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Playoff pressure rankings: Everyone wants to win, but who can’t afford to lose?

It’s the postseason, and the pressure is intense. But pressure comes in different forms for different teams in different circumstances. Some teams have regular pressure, while others have capital-P pressure. Some teams go all caps and break out the fancy fonts. You get the picture. It’s time for our annual Playoff Pressure Rankings, where we count down from the teams that would prefer to win to those that have no other option. >> Read the full post at The Athletic

A New Position Created

I try not to be too cynical about hockey's hiring practices, but there are often times where it seems like certain people were hired just because someone wants to reward that person for loyalty. We can talk about the nepotism that exists with guys like Scotty and Stan Bowman working for the Blackhawks and Dick and Chris Patrick managing the Capitals, but there seems to be a lot of times where owners simply create a position out of the blue for a legendary player or loyal player who played for ...

HBIC Summer Project Announcement

Every year on HBIC, I try to come up with a project that will incorporate summer into hockey a little more than usual. I've done a series on women who played both baseball and hockey , I cover a lot of hockey history throughout the summer , and I have covered field hockey at multiple Summer Olympiads , but this year's HBIC Summer Project will take me on the road. This project sadly won't involve The Tragically Hip, but it could be a lot of fun if I can make it work. Throughout Manitoba, the...

Oilersnation Radio: Oilers take Game 1, Jason Dickinson shines, and losing Adam Henrique

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’ Game 1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, Jason Dickinson’s brilliant playoff opener, and more. We kicked off the Tuesday episode of ONR with…

NHL Notebook: Flyers’ additions are dominating, Hedman unlikely to see first round, and more

The Philadelphia Flyers are shocking the hockey world with their dominance over the Pittsburgh Penguins through the first two games of their playoff series. Much of this success stems from the result of a successful off-season that had Trevor Zegras, Christian Dvorak, Porter Martone, Dan Vladar, and Rick Tocchet arrive in Philadelphia. The Flyers have…

Oilers’ Adam Henrique ruled out for Game 2

The Edmonton Oilers will be without Adam Henrique for Game 2 of their first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that the veteran centre would be unavailable for the second game after being hurt late in the first period of Game 1. “He will be unavailable tomorrow,” he said Tuesday….

10 thoughts after the Oilers Game 1 win

The best part about the NHL playoffs is that winning is all that matters. It is infinitely better to play poorly and win rather than play well and lose. There rarely is carryover from one game to the next. The momentum swings within a game can be massive, and the Oilers won Game 1 with…

The Day After +1.0: Oilers take Game 1, Ducks show they belong

The Oilers opened their first-round series with a 4-3 win over the Ducks at Rogers Place on Monday night, taking a 1-0 lead while showing both the positives and challenges that come with playoff hockey. Edmonton controlled the game early. Jason Dickinson opened the scoring late in the first period, and Kasperi Kapanen followed less…

Oilers buck trend of poor Game 1 performances with win over Ducks

Game 1’s haven’t always been kind to the Edmonton Oilers. In fact, things rarely go their way. But on Monday night, the Oilers bucked that trend with a big come-from-behind Game 1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. In doing so, it gave the Oilers just their sixth Game 1 win in the Connor McDavid era, moving…

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl activated off long-term injured reserve, will return for Game 1

Leon is back! The Edmonton Oilers are getting a massive boost to their lineup, as centre Leon Draisaitl will be returning for Game 1 of their first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. LEON = ACTIVATED‼️ #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/1vHIPPlMoN — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 20, 2026 Draisaitl had missed the final 14 games of the…