This year’s NHL trade deadline will fall on March 6th, meaning we are just two months away from the final day for General Managers to make moves. Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman has already gotten involved in the trade market this season, and he didn’t exactly dip his toes into the waters either.
The revolving door of banged-up players continued for the Edmonton Oilers. While Kasperi Kapanen returned from injury to score a goal and an assist in the Oilers’ 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators, Adam Henrique left the game in the first period after reportedly blocking a shot.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Edmonton Oilers (21-16-6) hosted the Nashville Predators (19-19-4) on Tuesday night (Jan. 6) from Rogers Place, in their first meeting of the season.
While it’s clear the Edmonton Oilers might have to take on a new problem to get rid of one of their own, don’t expect GM Stan Bowman to run and make a trade for Matias Maccelli from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
No player in the NHL has dominated a team the way Leon Draisaitl has owned the Nashville Predators recently. Draisaitl has 21 goals and 39 points in his last 15 games against the Predators dating back to the 2019-20 season.
The Oilers announced they’ve activated right winger Kasperi Kapanen from long-term injured reserve, allowing him to return to the lineup for tonight’s game against Nashville.
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The Edmonton Oilers’ press box is getting expensive. In the pressure cooker of the Oilers’ Stanley Cup window, a mid-season healthy scratch is not about one bad game, and forwards Trent Frederic and Andrew Mangiapane have found themselves in the press box more often recently.
When asked about his constantly being asked to play with different linemates this season, many of whom are not stars in their own right, Leon Draisaitl didn’t complain.
The Edmonton Oilers received a clear update on Tristan Jarry ahead of their matchup with the Nashville Predators. NHL reporter Tom Gazzola shared a video of Jarry on the ice working with goalie coach Peter Aubry.
As the Edmonton Oilers continue searching for a trade to move Andrew Mangiapane off the roster, the organization will likely seek other ways to clear additional cap space.
Since they’ve been in ‘win-now’ mode over the last few years, the Edmonton Oilers have traded away many draft picks in exchange for active players. These deals have helped the Oilers assemble a veteran supporting cast around Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid that has advanced to the Stanley Cup Final each of the last two seasons.
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t bring in Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic to be lineup headaches. They were supposed to be solutions. Instead, both will be watching from the press box Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators — a blunt admission that things have gone horribly off the rails.
On Saturday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared that the Edmonton Oilers were actively looking to trade forward Andrew Mangiapane. Despite the struggles that might come with attempting to trade a higher-priced winger with another year left on his contract, some potential suitors have reportedly emerged.