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Connor McDavid may have accepted another team-friendly contract, but Ryan Whitney believes the Edmonton Oilers captain is worth far more. Speaking on the Spittin Chiclets podcast, Whitney argued that the NHL‘s rising salary market has changed how superstar contracts should…
In recent years, NHL teams have favored goaltending tandems at times, rather than a pure workhorse goaltender. Entering the 2026-27 season, the Edmonton Oilers are taking that up a notch, as they are expected to run a trio of goalies.
Former NHL defenseman Mike Commodore says the Edmonton Oilers cannot change his opinion of new head coach Mike Babcock despite legal pressure. Commodore revealed on X that the organization requested him to remove a social media post criticizing Babcock during…
The post The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Executive Should Be in Mix to be GM; Tralmaks Faces Uphill Battle with Oilers appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Brendan Shanahan. Shawn Horcoff. Kris Draper. Those are names mentioned first when Detroit fans discuss who might be the Detroit […] The post The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Executive Should Be in Mix to be GM; Tralmaks Faces Uphill Battle with Oilers appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now .
When the Tampa Bay Lightning were in talks with the Columbus Blue Jackets about superstar defenceman Zach Werenski earlier this month, a former Edmonton Oilers prospect was involved. That was Sam O’Reilly, whom the Oilers traded to the South Florida franchise last August in a one-for-one swap for Isaac Howard. “I think it was O’Reilly…
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid could be willing to head to this Metro Division team, a former NHLer claims. The post McDavid Wants to go to Metro Team, Former NHLer Claims appeared first on HEAVY .
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ schedule, Matt Savoie extension talk, another goalie conversation, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious…
The NHL is fully in summer mode, and while the news cycle has slowed down considerably, it hasn’t fully stopped. Over the last few days, we’ve seen a few interesting signings. Trevor Zegras inked a four-year extension with the Philadelphia Flyers that carries an AAV of $9.125 million. A nice deal for a player who…
A quick run-through of the Edmonton Oilers schedule and you’ll notice the usual at first glance. The heavy divisional start to the season, a long November road trip through the Eastern Conference, and some long homestands in January and February. Yup, looks similar…wait a minute. When do we see the Flames? Oh, that one’s mid-week…oh…
The NHL debate surrounding Darnell Nurse has taken another turn following his offseason trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the San Jose Sharks. This time, Oilers fans are pushing back against what they see as a dramatic shift in media…
For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers begin their regular-season schedule in September, hosting the Vancouver Canucks on Sept. 29. That’s due to the NHL expanding its…
On Thursday (July 16), the NHL released its 2026-27 schedule. The season begins on Sept. 29, 2026, and runs until April 10, 2027. Each NHL team will play 84 games,…
With the Edmonton Oilers’ roster for next season largely set, questions remain about how certain roles will be filled. Adam Henrique won’t be back next season, and he played the second-most minutes on the penalty kill among forwards (107:40) in 2025-26, leaving a big void on the PK unit. Curtis Lazar, who played 24:54 minutes…
Connor McDavid has won another award. Whether he cares all that much about it, you could probably guess. The ESPY Awards were on Wednesday night, an event where figures across various sports gather in the dog days of summer to fill sports programming while Major League Baseball is on All-Star Break, and also raise money…
The Edmonton Oilers will play their first regular-season game in September when they begin the 2026-27 season at home against the Vancouver Canucks. For the first time since 1993 and 1994, the NHL will play an 84-game schedule this season, and beyond, and the league wanted to start the season a bit earlier to avoid…
In this series, Heavy Sports is looking at what every NHL team has done over the offseason. Next up is the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers had a disappointing season for their standards last year as they were eliminated in round one of the postseason by the Anaheim Ducks. This resulted in general manager Stan Bowman […] The post Series: Edmonton Oilers Offseason Recap appeared first on HEAVY .
We learned on Wednesday that the Vancouver Canucks would open their 2026-27 National Hockey League regular season with a home and home set against the Edmonton Oilers. On Thursday, we learned the rest of the story as the league released full 84-game schedules for all 32 teams. Any analysis of a full schedule has…
Get those travel rewards points ready, hockey fans, because the National Hockey League released its 2026-27 schedule Thursday. This year marks the first since the 1993-94 season in which the league played 84 games, and for NHL teams, that means after years of facing some division rivals four times a year and others three, there…
On Wednesday, the NHL announced home opener dates for all 32 NHL teams. For the Vancouver Canucks, it’s going to be back-to-back matchups with the Edmonton Oilers. The first one goes down in Edmonton on September 29th, before the two clubs meet again on October 1st for the Canucks’ home opener at Rogers Arena. …
The 2026-27 NHL Season will be especially revealing for the Edmonton Oilers. They’ll either hoist the Stanley Cup in June or completely fall apart before the playoffs start. A lot…
On Wednesday, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler released the 2026 edition of his annual NHL goalie prospect rankings. Featured on the list this summer is newly acquired Edmonton Oilers goaltender Devon Levi. The Canadian goaltender landed at #11 in the top 20 ranking, with Wheeler writing: Levi’s pro career hasn’t lived up to the pedigree he…
The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2026-27 NHL season with a reshaped roster built around Connor McDavid after their disappointing playoff exit. The projected lineup offers an early look at how the team plans to integrate its offseason additions while chasing…
The Edmonton Oilers vowed to make changes this offseason, and they certainly have. Management has replaced Kris Knoblauch with Mike Babcock, traded Darnell Nurse, walked away from Connor Ingram, signed…
The Edmonton Oilers got their final big checklist item done last weekend, signing restricted free agent Colton Dach to a two-year contract. The deal is solid for both sides, giving Edmonton a chance to get a second year on the deal, and for Dach, who sees a raise from $825,000 to $1.2 million annually. Dach…
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]