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The Rundown - Week 15

If teams are serious about making the playoffs or securing quarterfinal byes or home-ice advantage in the quarterfinals, this was the weekend where all of that could happen. With four games remaining for most teams, there was still a tiny amount of wiggle room where positioning could be pushed to next week, but the results from this week would dictate how next plays out. In saying that, let's find out who is in, who is out, and who is playing for next week's exciting finish on this week's edit...

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about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Ask Dubey: Did the Oilers make a mistake in trading for Tristan Jarry?

Welcome back to another edition of Ask Dubey! What a week it was around the NHL, as we had a goalie fight in an outdoor game, and the schedule wound down before the Olympic break. In this week’s edition, we touch on that, as well as whether or not the Edmonton Oilers made a mistake…

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Top 100 Oilers: No. 48 — Jason Arnott

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Jason Arnott comes in at No. 48 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 42 on Brownlee’s original list. Pop quiz: Which Edmonton Oiler scored the most goals as a rookie?  Well, considering you…

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Meet the Sellers: The St. Louis Blues have plenty of players to move

The trade deadline is officially less than a month away. It’s that time of year when we look at the sellers around the league. With the Olympic break beginning after Thursday’s slate of games, the division being playoff teams and non-playoff teams is becoming clear. After just barely squeaking into the playoffs last season and…

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Isolation: An Olympic Fad

After the Finland-Canada game was delayed on Thursday due to the outbreak of norovirus among the Finnish players, it seemed like the virus could become the story of the women's hockey event at the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Jason and I went over the medical side of the virus yesterday on The Hockey Show , but the one thing we made clear is that norovirus is highly-contagious and easily-communicable among people. As we know in hockey, one never wants to give an opponent momentum, but it seems tha...

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about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Friedman: Oilers looking for players who can ‘accept bottom-six role’

It’s going to be a curious few weeks in Oil Country. With one month less a day until the NHL’s trade deadline, the Edmonton Oilers have lots to do in the way of upgrading their team. For one, they “need to move Andrew Mangiapane,” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said in a 32 Thoughts column Friday. He’s not wrong,…

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

UMD's Adam Gajan Chases Olympic Dream

Minnesota Duluth netminder Adam Gajan has been the glue for the Bulldogs this season, as UMD finds itself No. in the NPI...

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Oilersnation Radio: The Oilers’ rough run into the break, coaching changes, and healthy scratches

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’ disastrous wrap to their pre-Olympic schedule, Leon Draisaitl’s coaching comments, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a…

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Top 100 Oilers: No. 49 — Janne Niinimaa

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Janne Niinimaa comes in at No. 49 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 53 on Brownlee’s original list. At the end of Glen Sather’s tenure as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers,…

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Why this year’s annual mid-season crisis feels different for the Oilers

Let’s call this the annual Edmonton Oilers mid-season crisis.  They aren’t defending well. They can’t get a save. The coach is out to lunch…. This is not a new story about this hockey team.  The Oilers fans, Oilers media, and Oilers brass all say the right things at the beginning of the season. Connor McDavid…

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Draisaitl spoke the truth and the entire organization should listen

Leon Draisaitl didn’t call anyone out. He didn’t rip anyone. He simply told the harsh truth about the current state of the Edmonton Oilers. Draisaitl wasn’t yelling or angry in his post-game scrum after another disappointing loss, the third this season, to the Calgary Flames. Draisaitl just spoke the truth, and he did it how…

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Oilers Thoughts: Draisaitl’s passionate interview highlights his leadership, Kapanen’s momentum, Mangiapane’s first-period fire, and Jarry’s accountability

The Edmonton Oilers are now on their Olympic break, and for some players, whether they’re travelling to a sunny destination or not, I’d imagine they’ll be tuning in to watch their leaders — Connor McDavid for Team Canada, Leon Draisaitl for Team Germany, and Josh Samanski, who will also be representing Germany — compete in…

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

A closer look at the Oilers’ penalty kill struggles

The Edmonton Oilers have a penalty kill crisis on their hands. After killing off just 54 percent of their penalties over the last eight games, they rank 27th in the NHL in PK efficiency. Edmonton has been missing one of its best penalty killers this season in Adam Henrique, and cold streaks are bound to…

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Lessard is More

Growing up in Quebec, Union defenseman Etienne Lessard got started on hockey young. Lessard started skating around two years old, grew up watching players like Kris Letang, and rooted for the Canadiens. He quickly became a part of the hockey culture that defines Canada and Quebec...

about 1 month ago | 4 reads