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The term “Cup or bust” gets thrown around a lot for the Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers team, meaning every season they don’t win the Stanley Cup is considered unsuccessful. The Oilers lost in the Stanley Cup Final in each of the last two seasons, but this past season felt especially unfulfilled after they were knocked…
The Edmonton Oilers have less than two years to right the ship, or else captain Connor McDavid is going to leave. There's been a ton of pressure put on GM Stan Bowman and company this offseason, as the Oilers need to retool their roster on the fly if they want to win a Stanley Cup. McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were visibly frustrated at their end-of-season media availability, and called out the team for being average, and called out the organization for taking a giant step in the wrong direction...
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 what comes next for the Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard’s Norris Trophy snub, the Leafs winning the NHL Draft Lottery, and much more. The guys kicked off…
The game of hockey is won and lost at the margins. It’s the ability to dig deep, bury that rebound, chip that puck out, win that faceoff, or any of the superlatives that contribute to wins on the ice. But in order for a team to be in a position to win on the ice,…
Frank Seravalli believes there’s a good chance that the Edmonton Oilers will make a coaching change. On Thursday, the hockey insider was asked during an appearance on Sportsnet 590 The Fan about what moves the Oilers could make this offseason. A lot of moves are coming, he believes. “I do think significant changes are coming in…
Few players are more polarizing across the hockey world than Edmonton Oilers‘ defenceman Evan Bouchard. The offensive D-man dazzles fans with slick passes and ‘Bouch Bombs’ from the point, but also makes them pull their hair out with the occasional cartoonish blunder. When the NHL announced its nominees for the 2025-26 James Norris Memorial Trophy…
It was a shock around the hockey world when the Vegas Golden Knights fired head coach Bruce Cassidy with eight games left in the regular season last month. Make no mistake, Cassidy will be able to pick and choose his next job behind a bench in the NHL, as there will be no shortage of teams interested in bringing him in. One of those teams, a club where there are serious questions being asked about their current bench boss, is the Edmonton Oilers. After a first-round flameout t...
The Edmonton Oilers had a disappointing season in 2025-26, falling well short of expectations in both the regular season and the playoffs. Whether it was fatigue, injuries, goaltending, or coaching, they never got everything clicking at the same time. That’s not to say there weren’t any players who made strides, however, as a few players…
For some, it comes as a surprise that Evan Bouchard wasn’t nominated for the Norris Trophy. For others, it’s completely understandable. Over the past season, the defenceman made a case for himself to receive a nomination and it turned into quite the debate and conversation in the later stages of the NHL season. Pundits and…
Another Edmonton Oiler will be representing their country at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. Isaac Howard is suiting up with the United States as the nation selected a younger roster with little overlap to the national Olympic team that won the gold medal in February. He’s the fifth Edmonton Oiler heading to Switzerland. Recently snubbed…
Despite a regular season that saw him lead all defencemen in scoring by 14 points, Evan Bouchard’s tremendous 2025-26 season won’t earn him a Norris Trophy. The Edmonton Oilers defenceman was not named among the three finalists named for the award Thursday morning. Instead, Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar, Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski,…
Perhaps the most intriguing Edmonton Oilers prospect lifted his team to the Gagarin Cup Final with a critical goal on Wednesday. Maxim Berezkin (Beryozkin) scored in Game 7 double overtime for a 4-3 victory, sending his Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team on to the KHL championship series. They eliminated Avangard Omsk after beginning the semifinal by digging…
Earlier in the week, I kicked off my offseason series taking a look at the five questions that will define this summer for the Edmonton Oilers. The first order of business is to address their coaching situation, but after that, general manager Stan Bowman has to turn his attention to their roster. It is undoubtedly…
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 getting bumped from the playoffs, a long summer ahead, pressure on Stan Bowman, and more. I kicked off…
Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Taylor Hall comes in at No. 34 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 28 on Brownlee’s original list. A light was cast in the midst of the Decade of…
Sounds like the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs were discussing some big trade proposals ahead of March's trade deadline. Multiple reports have surfaced that the Oilers and Maple Leafs were engaged in advanced trade talks leading up to the trade deadline, centered around Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse, and Scott Laughton and Morgan Rielly of the Maple Leafs. It didn't get to the point of Rielly and Nurse being asked to waive their no-movement clauses, but sources have indicated the Oi...
Two Edmonton Oilers prospects will become unrestricted free agents soon if the organization doesn’t sign them to a contract. Every season, there is a group of previously drafted talent who become free agents when their team doesn’t offer them an entry-level contract. PuckPedia released the list of players whose draft rights expire. For the Oilers,…
Another pair of Edmonton Oilers will be packing their bags and heading to Switzerland for the World Championship. Defenceman Mattias Ekholm is set to join Sweden, white centre Josh Samanski will join Germany, the Oilers announced Wednesday. Playing at the Worlds is nothing new for Ekholm, who was uncerimoniously left off Sweden’s Olympic roster earlier…
While it took me some time to recover from the heartbreaking loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I finally sat down to write about my beloved Edmonton Oilers. This was my first piece for Oilersnation, and I genuinely believed that this version of the team was destined…
Why Jake DeBrusk is not a solution for the Edmonton Oilers For nearly half a decade, trade speculation has linked the Edmonton Oilers to Jake DeBrusk. After he signed long-term with the Canucks in 2024, however, that discussion died down. A recent article on CanucksArmy reignited the conversation about Edmonton as a potential landing spot,…
What happened in Edmonton was disappointing, annoying, and utterly predictable. So, why is McDavid acting shocked?
There’s a long list of things that need to get done this offseason for the Edmonton Oilers, and some decisions will require weighing the options, but re-signing Kasperi Kapanen should be an easy one to make, and extending him should be at the top of the priority list. The 2025–26 regular season was a rather…
After a short playoff run, the Edmonton Oilers should be in for a busy offseason. The Oilers' roster is simply not strong enough right now, and they have multiple needs to address during the summer because of it. One specific area that the Oilers must improve this offseason is their goaltending. Tristan Jarry has not lived up to expectations since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins, while Connor Ingram is a better fit as a backup. Thus, it would be shocking if the Oilers don't try to ...
It’s Tuesday 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’ post-season pressers, the Dynamic Duo’s scathing comments, free agency, injury updates, and more. We kicked off the Tuesday episode of ONR with a…
Darnell Nurse could be asked for a list of teams this summer. Multiple reports have surfaced stating the Edmonton Oilers are going to be making drastic roster changes this summer, and Nurse has been the focal point of conversations. The veteran defenceman has not lived up to his contract, and with Connor McDavid's future hanging in the balance, the time is now for the Oilers to make some significant changes. Nurse, 31, is signed through the 2030 season at a whopping $9.2 million AAV. He owns a...