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Connor Murphy stabilized the second pair: Oilers 2025-26 player review

Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. The Edmonton Oilers have had a…

Seravalli: NHL won’t ‘overrule’ Golden Knights on Cassidy permission if they keep paying contract

Frank Seravalli believes that as long as the Vegas Golden Knights keep paying Bruce Cassidy’s contract, they can deny the Edmonton Oilers and other teams permission to talk to their former head coach.  On Frankly Hockey on Monday, Seravalli talked about the hottest coaching candidate right now, who still hasn’t been granted permission to interview…

Another Roadside Attraction: The Channel Cat

Being that it's the Victoria Day long weekend, I had some extra time to get some errands done this weekend as Monday is a holiday. Normally, this would be a weekend where I would be planting vegetables in my garden, but the near-freezing temperatures that have settled over Manitoba have made that nearly impossble. Instead, I got a few things done around the yard, and I was up early enough to visit another well-known gigantic statue in the province! Today's adventure took me north to Selkir...

Arena conflicts reportedly keeping the PWHL out of Edmonton

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is in the process of expanding from eight teams to twelve. On Wednesday, the league announced that Detroit was going to be the next city to have a team, and on Wednesday this week, Hamilton and Las Vegas were named the most recent additions. The extension to Hamilton is…

2026 IIHF World Championship Day 4: Josh Samanski logs lone Oilers point

It was a quiet day for Edmonton Oilers players at the 2026 World Championships. All five Oilers players participating in the tournament played on Victoria Day, but only one player got on the scoresheet. Canada remains undefeated, beating Denmark 5-1. However, USA dropped another game, losing 6-2 to Finland, while Germany fell 6-1 to Switzerland,…

Who wins Game 7 tonight, the Sabres or Canadiens? Yes, obviously, and here's why

We’ve got a winner-take-all showdown tonight in Buffalo, as the most entertaining series of the second round concludes with a Game 7 that’s felt inevitable all along. The eyes of the hockey world will be focused on the KeyBank Center tonight, as fans feel the weight of suspense over who’ll win. But they shouldn’t be. Because it’s pretty obvious. I mean, the hockey gods aren’t even really trying to disguise the ending here. If you’ve been paying attention to this series, you know who’s going to...

Finding a true solution in net is the only way to salvage the Oilers’ window

The last time the Oilers had a starting goaltender with a save percentage above .910 was in the 2022-23 season, when Stuart Skinner was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy. Connor McDavid’s prime has been wasted by poor defending and mediocre goaltending, and Stan Bowman’s attempt to solve this was Tristan Jarry, who makes…

Thanks for the memories, Kris Knoblauch

After having a couple of days to think about the Oilers firing Kris Knoblauch, I don’t know that my opinion has changed much from where it started. I don’t think any of us were surprised that Knobby got gassed, but I also don’t think everything that went wrong during the 2025-26 season was his fault…

Leafs analyst calls Oilers’ pursuit of Berube ‘baffling’

Few have had a better seat in the Craig Berube era in Toronto than Arun Srinivasan. As the managing editor of our sister website The Leafs Nation, Srinivasan has been on the Leafs beat for years, getting day-to-day access to one of the NHL’s most interesting organizations. So when news broke Monday morning that the…

Oilers receive permission to interview Berube while waiting on Cassidy

The Edmonton Oilers have been granted permission to speak with former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube. This, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reported the news early Monday morning. 32 Thoughts Monday morning playoff preview, news & interview pod. Not reported in it, but heard this morning: Oilers have permission to talk to…

Monday Mailbag: How should the Oilers approach shallow free agency pool?

Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing the Oilers’ coaching needs, Vegas dragging their feet with Bruce Cassidy, free agency, and more. If…

TBC: Tales From The Dressing Room

If you know anything about the weather that Winnipeg seems to always get on this May long weekend, it's that the weather is usually cold with intermittent spells of rain. Not surprisingly, this weekend has followed that trend, but that has allowed me to crack the spine on another book that I've been wanting to read. In saying that, Teebz's Book Club is proud to review Pierre Gervais: Tales From The Dressing Room , written by Mathais Brunet and published by Ovation Medias. Mathias spoke with th...

North Dakota Adds Top Prospect To 2026-27 D Corps

North Dakota’s defensive corps will feature another high-end prospect next season following the addition of Carson Carels. The left-shot defenseman announced his commitment to UND just after 9 a.m. on Monday.Carels, 17, is among the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. Keaton Verhoeff is also a consensus top prospect for this year’s draft and is currently expected to return for his sophomore ...

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Today In NHL History - Gino Odjick Fights Blues

On May 17th in 1995, Gino Odjick of the Vancouver Canucks attacked all five St. Louis Blues skaters in the third period of Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in response to Glenn Anderson spearing Pavel Bure in the eye earlier in the previous game. The Canucks lost the game that night 8-2 but won the series 4-3. That's today in NHL history. * See also Today In NHL History - Gino

Today In NHL History - Pronger Elbows Holmstrom

On May 15th in 2007, Anaheim Ducks notorious blueliner Chris Pronger delivered a vicious elbow to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom midway through Game 3 of the Western Conference Final. Pronger escaped penalty on the play but was subsequently suspended one game for the infraction. Defensive partner Rob Niedermayer collected a five minute boarding major for his role in

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Today In NHL History - Montreal Pregame Brawl

On May 14th in 1987, heavyweight Ed Hospodar of the Philadelphia Flyers incited a pregame brawl at the Forum attacking Montreal Canadiens sophomore Claude Lemieux prior to Game 6 of the Wales Conference Final. Tiring of Lemieux and Shayne Corson's superstitious ritual of firing a puck into the opponent's empty net at the end of the warmup skate, Hospodar and Chico Resch returned to the ice to

Today In NHL History - Sylvain Lefebvre's Own Goal

On May 14th in 1994, Toronto Maple Leafs blueliner Sylvain Lefebvre scored an own goal with 3 seconds remaining in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinal against the San Jose Sharks when his clearing attempt struck teammate Peter Zezel and deflected past Felix Potvin. Luckily for Lefebvre, the Leafs led 4-1 prior to the miscue and held on to win Game 7 by a score of 4-2, advancing to the

Today In NHL History - Hextall Hammers Chelios

On May 11th in 1989, Philadelphia Flyers ferocious goalie Ron Hextall attacked Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Chelios after play was whistled offside trailing 4-2 with 1:37 left in Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals. The 1987 Vezina and Conn Smythe winner come single season goaltender penalty minute record holder (113 minutes in 1989) pounced in response to Chelios' unpenalized elbow on

Today In NHL History - Sami Salo's Balls of Steel

On May 11th in 2010, Vancouver Canucks oft-injured blueliner Sami Salo skated in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals despite catching a slapshot squarely in the family jewels two evenings earlier courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks Norris winner Duncan Keith. The Finn's miraculous return resulted in the well-deserved raucous chant "Balls of Steel", audible at the 1:00 mark of the video below.

Today In NHL History - Bobby Orr's Goal

On May 10th in 1970, Bobby Orr scored the overtime marker in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals giving the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win and their first Stanley Cup in 29 years, sweeping Scotty Bowman's St. Louis Blues. The image of Orr flying through the air with his arms raised after being tripped by defenseman Noel Picard at the moment the goal was scored is arguably the most famous and recognized

Today In NHL History - Walker Punches Ward

On May 10th in 2009, Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker sucker-punched Boston Bruins blueliner Aaron Ward down 4-0 with three minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. Walker was penalized 17 minutes and assessed a $2,500 fine but amazingly escaped suspension despite Rules 46.12 and 46.22 mandating such for instigating a fight with 5 minutes to play. Ward didn't miss

Today In NHL History - Pronger's Heart Attack

On May 10th in 1998, Chris Pronger caught a slapshot in the chest courtesy of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Dmitri Mironov causing the St. Louis Blues blueliner to suffer an acute heart attack, with his team down 4-1 with 16 minutes remaining in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinal. Further footage may be found at the 3:35 mark of the video below. Pronger recovered from the freak incident,