Mark Giordano, the NHL’s oldest player last season, is reportedly still determined to extend his NHL career. He’s looking to land a job with a contender and there are four teams being linked to him: the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes, and New York Rangers. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic is reporting the connection…
The Edmonton Oilers’ 6-0 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets in their season opener highlighted multiple areas in need of improvement. While many were already aware of these potential weaknesses heading into the 2024-25 NHL season, the disastrous performance in the first game underscored just how bad things might really be. It’s no time to panic,…
The Edmonton Oilers are the Stanley Cup favorite in seemingly everyone’s mind, but you wouldn’t know it from watching their season opener on Wednesday night. After a relatively solid start to the game in which they were outshooting the Winnipeg Jets 9-4, things quickly went south and saw them fall 6-0. In a way, one…
The Edmonton Oilers are entering the new season as the overwhelming favorite to win the 2025 Stanley Cup, according to a recent survey of NHL writers and broadcasters. David Staples of the Edmonton Journal reports that nearly half of the 147 media members polled (48%) picked the Oilers ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season as…
The Edmonton Oilers reclaimed Raphael Lavoie on waivers Wednesday. Another team reportedly put a claim in on the forward, so now Edmonton has to decide whether to keep him on the roster or risk waivers again. There is speculation that the claiming team might have done so to hinder the Oilers’ roster flexibility or salary…
The Edmonton Oilers have officially signed defenseman Travis Dermott to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level. Dermott, who joined the team on a professional tryout (PTO) during training camp, has now earned a spot on the Oilers’ roster and will make his season debut tonight. He will be one of four…
The Edmonton Oilers have reclaimed forward Raphael Lavoie. After losing him to the Vegas Golden Knights on waivers, the Knights put Lavoie back on waivers Tuesday, giving the Oilers a chance to get their prospect back. Now that they have, they can send Lavoie down to the AHL without the need to clear waivers again….
The Edmonton Oilers turned heads at practice this week when Jeff Skinner was demoted off the second line and placed on the third line. Mattias Janmark was given his spot, and the early belief was that a poor preseason by Skinner had warranted the change. Fortunately, fans can press pause on the panic button as…
Raphael Lavoie is back on waivers as the Vegas Golden Knights have decided they don’t want or need both Lavoie and Cole Schwindt. Rumors circulated on Monday that the Golden Knights were surprised when they got both players. As such, they have placed the former Oilers’ forward and prospect on waivers again, which could turn…
As the Edmonton Oilers prepare for the 2024-25 NHL season, the team’s defense remains a hot topic of discussion. While the Oilers boast some of the league’s top talent upfront with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the blue line is a more polarizing subject. Some models, including the one created by The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn,…
