10 h. ago How being minus their two best players can become a plus for the Edmonton Oilers: 9 Things

Just a dozen or so games left in the Edmonton Oilers regular season remaining and their two best players are hurt? Gulp! While neither injury is thought to be serious and neither man is expected to be out for longer than a week the absence of Connor McDavid and Len Draisaitl over the next few (?) […]

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12 h. ago Even without McDavid and Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers smoke Kraken

Two injuries later and, just like that, a late game against the nondescript Seattle Kraken became a strangely compelling measuring stick. What would the Edmonton Oilers look like without Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl? Would it be like watching the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger and Keith Richards? Like watching an airplane trying to fly […]

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20 h. ago Missing McDavid, Draisaitl can go one of two ways for Edmonton Oilers

This can really go one of two ways: Either the Edmonton Oilers tank in the absence of both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, or they rally as a group and prove to themselves and the rest of the NHL they can hold their own without their two biggest offensive weapons. If the former turns out […]

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23 h. ago With McDavid, Draisaitl both sidelined, Edmonton Oilers enter uncharted waters

Game Day 70: Seattle at Edmonton Let’s face facts, it’s not been the greatest of home stands for the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, a 7-1 shellacking of Utah Hockey Club was overshadowed by an injury suffered by Hart Trophy candidate Leon Draisaitl, who somehow finished the game but was declared unfit to play on Thursday […]

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41 h. ago Gretzky statue defaced with feces, adding insult to slew of Oilers injuries

Vandalism follows criticism of Great One's ties to Trump, injuries to star Oilers McDavid, Draisaitl

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45 h. ago Edmonton Oilers will be without McDavid and Draisaitl for one week

"We want to be 100 per cent, we want to be healthy going into playoffs and we certainly don't want to be pushing these guys"

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48 h. ago 'A terrible sports day': hockey world reacts to medical tests for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl

This in from Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff, news that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers will go in today for medical testing related to their on-ice injuries. The Daily Face-off’s Frank Seravalli Sounds like Oilers have imaging scheduled today for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to better understand severity […]

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49 h. ago WARMINGTON: Oilers may never shake ‘Carney Curse’ as injuries mount post PM photo op

After No. 24 missed empty net, not only did the Oilers lose McDavid, Draisaitl and Skinner, they also lost the game

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51 h. ago It wasn't a dream: McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner out for Edmonton Oilers

So, yeah, all in all a pretty rotten news day for an Oilers team that had won three games in a row and looked like it was trending back into playoff form after a long mid-season lag

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61 h. ago Edmonton Oilers lose game, and McDavid, as roof falls in against Jets

A heavyweight showdown between the two best teams in Western Canada didn’t disappoint. At least not until the roof fell in. Then it bypassed disappointment altogether and went straight to fear and loathing when the Edmonton Oilers, already without Leon Draisaitl, lost Connor McDavid. Then, as if this sundae of pain needed a cherry on […]

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7 d. ago Letters, March 16: Will the real Connor McDavid please stand up?

Are you concerned by measles outbreaks? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SWITCHED IDENTITIES In terms of performance on the Edmonton Oilers, is Leon Draisaitl looking more like Connor McDavid than Connor McDavid? Asking for a friend … CHRIS ROBERTSON (Oilers fans are lucky they have a true superstar duo.) FALSE SAVINGS Edmonton city council […]

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1 week ago Manitoba election disinformation bill goes into ‘uncharted waters,’ analyst says

The Manitoba government is entering new territory with a plan to crack down on election disinformation and fine people up to $20,000 a day if offending material is not removed.

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1 week ago Player grades: Sloppy Edmonton Oilers fall in regulation to last place Sabres

Oilers 2, Sabres 3 The most accurate word to describe the Edmonton Oilers performance in Buffalo on Monday night is “sloppy”. Sloppy puck management. Sloppy defensive coverage. Sloppy rebound control. Sloppy finishing. In the end, too much self-inflicted slop for the Oilers to overcome, even against the last place club in the Eastern Conference. The […]

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2 w. ago Trent Frederic and Max Jones pumped to be Edmonton Oilers' trade adds

Here’s what we know about the engaging Trent Frederic. He likes to hit, likes to fight (ask Corey Perry), likes being in the same Edmonton Oilers’ locker room as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and he knows his history. “Guess you’re not getting your No. 11 (from Boston Bruins)?” he was asked. “No, there’s this […]

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2 w. ago Player grades: Ducks fly in for a visit, but it's the Oilers who lay an egg

Ducks 6, Oilers 2 Edmonton Oilers played their first home game in 25 days on Tuesday with the hopes of turning the page on what had been a most unsatisfying road trip. Trouble is, home ice hasn’t exactly been the “friendly confines” of late either. It wasn’t on Tuesday either, not for the home town […]

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3 w. ago Kris Knoblauch calls out "a few passengers" in Oilers loss to Florida. Who might they be?

A better effort from the Edmonton Oilers in Florida on Thursday night, but the end result was the same: a 4-3 loss to the same team that eight months earlier ruined their entire summer. Yet another regulation defeat, the fifth straight for a squad that is struggling to get out of its own way just […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Edmonton Oilers, 1, vs Washington Capitals, 2, live report

The fifth-ranked Edmonton Oilers face NHL’s second-ranked team, the Washingon Capitals. To start the game, the Oilers put their lines into a blender on full power, with Connor McDavid starting with Vasili Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen on the top line. Mattias Janmark was sent to the pressbox for this one. Here is a running account […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Edmonton Oilers, 1, vs Washington Capitals, 5, live report

The fifth-ranked Edmonton Oilers face NHL’s second-ranked team, the Washington Capitals. To start the game, the Oilers put their lines into a blender on full power, with Connor McDavid starting with Vasili Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen on the top line. Mattias Janmark was sent to the pressbox for this one. Here is a running account […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Weaknesses on Edmonton Oilers exploited by Washington Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers got stomped again, this time 7-3 by the Washington Capitals, a game that saw the Oilers utterly collapse as the game went along. It was an embarrassing performance and one that might well point to some major weaknesses on the team that will need addressing at the trade deadline. In yet another […]

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