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Connor McDavid isn’t following through yet on his plan to shoot more

Ten games into the season, Connor McDavid is shooting the puck less than ever, and it’s making him less effective offensively. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he should listen to the drunk fan in section 215 screaming “SHOOOOT!” every time the puck enters the offensive zone. What I am saying is that he’s…

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Team of the Week: Minnesota Duluth

Minnesota Duluth went through a similar stretch many other great programs do: A victim of your own success...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 67 — Roman Hamrlík

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Roman Hamrlík comes in at No. 67 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 66 on Brownlee’s original list. The player who best epitomizes the game of musical chairs that defined…

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This hasn’t been the start the Edmonton Oilers wanted

From day one of Captain Skates in early September, the Oilers talked about their goal of getting off to a good start. It hasn’t happened. The team went 4-4-2 and sits tied for 10th in the Western Conference. It’s not an awful start, but it isn’t close to a good start either. Edmonton had one…

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Has Jack Roslovic done enough to stick with the Oilers?

Things haven’t been the best for the Edmonton Oilers in the early stages of this season. The offence has been sputtering, the defence has been shaky, and the team is playing just well enough to stick around in games. A litany of new players has arrived in Alberta’s capital this fall, and while there’s no…

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Today In NHL History - Jones Boards Bergeron

On October 27th in 2007, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Randy Jones brutally boarded Patrice Bergeron face-first into the glass, leaving the Boston Bruins forward unconscious with three minutes remaining in the first period. Bergeron exited the ice strapped to a stretcher, having suffered a broken nose and concussion on the play, and missed the remaining 72 games of the season. An apologetic

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Today In NHL History - Richards Hits Booth

On October 24th in 2009, Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards blindsided winger David Booth with a vicious hit to the head rendering the Florida Panthers forward bloodied and unconscious. Booth left on a stretcher and missed the next 45 games owing to a concussion incurred on the play. Richards received a five minute major and ten minute game misconduct but was not subsequently fined or

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Drawing positives from an inconsistent start to the season by the Oilers

When the Edmonton Oilers aren’t winning, it can feel like the sky is falling. Their 4-4-2 record isn’t ideal after ten games, but it’s far from disastrous. At this point, it almost feels like we should adjust our expectations and accept that the Oilers might start the season slowly. We haven’t seen the best of…

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NHL weekend rankings: Wild, Penguins, and 5 early surprises I'm starting to buy

We’re three weeks in and it’s still early, but there are some storylines taking shape that look like they could have legs. Last week, we looked at five early surprises I wasn’t buying quite yet . This week, let’s flip the script and come at this from the other side: Five early stories that I didn’t expect, but that I’m starting to think might be the real deal. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this post on The Athletic for free? Sign up for a free trial .)

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Monday Mailbag: Why are the Oilers having trouble scoring goals?

Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As always, I’ve got a brand new mailbag ready to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their take. This week, we’re discussing the Oilers’ scoring woes, Isaac Howard’s spot in the lineup, puck management, and more. If you’ve got…

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The Rundown - Week 4

It's had to believe that some teams will have played more than one-quarter of their seasons after this week, but that's how Canada West hockey works. With the UBC Thunderbirds taking a week off to prepare for next week's games, the remaining eight teams trying to hunt down the conference leaders were in action as games were played in three of the four provinces. We even had Calgary and Alberta tangle on CBC as six of nine Canada West cities had games played in those rinks. Who won, who lost, a...

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Pre-Scout: Canucks couldn’t hang with Oilers in first meeting

Both the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks will be coming off Saturday night losses when they converge tonight for their second matchup of the season. The Canucks had a 2-0 lead into the latter stages of the second period, before a collapse. Vancouver surrendered four unanswered goals and dropped a 4-3 defeat at the…

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A closer look into the early results of Edmonton’s defensive core thus far

The Edmonton Oilers have begun the 2025-26 regular-season with a 4-4-1 record in their first nine games. This is identical to their 4-4-1 record in the first nine games of 2024-25. While there are numerous things to be concerned about thus far, a mediocre start is far from new for this team, and I would…

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The Day After 9.0: Oilers scoring struggles stay in the spotlight

The Edmonton Oilers took some steps in the right direction Saturday night. The good: They outshot the Seattle Kraken 33-23, with a +10 shot differential, their highest since Game 2 of the season against the Vancouver Canucks. The not-so-good: Too few of those pucks went into the Kraken net. The bad: Off the back of…

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