when it comes to the success of the Edmonton Oilers. That’s reserved for the likes of superstar centres Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and the host of talented wingers they are surrounded by on the two top lines. Unfortunately, despite all that offensive might, the […]

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2 w. ago Oilers open camp by putting McDavid between a pair of question marks

When you’re drawing up a first line, specifically wingers to flank Connor McDavid on opening night, a guy with zero NHL experience and a guy who averages 14 goals a year aren’t the first two ingredients that come to mind. But, there they were on the first day of Edmonton Oilers training camp — 29-year-old […]

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2 w. ago NHL training camps open with McDavid unsigned, Panthers’ Tkachuk sidelined

Connor McDavid doesn’t have a contract beyond this season, the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers start their Stanley Cup threepeat bid without Matthew Tkachuk and nearly a third of NHL teams have a new head coach. Training camps open around the league this week with questions from Edmonton to South Florida, many of which will not […]

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2 w. ago Oilers pitch to McDavid: We'll still be good in five years, honest

The Edmonton Oilers aren’t going to win Connor McDavid over with money. This isn’t a negotiation — he will sign for whatever he wants, whenever he wants, wherever he wants. And you can dismiss the notion that his options are limited because only one or two other contenders in the NHL can afford to fit […]

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2 w. ago Would it really mean the end of the world if McDavid didn't re

Bottom line, it's not exactly out of the realm of possibility to have the sky fall upon Alberta's capital. After all, it's happened here before

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2 w. ago Edmonton Oilers GM Bowman still waiting on McDavid; won’t pursue Hart

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid’s unresolved contract situation hangs over the Edmonton Oilers as training camp opens. The superstar captain is entering the final season of his eight-year, US$100-million deal and has been eligible to sign an extension since July 1. McDavid has repeatedly said he wants to take his time before deciding his future. Oilers […]

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2 w. ago Edmonton Oilers General Manager reveals how the conversations are going with Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers training camp opened Wednesday, with medicals and fitness testing. But most of the focus was on the club’s General Manager. Stan Bowman met the media to answer questions, the most common and compelling of which was the future of Connor McDavid in Edmonton. Let’s open with how Bowman characterized the conversations with 97, […]

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2 w. ago 'Legit chance he does move on': Oilers fans react to McDavid's indecision on staying

Connor McDavid spoke out Tuesday to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on his contract talks with the Edmonton Oilers, making it clear any decision is his call, that he’s calling the shots, and that he’ll decide in his own time. IN his most straight-forward statement of intent to date, McDavid said: “I have all […]

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2 w. ago McDavid tells Sportsnet his future in Edmonton "remains to be seen" beyond 2025

This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and co-host Kyle Bukauskas, their interview with Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on his future with the Oilers. In the interview, McDavid makes it clear, once again, that he’s in no rush to sign a new contract with the Oilers, that he and his family and carefully thinking through […]

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2 w. ago Toronto and Calgary fans and pundits will hate it, but McDavid will sign new Oilers deal

In Calgary, the fans at the Edmonton Oilers-Flames rookie content on Sunday afternoon chanted, “McDavid’s leaving” late in the third period. In Toronto, the radio shows, newspaper columns and podcasts are still full of questions, if not outright doubts, about Oilers captain McDavid signing a new contact in Edmonton. But all that said, McDavid will […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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