The NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is over 500 pages, with hundreds of different rules and definitions. Many of them require multiple readings to comprehend, and many have multiple bullet points outlining different scenarios covering contracts, free agency, waivers, grievances, insurance, rosters and much more. One unique rule is the entry-level slide rule, and young…
With some of the boys at Nation HQ taking some well deserved time off, we dove into the vaults to present you with a classic episode of the Real Life Podcast. If you missed the episode when Wanye finally got a chance to talk to Jordan Eberle, then you’re going to want to hear this…
Patience is a virtue when it comes to waiting on prospects to develop. History tells us that’s especially true – the reality is it’s much easier to talk about than to actually put into practice — when it comes to bringing along young defencemen looking to establish themselves in the NHL. It’s been no different…
This is one part of a player-by-player Year in Review series we’ll be doing over the next couple months as we look back on the 2017-18 Edmonton Oilers season. 2017-18 Edmonton Oilers No. 18: Ryan Strome GP: 82, G: 13, A: 21, PTS: 34 Being a former fifth-overall pick who scored at a prolific rate…
Can you believe that it’s only July and that we’re still two and a half months away from the season starting? We’re getting to the dog days of summer and still have so many McDavid-less days to go before our beloved Oilers come back, and it’s up to me to help us all kill a…
