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Pre-Scout: Blue Jackets arrive in Edmonton winless on Western road swing
After the absolute drubbing the Edmonton Oilers were handed on Saturday night, perhaps it’s best that Monday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets is behind a subscription paywall. It’s Monday Night Hockey on Amazon Prime… yippee! Two different brands of .500 collide here. The Blue Jackets are a more earnest 7-7 against the Oilers, loser-pointed…
Why the Oilers’ slow start is more concerning this season
Disappointing starts to the season have been an annual tradition in Oil Country over the past few years. The 2025-26 Edmonton Oilers are continuing the trend, sporting an underwhelming 6-6-4 record through 16 games. Edmonton is no stranger to poor finishing, goaltending issues, and defensive mistakes in the first handful of games. Still, there are…
Monday Mailbag: Why can’t the Oilers hold a lead?
Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing why the Oilers keep fumbling leads, buying in vs. systems, the PK’s slide, and more. If…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Ducks fly past grounded Jets 4–1, Winnipeg’s losing streak grows to three
Recap of the game.
A Quick Post
I had an extremely busy day today, so this isn't going to be a long-winded post about Jonathan Quick or anyone else named Quick. Instead, it's just a quick observation made as I was reading news on different hockey sites today. The above game preview was posted on the ECHL website for the game tonight between Iowa and Cincinnati. You may need to read that again because Jaxon Nelson apparently leads the ECHL with seven wins despite his team, the Iowa Heartlanders, only having a record of 3-5...
Nobody welcomes adversity quite like the Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers and Dealing With Adversity. Name a more iconic duo. I’ll wait. From a 2-9-1 start to a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final, this team always finds a way to grab the headlines — often for the wrong reasons. And once again, they’ve found themselves in a pickle. Their 6-6-4 record…
The Rundown - Week 6
The Rundown is back as Canada West women's hockey kicks off the first full weekend of games, and that also means we're four weeks from the December break. Some teams are doing well to start this 2025-26 season while others need to start making changes now if they hope to salvage any chances for a playoff spot in the second half of the season. The Trinity Western Spartans were resting and practicing this week with the bye, but eight teams were in action this weekend as they looked earn points f...
A closer look into Trent Frederic’s slow start to the season
This past summer, the Edmonton Oilers extended Trent Frederic to an eight-year contract at a $3.85M AAV. The 27-year-old forward was traded to Edmonton from the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline, skating in just one regular-season game for the team due to a high-ankle sprain, though he did appear in all 22 of Edmonton’s…
Cole Perfetti set to make his regular season debut for the Winnipeg Jets tnt vs Ducks
Winnipeg gets a big boost in the middle six and on the PP with the return of 91.
Sunday Scramble: A Canadian miscue, New York’s historic run, and soundbites from the week
Here I was on Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers game set to PVR as I travelled to do the Bonnyville Pontiacs game in Drayton Valley. I was riding high. A competent, strong Yaks win, and I’m thinking, here we go, I’m going to get home in time for the 3rd period. Should I start from…
Game 15: Winnipeg Jets vs Anaheim Ducks pre-game report
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
‘Something needs to change’: Fans react as Oilers suffer worst home loss since Decade of Darkness
Throughout the years, the Oilers have had some stinky games, but none have been as embarrassing as the one on Saturday night against the Colorado Avalanche. According to Sportsnet, this 9-1 loss is tied for the franchise’s most significant home-ice defeat in history. The only other time this happened was on January 27, 2009, against…
Oilers embarrass themselves but does anybody care that their season is swirling the bowl?
After a disastrous back-to-back set in St. Louis and Dallas, the Edmonton Oilers were back on home ice to face the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche for their first of three meetings on the season. Unfortunately, the Oilers must not have known there was a game to play because they didn’t even show up and got…
The Day After 16.0: Embarrassed Oilers can only hope loss to Avalanche is rock bottom
Saturday night was a measuring-stick kind of game. Hockey Night in Canada. The Edmonton Oilers hosting the Colorado Avalanche on three days rest. McDavid vs. MacKinnon. These are the kind of games you’d expect a struggling team like the Oilers to show up for. Instead, the Oilers might’ve just shown their true colours as a…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Between the Lines: McKenna Scrutiny Comes With the Territory
In over 30 years of doing this, I can count on one hand the amount of times I've written a whole column critiquing one particular player. And even then, it's usually not directly related to the player, but rather some rant about Hobey voters...
Oilers handed worst loss since 2009 in 9-1 walloping by Avalanche: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
This is rock bottom. On Saturday evening, the Edmonton Oilers returned home to host the Colorado Avalanche. The Oilers did not win. About six and a half minutes into the game, Cale Makar scored his fifth of the season. Just over a minute later, the defenceman scored a carbon copy of the first goal to…
Moose show some fight, coming back in 3rd period to defeat Stars 3-2
Recap of the game.
Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm set to play 900th NHL game
When the Oilers hit the ice tonight against the Colorado Avalanche, veteran defenceman Mattias Ekholm will hit another impressive milestone in what has been a rock-solid NHL career. The 34-year-old blue liner will suit up for his 900th career regular-season game, a mark that reflects not just longevity but the kind of consistency and dependability…
Oilers Thoughts: How the addition of Jack Roslovic has changed the lineup
As I’m sure you’re aware by now, Jack Roslovic signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers for $1.5 million, circling back after he didn’t have any big-money takers before then. He signed on October 8 and didn’t get into the lineup until October 14 against the Rangers. His contract was a bit unusual in…
GDB 16.0: Oilers face an Avalanche-sized gut check moment (8 PM MT, CBC)
Tonight, the Oilers are back at Rogers Place for a Saturday night showdown against the Colorado Avalanche, and if there were ever a time to find their best hockey, this would be it. After blowing two-goal leads in three of their last four games, the vibes around here are getting a little tense, and a…
Winnipeg Jets Practice Report
After a tough loss to the Sharks the Jets gear up for a game against the Ducks on Sunday.
Scenes From Morning Skate: Maybe the Oilers just need to get embarrassed
The Edmonton Oilers are 6-5-3 and nothing has worked to fix what’s broken. Talking about it hasn’t worked. Line changes haven’t worked. Player-led meetings haven’t worked. Coaching messages haven’t worked. They keep saying the right things, then go out and blow leads, play inconsistent hockey, and drop points to teams they should beat in regulation….
Oilers load up top line with McDavid, Draisaitl, and Roslovic against Avalanche
The Edmonton Oilers are loading up their top line for Saturday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Connor McDavid centred the top line with Leon Draisaitl and the red-hot Jack Roslovic on his wings, as the team looks to match them up with the potent top line of the Avalanche. “I’m sure there’ll be a…
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