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Oilers vs Bruins - 1st In Pacific Up For Grabs

March 5, 2024 - 9:20 PM ET

We continue to wait on any news of a trade involving the Edmonton Oilers. A top six forward, a second pairing right shot defenseman and depth scoring or a 4th line centre are all options for the Oilers to add. A couple quick rumours that could involve the Oilers - It's no longer a matter of "if"...

Oilers Acquire Henrique, Carrick From Ducks

March 6, 2024 - 6:56 PM ET

The Edmonton Oilers have reportedly traded a first round pick in 2024 and a conditional 5th round pick in 2025 for Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick. Reportedly, a third team is involved here as well for some cap retention. Henrique is 34 years old with 42 points (18-24-42) in 60 games with the Ducks...

Oilers Free Up Cap Space - One More Big Move Coming + Stecher To EDM

March 7, 2024 - 5:42 PM ET

UPDATE The Edmonton Oilers appear to have acquired right shot defenseman Troy Stetcher from the Arizona Coyotes. Stecher is a mobile puck moving defenseman who is capable of playing between 14-18 minutes a game. This fits the bill for what Holland was stating, adding a veteran defenseman for the ri...

Holland's Last Trade Deadline - A Snapshot of His Tenure in Edmonton

March 9, 2024 - 5:38 PM ET

Follow @SMaloughney Adding Adam Henrique, Sam Carrick, and Troy Stecher are good moves. Henrique is a versatile player who should help the team in a variety of ways. I think Oilers fans are really going to like this player. Sam Carrick provides a different mix of skills to the fourth line and hel...

Oilers vs Caps - Blink and You'll Miss It

March 13, 2024 - 6:31 PM ET

Even though it's only been a couple of days, it feels much longer since the Oilers last played a game. That isn't going to be the case after this week though. Edmonton plays tonight against Washington, has two days off before playing the Avs, two days after that before playing the Canadiens, and the...

Oilers vs Canadiens - Sorting Out The Blueline

March 19, 2024 - 8:43 PM ET

It looks like Vincent Desharnais is going to be out at least for a couple games after getting into it against the Colorado Avalanche. One might assume that means that Cody Ceci would draw back up with Darnell Nurse and Stecher on the bottom pairing. Instead it is Stecher that is up with Nurse while...

Oilers Recent Floundering Show Failure To Address Real Issues

March 25, 2024 - 3:39 PM ET

The Oilers lost twice over the weekend against the Leafs and Senators. Against the Leafs the Oilers played arguably two of their worst periods all season before trying to push back in the third period. Unlike some games where Edmonton has gotten away with playing only one period, the Leafs proved to...

Oilers vs Jets - A WAY TOO EARLY Discussion about Trading Draisaitl

March 26, 2024 - 7:20 PM ET

The biggest talking point that will surround the Edmonton Oilers organization this summer will be the future of Leon Draisaitl in Edmonton and by extension, Connor McDavid's. Draisaitl has one more year left on his 8.5 AAV contract while McDavid has two more years left on his 12.5 million dollar AAV...

Oilers vs Kings - Round 1, Round 3?

March 28, 2024 - 5:49 PM ET

If the playoffs were to start today, the Edmonton Oilers would be facing off against the LA Kings in the first round for the third straight season. In 2022, Edmonton won the series 4-3 and in 2023 the Oil won 4-2. In both cases, the series were an absolute grind of hard working, physical, and grueli...