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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,…
Through eight playoff games, and his ninth Thursday night against Carolina, Flyers winger Tyson Foerster is alone in terms of Philadelphia forwards with zero points so far, and Emil Andrae is the only skater that has not had at least some sort of cheap secondary assist on a goal. To say he’s in an offensive funk might be an understatement for Foerster and his critics have been loud — and some have even speculated that it’s now his turn to get scratched to give his minutes to someone who c...
The Yankees officially optioned Elmer Rodríguez to Triple-A after his start in last night’s game against the Rangers, with Carlos Rodón set to rejoin the rotation in the next week. Since Rodón won’t need to be activated until his start, the Yankees promoted Yerry de Los Santos in the interim. de Los Santos gives the […]
We’ve already looked into what has happened in the recent past when teams trade a top pick for established veteran talent. The results weren’t great. It’s worth noting again that none of the trades referenced in that article included a team knowingly giving up a top-five pick in the salary cap era, which is key with the Blackhawks sitting at No. 4. It’s pretty rare that a such a pick is traded at all , much less for an established player as the central piece. However, rare doesn’t mean ne...
The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced multiple front office changes on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s an overview with thoughts to follow. NEW HIRES SCOUTING MIKE MACCAGNAN Title: Personnel executive CASPIAN SVENSON Title: Pro scout FOOTBALL OPERATIONS CLARA MONTENEGRO DUBERKE Title: Player personnel and football operations coordinator SAMANTHA HARVEY Title: Video assistant SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE MIKE HALE […]
The Minnesota Wild's Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche was a reminder of how unforgiving a playoff series can be when a key defenseman is missing. The Wild battled back from an early 3-0 deficit and even took a 5-4 lead. Still, the Avalanche’s pace, depth, and shot generation eventually overwhel...
The NHL announced their salary cap limits for 2026-27, and as widely expected, the league has trended toward anticipated growth of a $104 million ceiling, up 8.9% from this year’s $95.5 million limit. This cap is right in-line with league estimates from as far back as January 2025, meaning that the finances are likely on […]
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…
Sean Couturier has been one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ most consistent forwards not only in this series but for a few months now. Since embracing a fourth-line role after the Olympic break, Couturier has turned back the clock with effective play at both ends of the ice. Couturier has found new life as a fourth-line checking center. And while that’s what his role should be in the long-term moving forward, that may not be the case in a short seven-game series. With Noah Cates out for ...
Top Yankees prospect Elmer Rodríguez had made his MLB debut last week, on Wednesday, against the Texas Rangers, and while he surrendered just two runs in four innings, he struggled with walks and command issues all game. He gave away four free passes and showed the nerves you would expect from a 22-year-old pitching under […]
The worst-case scenario happened for the Blackhawks in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery: they fell back two spots and now hold the No. 4 overall pick. That’s still a valuable asset and the Blackhawks will land a very good player, but the slide likely takes them out of the range where they could realistically expect immediate NHL help next season from their selected player. Only Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg feel likely to step directly into the NHL next season and move the needle in a meaning...
The Jets made some headlines last week as they brought in free agent quarterback Russell Wilson for a free agent visit. Wilson told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post that the Jets have made him a contract offer. If Wilson signed with the Jets, he would serve as the backup for Geno Smith. It […]
Buccaneers News: Mayfield Enters Contract Year With Something to Prove in Tampa Baker Mayfield had a down year by the standards he had set for himself in Tampa Bay. Now he enters 2026 with a revamped supporting cast, a new play-caller he specifically wanted, and a contract situation that gives him every reason to perform. [...]
After the Philadelphia Flyers ' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second-round series, forward Noah Cates was seen sitting on an equipment box and being wheeled to the locker room, per reports . "He didn’t seem to be writhing in pain," said Jordan Hall, "but the Flyers clearly didn’t want him putting pressure on one of his legs." On Wednesday, the word has come down on the severity of his injury, and it's not good: Cates has been ruled out for the rest of the series....
Everyone watched as the Columbus Blue Jackets collapsed down the stretch to fall out of a potential playoff berth. And certainly, everyone saw what head coach Rick Bowness thought of it, in one of the most epic coaching rants in recent memory . The head coach (who has since been re-signed to return next year) later explained that he wanted his troops to " spend the summer being uncomfortable." This latest suggestion from Columbus beat writer Aaron Portzline in The Athletic should a...
The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough loss in Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. They took an early 2-0 lead, but the Canes battled back to force overtime, where Taylor Hall buried a loose puck to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the series. But that wasn’t the only loss the Flyers felt on Monday night. Noah Cates was spotted with a walking boot after the game , sparking speculation about the center’s status for the rest of the series. Rick Tocchet said on Tuesday ...
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…
After his first OHL season he has switched up his college commitment.
The Mavericks introduced Masai Ujiri as their new president of basketball operations on Tuesday. He answered questions for about 45 minutes, where he spoke about his background, his time off from basketball, and his hope of turning Cooper Flagg into a king. But it wasn’t Ujiri who inspired the most hope in me on Tuesday. […]
With three podcast coming out in short order there is one article to cover all three. The first is a look back at the Tampa Bay Lightning series. Mostly it focused on a low event hockey gamble from Jon Cooper. The bet was on Andrei Vasilevskiy besting Jakub Dobeš. In the end the goalies stole one game each, and Dobeš came on put on top. Looking back on the picks the panel had a pretty good selection. Jared’s Lane Hutson pick was great, the defender played out of his mind and one...
When a player scores the game-winning goal in overtime, you would think he would be a no-brainer selection to be named “Player of the Game”, but I struggled with this one. I absolutely loved Jackson Blake’s gritty play on the puck while he battled to get that puck loose in the crease, enabling Hall to […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are bringing in some more young players to go along for the ride in the playoffs and now it’s a fairly divisive prospect who is going to be joining the team. Announced by the Flyers on Wednesday morning, they have officially recalled center prospect Jett Luchanko from the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs. Transaction: We have recalled forward Jett Luchanko from the Brantford Bulldogs (OHL). pic.twitter.com/LhbDAE2QYp — x – Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) May ...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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,…
So, I was listening to a recent episode of the Domonique Foxworth podcast, and he had football analyst Ben Solak on the show. During the conversation, Solak said something that really made me think: In short, Solak said that the real test of a team’s championship depth is evaluating the quality of the 3rd best […]