GDB 39.0 Wrap Up: #HereComeTheOilers with a terrible effort and a 5-0 loss
Good game, boys. Really worth watching. Thanks for the memories. Final Score: 5-0 Jets
2017
What to do with Anton Slepyshev
After Anton Slepyshev stuck his foot in the door last season and kicked it open with three goals in the Oilers playoff run last spring, there was well-placed optimism for the Russian winger going into this year. It was equal parts reasonable expectations and an inherent need for the Oilers to find scoring down their…
Game Day Notes: Winnipeg Jets @ Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are set to host the Winnipeg Jets in a New Year’s Eve game as they look to end the rollercoaster year of 2017 on a positive note. Here are your game day notes.
GDB 39.0: Close out 2017 with a win (5pm MST, SNW)
My friends, it’s the last game of 2017 and we’ve got a grudge match on our hands, as the Oilers will look to avenge their loss to the Jets from five days ago.
The game of our lives
The plight of the homeless in Edmonton, and right across this country, is an uncomfortable reality those of us lucky enough to have a place to call home, warm clothing on our backs and enough food to eat are unquestionably aware of as we go about our lives. The homeless in our city are out…
What are the Oilers getting in Cameron Hebig?
The Edmonton Oilers first dipped their toes into the unsigned free agent pool on Thursday, signing 20-year-old Saskatoon Blades centre Cameron Hebig.
Top 5 Oilers Fights of 2017
The second Top 5 list in the series, as we count down the best of 2017, will look back at the best fights the Oilers had to offer this year.
WJC Game Day Preview: Canada vs Denmark
While the loss to the Americans at the outdoor game is disappointing, it’s not detrimental to their chances of finishing first in their group. In fact, it doesn’t affect it at all really. Yes, it would have been nice to clinch yesterday with a win over their rivals, but all Team Canada has to do…
Where do we go from here?
As I sat watching the Oilers game, I ran through possible story ideas and they seemed to get more and more negative as time ticked away in the game. It felt like déjà vu, in a sense. There was a lack of desperation by the Oilers until the final moments of the game, but how…
GDB 38.0 Wrap Up: The backup goalie curse continues, Oilers lose 4-3
Dear NHL, please ban all future backup goalies from this league. Thank you. Oilers lose 4-3.
Oilers activate Klefbom off the IR, place Eric Gryba on waivers
According to the Oilers’ Twitter account, the team has activated Oscar Klefbom from the Injured Reserve and placed Eric Gryba on waivers for the purpose of assignment. Will he make it down to Bakersfield? Time will tell.
GDB 38.0: Blackhawks Down? (7pm MST, SN1)
The Chicago Blackhawks reign atop the Western Conference is coming to an end. Between 2009-2017 the Blackhawks were the class of the west. They had the most points, most goals and won three Stanley Cups. They had an excellent nine-year stretch, but they are showing signs of a team in transition. They are no longer…