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How Ryan Shea will reshape the Edmonton Oilers’ blue line

This year’s NHL Free Agency day was a busy one for the Edmonton Oilers, as it saw the team significantly restructure the outline of their back end. The

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Nurse Details How His Messy Situation with Oilers Led to Necessary Trade

Following the trade that sent him to the San Jose Sharks, Darnell Nurse spoke to the media in San Jose on Wednesday. During that availability, he spoke about how things ran their course in Edmonton, and why it was pretty clear there was no turning back once the toothpaste was out of the tube.

Darnell Nurse News / Daily Faceoff / July 2

Is Oilers blueline better without Darnell Nurse?

The Edmonton Oilers had to breath a slight sigh of relief on Wednesday. Defenseman Darnell Nurse had requested a trade earlier this offseason, but the task of actually dealing him seemed easier said than done.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 2

Former Coach Pegs Oilers as Best Fit for Red Wings Star

The Edmonton Oilers have already checked off several major items on their offseason to-do list, but one glaring need still remains. After a productive

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In the history of the NHL Draft, 64 players have been selected No. 1 overall. How many of the can you name in eight minutes?

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Darnell Nurse News / NHL Trade Talk / July 2

Oilers Nurse Trade One Win: Relief Over Return

For years, the Darnell Nurse contract sat in that uncomfortable NHL category where everyone sort of agreed it was difficult—but nobody quite agreed on what to do about it.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / July 2

Oilers free agency: Is Edmonton better after Stan Bowman’s moves?

History has proven that the “winners” on July 1 rarely become the winners on the ice during the season. Spending big money in free agency doesn’t lead to Stanley Cup success very often, if ever.

Stan Bowman News / Oilersnation / July 2

Oilers’ Stan Bowman deserves flowers for shrewd Day 1 of free agency

If there’s one thing that Edmonton Oilers fans know all too well, it’s that you can’t crown the winners and losers of free agency after Day 1. Jeff Skinner, Viktor Arvidsson, and Andrew Mangiapane all signed deals in Alberta’s Capital on Canada Day in each of the last two summers, and we all know how well those contracts worked out.

Devon Levi News / The Hockey Writers / July 2

Get to Know Newest Oilers Goalie Devon Levi

July 1 marks the first day of NHL free agency, and the Edmonton Oilers made a few signings. They also made a pair of trades. This article focuses on their first deal of the day.

Darnell Nurse News / The Hockey Writers / July 2

Grading the Oilers & Sharks’ Darnell Nurse Trade

In a surprising turn of events, the Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks for defencemen Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp.

Stan Bowman News / Oilersnation / July 2

Bowman wagers on low-risk upside in busy start to Oilers free agency

When Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman faced questions from reporters on Wednesday afternoon, only half of the day’s work was done. By that time, Edmonton had completed a tricky trade shipping Darnell Nurse to San Jose with no salary cap retention, after the veteran agreed to expand his trade list.

Ryan Shea News / The Hockey Writers / July 2

Grading Oilers’ 5-Year Contract for Ryan Shea

The Edmonton Oilers made their first splash in free agency yesterday, signing defenseman Ryan Shea to a five-year deal, worth $4 million annually. The signing came shortly after the team announced that they had traded Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks.

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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 1

Oilers Sign Frederik Andersen: Now What’s with Tristan Jarry?

The Edmonton Oilers signed Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.8 million deal. Nothing huge. But this is the kind of move you’d expect from a team adding depth.

Frederik Andersen News / Oilersnation / July 1

Oilers sign goaltender Frederik Andersen to one-year contract carrying $1 million cap hit

The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract. Andersen’s deal will carry a $1 million cap hit with $1.8 million in performance bonuses, according to PuckPedia. The bonuses are tied to games played both in the regular season and in the playoffs.

Frederik Andersen News / Daily Faceoff / July 1

Oilers sign Frederik Andersen to one-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers‘ decade-long search for a solution between the pipes continued on Wednesday. As first reported by Kevin Weekes of ESPN, goaltender Frederik Andersen has agreed to terms on a one-year contract to join the Oilers.

Max Jones News / Oilersnation / July 1

Oilers sign forward Max Jones to one-year, $850,000 contract

A big Free Agency day keeps on rolling here in Edmonton, and the Oilers have checked another piece of depth business off the list. The team announced Wednesday

Darnell Nurse News / Field Level Media / July 1

Oilers ship longtime D Darnell Nurse to Sharks

For the first time since Edmonton tabbed him with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NHL draft, defenseman Darnell Nurse no longer belongs to the Oilers organization.

Edmonton Oilers News / NHL on ClutchPoints / July 1

Oilers answer goalie question with Stanley Cup Champion in free agency

The Edmonton Oilers have a goaltending problem, and everyone knows it. They tried to solve it last year by trading Stuart Skinner for Tristin Jarry, but that did not work.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / July 1

‘Build Stan Bowman a statue’: Oilers fans react to Darnell Nurse, Devon Levi trades

It’s the end of an era as the Edmonton Oilers have traded Darnell Nurse. The deal makes Ryan Nugent-Hopkins the final link to their old AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.

Edmonton Oilers News / Daily Faceoff / July 1

Oilers sign Mathieu Joseph, Max Jones to one-year contracts

The Edmonton Oilers have been quite active on the first day of the new league year, and general manager Stan Bowman made another move Wednesday evening with an eye toward addressing the team’s forward depth.

Kasperi Kapanen News / NHL Trade Talk / July 1

Oilers Re-Sign Kasperi Kapanen to 1-Year Deal

The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Kasperi Kapanen to a one-year deal. The contract is worth $2.6 million. THe Oilers wrote in a PR release: “Kapanen (6’1”,

Ryan Shea News / The Oil Rig / July 1

Edmonton Oilers sign Ryan Shea to a five-year, $20 million contract

Within an hour of the Edmonton Oilers trading away a defenceman in Darnell Nurse, the team used some of that new cap space to sign another defender through free agency, Ryan Shea, to a five-year deal worth $4M a season.

Edmonton Oilers News / The Hockey Writers / July 1

Oilers All-Time Best Player From Each Canadian Province & Territory

It’s July 1st, which means the opening of free agency in the NHL, when hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts will be signed. But the first day of

Jack Roslovic News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 30

Is This The Year Jack Roslovic Finally Gets Paid?

If any player has ever been forced to earn a multi-year contract, it is forward Jack Roslovic. The 29-year-old has had to sign one-year “prove it” contracts in back-to-back summers and hopes this will be the summer he finally lands a lucrative multi-year contract in free agency.