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3 Goaltenders Expected To Be Traded This Upcoming Offseason

The NHL's trade market is going to be fun to watch this season, and many insiders feel with the rising cap, this summer should see a ton of movement amongst teams. Specifically in net, there's been some underperformers throughout the league and there's no doubt a few of them are going to be involved in trade talks, and could be wearing new jerseys when training camp opens in September. Here's three goaltenders who are expected to be traded this upcoming offseason: Tristan Jarry, Edmonton Oiler...

Vancouver Canucks Without Controversial Forward Due to Undisclosed Injury on Wednesday

  It was reported today that the Vancouver Canucks will be missing forward Evander Kane in the lineup today.  Kane is a two-way forward who has made himself a viable top-six forward for multiple teams during the years, and found a home in Vancouver after being traded from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.  The injury Kane is suffering from has been undisclosed,  and the team whose undergoing a retool will miss his presence tonight.  His...

Oilers sign prospect William Nicholl to entry-level contract

The Edmonton Oilers signed an up-and-coming prospect to his first NHL contract on Wednesday.  William Nicholl is now officially a member of the Edmonton Oilers organization, as he agreed to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2026-27 season.  Nicholl was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 Draft from the London Knights of…

Oilers to blackout playoff games until 50/50 pot reaches $1 million

In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Edmonton Oilers announced they are blacking out playoff games on television – but there’s a catch.  The game telecast will start once the Oilers Community Foundation’s 50/50 pot reaches a minimum of $1 million. If the pot doesn’t hit the mark, no Oilers hockey will be seen on…

Former Oilers winger Evander Kane plays in 1,000th NHL game

It was a milestone night for a former Edmonton Oilers forward. Evander Kane, 34, dressed in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, becoming the 420th player to do so. He’ll hit the mark playing for his hometown Vancouver Canucks as they pay a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights. 161 of Kane’s games came…

NHL Rumors: Mason McTavish's Future in Anaheim in Jeopardy?

The Anaheim Ducks are one of the best stories in the NHL this season, sitting atop the Pacific Division with a four-point cushion on the Edmonton Oilers .  The problem is that their most expensive forward isn't really part of that story. Mason McTavish signed a six-year, $42 million extension last fall after a contract dispute that kept him out of most of training camp, and in his first season on that deal, he has 14 goals and 34 points in 67 games, which is well below the 52-point campai...

Friedman: Cassidy’s ‘frayed relationship’ with Golden Knights players began in Oilers’ playoff series

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman says the fracture between Vegas Golden Knights players and former head coach Bruce Cassidy started during last year’s playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. In a stunning move on Sunday afternoon, the Golden Knights fired Cassidy and replaced him with a former Cup winner in John Tortorella for the remainder of the season….

Monday Musings: Oilers trending up, surprising playoff pushes and more

There are 18 days remaining in the NHL’s regular season. Two teams, Colorado and Dallas, have officially clinched playoff spots, while Carolina, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Minnesota, Montreal and Anaheim are locks to get in. The Edmonton Oilers’ three-game winning streak, only their second of the season, has them in a very favourable position to get…

Oilers Thoughts: Matt Savoie is soaring, meeting Ty Emberson’s former coach on the Nation Vacation, Oilers’ struggling power play, and more

The Edmonton Oilers seem to be finding their mojo at just the right time down the stretch, and they need to keep that momentum going to secure a playoff spot and, despite the rollercoaster of a season, still have a chance to capture their first division title since the 1986-87 season. They’re riding a three-game…

Oilers assistant GM Bill Scott interviews for vacant Predators GM job

Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager Bill Scott, known best for his lucky socks, has interviewed with the Nashville Predators for their vacant general manager’s job, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported. Scott joined the Oilers organization as the general manager of their AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, for the 2010-11 season, spending four years there. He was…

How Matt Savoie is emerging into an impact player for the Oilers

Since the Olympic break, Connor McDavid has produced at an excellent rate of 3.19 points per hour at five-on-five, which is no surprise for him. But in that same stretch, the Oilers have a second forward sitting just behind at a rate of 3.17, and it’s not Leon Draisaitl, who has been out to injury…