The Edmonton Oilers have made another trade, beyond the normal NHL trade deadline. In a swap of forwards on Friday, the Oilers acquired Josh Bloom from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Jayden Grubbe. Bloom was a third-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres back in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The Edmonton Oilers’ window to win, led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, is shrinking, and as good as those two are, they need far more help around them than they’re currently getting.
There is nothing brewing, but the dots are almost too easy to connect. Based on the speculation surrounding Matthew Knies and this season’s trade deadline, and recent comments from The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun that Connor McDavid might be open to helping the Edmonton Oilers trade him (if their struggles continue), the fit might be there.
Very quietly, the St. Louis Blues are stringing together some games. It won’t be enough to surge forth into the playoffs in a stacked Central Division, and likely not enough to get them to a wild-card spot, but a 6-1-1 stretch out of the Olympic break means the Edmonton Oilers can’t take them lightly.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
If the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues tonight, then the roadtrip is a wild success and last night’s 7-2 loss is all but forgotten. If the Oilers lose, then it’s a 2-2 record on the road trip and the tone shifts, making a sour sound, despite a win over the league’s best team.
In a bit of a cryptic update from a trusted NHL insider, Pierre LeBrun hinted in a recent article that the Connor McDavid contract extension signed this past offseason isn’t as black-and-white as it first appears.
It was an ugly night for the Edmonton Oilers. Jason Robertson had two goals and two assists, Wyatt Johnston had another three-point game against Edmonton, and the Dallas Stars went up 5-0 early in the second period, before eventually winning 7-2.
One social media account asked the question: “Do you send Jarry to Bako to get a bunch of starts and get some confidence? He’s unplayable.” On the surface, pushing Jarry to the AHL might make some sense, given how poor he’s played of late.
It hasn’t even been three months yet, but the Tristan Jarry trade is already starting to look like it could end up being one of the worst in Edmonton Oilers history.
The Edmonton Oilers saw their two-game win streak come to an end with an ugly 7-2 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday (March 12).
The Edmonton Oilers faced off against the Dallas Stars last night, looking for their third win in a row. They have only had one three-game winning streak all season to this point.
The Edmonton Oilers will look to get their Pacific Division title quest back on track when they visit the streaking St. Louis Blues on Friday. Edmonton is only 4-7-0 in its past 11 games, hardly the look of a team rounding into playoff form.
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The Dallas Stars dominated the Edmonton Oilers on the scoreboard in a 7-2 rout on Thursday, but the Oilers are hoping to take something away from the game.
Remember that Stan Bowman quote from a few months ago? You know the one: “We needed something different.” It was supposed to explain the Edmonton Oilers’ goalie shake-up.
The injury bug bit the Edmonton Oilers hard on Tuesday night. While they walked out of Colorado with a 4-3 victory over the Avalanche, they did so carrying out a few wounded players.
It hasn’t been the smoothest of roads, but the Edmonton Oilers have won three of their last four games and will need to keep it up to stay afloat in a tight Western Conference.
Welcome to the 47th annual “Are the Edmonton Oilers better than they were last year” debate: trade deadline edition. I’ll be your host, moderator, and judge as well as arguing both the for and against positions which is really the kind of objectivity and diversity that every debate strives for.
The Edmonton Oilers will hope to qualify for the 2025-2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs this season. In the last two seasons, Edmonton has made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, but they have lost to the Florida Panthers both times.
Since the Olympic break, the Edmonton Oilers have started to show signs of a team tightening up its game at the perfect time. The numbers have improved in several key places, including goals against, puck possession, and overall defensive play.
The Edmonton Oilers made multiple trades ahead of the NHL trade deadline, looking for that elusive Stanley Cup. They have lost in the Stanley Cup Final in consecutive years, and getting Connor McDavid his title is important.
The Oilers were quiet on deadline day, doing their bidding earlier in the week by acquiring Colton Dach, Jason Dickinson, and Connor Murphy in a pair of deals with the Blackhawks.