The Oilers are grappling with the same issues that have plagued them since McDavid joined the NHL in the fall of 2015.
As we hit the American Thanksgiving checkpoint, it’s time to look at what teams might start being movers and shakers this holiday season to bolster their rosters.
There’s a reason why we talk about U.S. Thanksgiving as a key checkpoint in the NHL season every year, why trade talk has seemingly heated up, why coaching changes often start happening around now: the theory is true.
Bad teams that are always bad tend to stay bad for a reason. You just have to pinpoint what that reason is. It usually starts at the top of the organization. That is the case for the once-proud Buffalo Sabres franchise.
How many of the 21 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
The New York Rangers marched into Boston and authored a statement victory that reverberates beyond a single game.
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.
Now the upstart Ducks, currently atop the Pacific Division, must move forward without their No. 1 goalie.
Another day, another high-value pending unrestricted free agent is taken off the board.
It’s hard to look at the Edmonton Oilers’ struggles through the first quarter of the 2025-26 season and not see goaltending as the main concern.
It is not just the fact that the Avalanche have the best record in the NHL that is impressive. It is how much better they have been than everybody else.
Tkachuk's first game in well over a month will be on Friday.
The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the larger disappointments to this point in the NHL season.
The red, white and blue have their gear for February.
The American Thanksgiving standings juncture has long been considered a playoff standings predictor and crucial check-in point for NHL teams trying to assess how good they are.
The only Canadian team currently in a playoff position is the Ottawa Senators.
Kevin Weekes set Oil Country buzzing after reporting that Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is drawing significant interest, with the Edmonton Oilers listed as a potential fit.
There is some good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Trocheck is correct because the competitive context can turn any stumble into a slide.
Simon Benoit is holding himself accountable, admitting his play for the Toronto Maple Leafs has fallen short this season.
A couple of familiar faces returned to the ice for the Edmonton Oilers on Monday as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kasperi Kapanen took part in a practice at the Downtown Community Arena.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs shipped out Nazem Kadri in the summer of 2019, the move felt more like damage control than roster building. Kadri had just put himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons — back-to-back playoff suspensions that derailed Toronto’s chances against Boston.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan are fast approaching, and excitement is building across the NHL for its return to the Games for the first time since Sochi in 2014.
Good news for the New York Rangers. And it's not only about their 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues, but also about the right call from the coaching staff.
Maybe more was expected from Auston Matthews before the season started, but the forward has managed to evolve into a more complete player with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As the franchise looks for a younger, faster and hungrier roster, two former prospects who returned to Europe after their ELCs — Topi Niemela and Roni Hirvonen — are putting on performances that invite a reconsideration of their fits in Toronto.
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