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Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. Less than a year after signing…
With a longer off-season than we’ve been used to over the last couple of years for the Edmonton Oilers, it gives us more time to explore lineup fits for the 2026–27 campaign, and a familiar, grizzled vet might be available once free agency opens. Hockey insider Pierre LeBrun mentioned in a recent article in The…
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ coaching situation, Evan Bouchard’s injury at Worlds, the Conference Finals, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with…
The Bruce Cassidy/Vegas Golden Knights drama carries on. With the team now getting set for the Stanley Cup Finals beginning next week, they will most surely be standing pat on their refusal of all interview requests for their fired (but still under contract) head coach Bruce Cassidy. The Edmonton Oilers are one team that was notably turned down. He seems like exactly the head coach that club needs. Is it possible they'll continue waiting to see if he has interest in the job... Or do they...
The Edmonton Oilers have only really “gone for it” at a trade deadline once in the Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl era. They’ve made the playoffs every season since 2019-20, but often add depth pieces. In 2020, they acquired Andreas Athanasiou and Mike Green, then Dmitry Kulikov in 2021. The next season saw them add…
Make no mistake, the situation between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights is nothing short of “he said, she said.” Word leaked early this month that the Oilers, with Kris Knoblauch still under contract, wanted to speak with Bruce Cassidy, fired months earlier by the Golden Knights. Vegas wouldn’t play ball, still won’t play…
A new report on Friday morning says the Edmonton Oilers might not be getting a Russian prospect to come to North America after all. Dark horse prospect Maxim Berezkin, 24, is fresh off his second Gagarin Cup in the KHL a week ago, and it’s been anticipated that the former fifth-round draft pick was going…
Katie Gaus, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discuss Claude Lemieux's passing, the Hurricanes' style of play, Kelly McCrimmon saying the Oilers leaked the Cassidy news and more.
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. In the wake of a busy…
We are fully in speculation season in the NHL. It’s too early for any significant moves to actually happen, and outside of a few players re-signing with their current clubs, we probably won’t see any real significant moves until after the Stanley Cup final concludes. So, for now, all we have are bits and pieces…
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed Tyler’s buddy potting a hole-in-one, the Ace Race, Evan Bouchard getting hurt at the Worlds, and much more. The guys kicked off this week’s episode of…
It appears that Evan Bouchard is doing well after suffering a scary hit Thursday in the World Championship quarter-final. Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman joined Oilers Now later in the day, and when asked about Bouchard, Bowman mentioned he was texting with the defenceman, who was “okay” after the hit. Stan Bowman on @OilersNow…
After Thursday’s slate of games, there is just one Edmonton Oilers player remaining in the 2026 IIHF World Championship. Josh Samanski and Team Germany were eliminated after finishing with just 10 points in the preliminary round, leaving just four Oilers remaining in the tournament. Thursday saw all four quarter-final games take place, with Canada’s Evan…
Apparently, the Edmonton Oilers leaked the Bruce Cassidy news that he hasn’t been granted permission to speak to other teams — at least that’s what Kelly McCrimmon says. The Vegas Golden Knights general manager joined TSN’s Overdrive on Thursday afternoon, just a few hours after the latest Bruce Cassidy interview happened on Spittin’ Chiclets. McCrimmon said…
Blocked from interviewing with the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings, coach Bruce Cassidy said the Vegas Golden Knights' decision is upsetting. When will Vegas change course?
The Edmonton Oilers made a number of changes to their front office Thursday, headlined by Michael Parkatti and Kalle Larsson getting promotions. Parkatti, who joined the Oilers in 2023 as a senior director of data and analytics, now takes on the role of vice-president of analytics and technology. To support him in his new role, the…
There are four NHL teams with head coaching vacancies, including the Edmonton Oilers, and the top candidate is growing frustrated sitting on the sidelines. The Bruce Cassidy situation continues with no updates on the relieved coach’s ability to seek another job, still under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights for one year after this one…
Move over, Vegas Golden Knights. There’s a new public enemy No. 1 in Edmonton, and his name is Ryan Lindgren. This morning in the World Championship game, Lindgren, playing for the U.S., laid a massive hit on Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard, who is representing Canada. Bouchard was shaken up after the hit and needed help…
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard was knocked out of Team Canada’s quarter-final game against the U.S. Thursday after being on the receiving end of a dirty hit. He took the hit just 6:12 into the first period of the game, when Bouchard skated the puck into the American zone. U.S. defenceman Ryan Lindgren stepped up…
Interest in long-time NHL head coach Peter Laviolette is growing across the league, including from the Edmonton Oilers. But there’s been so little reporting on who the Oilers have reached out to in this coaching search. As The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta said on Oilersnation Everyday, Edmonton is keeping things very quiet, but little tidbits…
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. Fans across Oil Country will never…
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ coaching Plan Bs, Vegas getting through to the Stanley Cup, Habs vs. Hurricanes, and more. Needless to say,…
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. In their recent pursuit of the…
Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are the two biggest names to watch on the trade market this offseason, but it appears both might be staying put.
Ben Macbeath, come on down. If Steven Ellis’ Daily Faceoff draft rankings were exactly how things shook out in next month’s NHL draft, the Edmonton Oilers would be taking a defenceman from the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen 52nd overall. Ellis released his latest Top 100 rankings, and Macbeath came in at the spot the Oilers would…