Author: Stephen Vani

Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.

Mr. Holland’s Opus: Recapping The Oilers Trade Deadline

This was what is expected to be the last NHL Trade Deadline for Edmonton Oilers General Manager Ken Holland. The roster we have between now and the whole Playoffs is what he will retire on. If you need a refresher, let’s go over how he did. Forwards: The whole world knows what this team’s offense […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 03/10/2024

Losing a game twice feels worse than losing a game once. I wonder how both Oilers and Sabres fans who attended yesterday’s game felt like when the Overtime goal was called back for offside. Both rosters had already headed back to their respective locker rooms; I hadn’t shut off my T.V. yet, and then the […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres | 03/09/2024

Did you like Thursday night’s game? Me neither. You play well against one of the best teams in the league the game before and then play like garbage against one of the worst teams in the league the next game. We’ve heard that song and dance before. The Oilers went down 3-0 in the first […]

Arizona Coyotes Trade Troy Stecher To Edmonton Oilers

After the Edmonton Oilers loaned forward Dylan Holloway to the Bakersfield Condors, they made a deal with the Arizona Coyotes for right-handed defenseman Troy Stecher. Edmonton also gets a 2024 7th round pick and Arizona gets a 2027 4th round pick. There is no salary retention in this deal, the Oilers get all of Stecher’s […]

Dylan Holloway Loaned To Bakersfield Condors

This morning, the Edmonton Oilers loaned forward Dylan Holloway to the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League. Related Post: NHL Trade Deadline: Anaheim Trades Henrique And Carrick To Edmonton The 22-year-old has 4 points in 32 games this season and makes $925k on his current entry-level contract. With this move, as posted by the […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 03/07/2024

First Robert Thomas a week ago, then Danton Heinen two days ago. You thought stopping a shorthanded breakaway was great, imagine preventing an empty net goal. If Ryan Nugent-Hopkins makes another successful backcheck, we’re calling it the Nuge Hat-Trick. That’s why you don’t stop watching a hockey game until every minute has been played. Most […]

NHL Trade Deadline: Anaheim Trades Henrique And Carrick To Edmonton

The Edmonton Oilers completed a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday afternoon. They acquired centers Adam Henrique with salary retention and Sam Carrick as well as the rights to goaltender Ty Taylor, who was a 7th round pick in the 2018 NHL draft, and a 2024 7th round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning […]

David Savard skating for the Montreal Canadiens

Is David Savard A Good Option For The Oilers?

With just two days left until the NHL Trade Deadline, it was reported during this past weekend which positions the Edmonton Oilers will officially go after. They are a top-six right winger, a depth defenseman(or defensive upgrade, depending on available targets and asking prices), and a depth centerman. One defenseman who has had his name […]

Sam Gagner On Waivers

Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner was placed on waivers this afternoon. Through 27 games in his 17th NHL season, the 37-year-old centerman has 10 points. He clearly doesn’t suit up for as many games as the other bottom six forwards, but he is offensively and emotionally impactful to the 4th line whenever he has suited […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins | 03/05/2024

Heading into that back-to-back weekend for the Oilers, I felt that they should’ve played Calvin Pickard against the Kraken and Stuart Skinner against the Penguins. I shared that opinion on Twitter/X, but then had to retweet it, saying that I stood corrected. That is why I just write about hockey games and don’t actually play […]