G Tyler Bunz: Emerged as a legit prospect this past season. His SP (.919) ranked among the WHL’s best and he showed very well in the playoffs (although he did sustain an injury). Oilers don’t fast ...

Meanwhile, Chaulk was playing the kids who were making progress. When I watched last season, both Jayden Grubbe and Max Wanner were far and away the best pure prospects in Bakersfield. They weren’t ...

How many truly popular goaltenders have the Oilers employed over the years? I’ll say three: Andy Moog, Bill Ranford and Curtis Joseph. After that I can name at least one period of fan upset associated ...

If you find my work interesting, I thank you. I am not looking for the missing chord, I know this blog will never produce a song as good as Wichita Lineman. I write what interests me, I hope you enjoy ...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 0-1 with a 35 percent expected goal share in 34 five-on-five minutes. The Nuge is one of my favourites but he couldn’t ever push the river as a center without strong wingers ...

The Edmonton Oilers are at their best when it’s ‘us against them’ and these recent days the zebras have been doing their part of create that strange brew that drives this rock and roll band.

Oilers lost to the Calgary Flames tonight. Out-skilled for the third game in a row. Passing. Shooting. Skating. Anticipation. Coverage. Making saves. Execution. What in h-e-double-hockey-sticks is ...

The Edmonton Oilers lost the opener to the Winnipeg Jets last night, in a way that was reminiscent of last season’s ghastly opener versus the Vancouver Canucks. The opposition worked hard and smart, ...

If you pay attention to one team for long enough, you begin to adopt some things as fact, others as fiction and often become a blind devotee of a lost cause. Or 30 lost causes, and maybe it’s 150 for ...