Based on reports Leon Draisaitl may return to the lineup as early as Saturday. Todd McLellan’s shuffle appears to have possibly hit on a second line (Milan Lucic, Ryan Nugent-Hopkin and Ryan Strome) and allows the coach to move Draisaitl back to the top line—at least in theory. Drake Caggiula may also return this week, but…
Have you heard? The Oilers are four games into the season and they only have one win. They’re nearly at the bottom of the NHL’s standings, sitting in 30th place ahead of only the hapless Buffalo Sabres. I thought the Decade of Darkness was over?! That brings us to this week’s what would you do Wednesday question….
It is difficult to win in the NHL at the best of times, but it is almost impossible to win when you continually gift wrap glorious scoring chances for your opponents. Right now the Oilers are their own worst enemy. The Oilers aren’t losing due to a lack of talent. They have enough skill to…
There is always one person on the rollercoaster that gets to the end of the ride and says, “That’s all there is?” For as long as there have been ups there have been downs and there are always people who are going to bitch and complain right to a Stanley Cup win, then immediately start…
According to Todd McLellan, the Oilers could have some reinforcements coming back to the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Flyers. Fingers crossed.
The Oilers got a little bit of good news this morning as defenceman, Andrej Sekera, was back skating with a few of his teammates for the first time this season.
This isn’t the start that anybody expected. The Oilers dropped their fourth-straight game last night, this time at the hands of the quick, skilled Carolina Hurricanes, who feasted on Edmonton’s sloppy defence. The Oilers had a strong game offensive, as you can see by the fact they more than doubled Carolina in the shot column,…
As per tradition, I jumped on the Locker Room this morning with the boys to talk a little bit about Gord Downie, the sky falling, and what’s going on with the Edmonton Oilers.
