Author: Stephen Vani

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

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Seattle Kraken | 03/02/2024

Zach Hyman is a 40 goal scorer. I love saying that, and I’ll also love saying “Zach Hyman is a 50 goal scorer” before the regular season is complete. Connor McDavid broke a 10 game goal drought with the winning goal in Overtime on Wednesday night. The last goal he scored before that was in […]

Could The Edmonton Oilers Land Buchnevich?

Oilers fans got a nice look at Pavel Buchnevich, who had two games against his team in two weeks. The 28 forward, playing in his 8th NHL season, 3rd with the St. Louis Blues, has been connected to the Edmonton Oilers as a trade target. In those two games against the Blues I was referencing, […]

Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Jake DeBrusk?

27-year-old forward Jake DeBrusk of the Boston Bruins will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2023/2024 season. When speaking with reporters, he had this to say about next week’s Trade Deadline… “It’s in the back of everybody’s mind obviously because nobody is really safe. It’s one of those times where it’s always […]

NHL Trade Rumors: Edmonton Oilers Interested In Dowd?

During the first intermission of Wednesday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues on Sportsnet, Jeff Marek announced that forward Nic Dowd of the Washington Capitals is “Very much on Edmonton’s orbit of interest.” The 33-year-old Dowd has 16 points through 45 games this season and 143 points through 481 games in […]

Evan Bouchard skating for the Edmonton Oilers

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues | 02/28/2024

I suppose Oilers fans feel slightly better now after Monday night’s win. It was especially a good bounce-back game for Stuart Skinner, who’d been struggling throughout all of February to make saves. I still fear he might experience the same burnout that he had last year. Here’s hoping he can get back to the outstanding […]

Edmonton Oilers Interested In Walker And Laughton?

On Monday’s The Oil Stream episode, Tom Gazzola told Dustin Neilson that David Pagnotta from The Fourth Period confirmed the Edmonton Oilers are speaking to the Philadelphia Flyers regarding a potential trade. This apparently dates back to November when the Oilers were one of the worst teams in the league. But the player the Oilers […]

Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Anthony Mantha?

On a recent episode of the 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman entertained the idea of the Edmonton Oilers making a trade with the Washington Capitals for forward Anthony Mantha. He sighted Ken Holland’s history with Mantha, selecting him 20th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft when he was the general manager of the Detroit Red […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | 02/26/2024

I like the Battle of Alberta better when we win. Instead, we went back to watching October and November style hockey from Edmonton against the worst possible opponent. The Flames came prepared to play, and the Oilers did not; it was as simple as that. Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm have been a great pairing […]

Edmonton Oilers Interested In Henrique and Carrick?

On last night’s Hockey Night In Canada broadcast during the second intermission of the Maple Leafs and Avalanche game, Elliotte Friedman gave his Saturday Headlines segment. One of those headlines was the Edmonton Oilers being connected to forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick from the Anaheim Ducks. Related Post: Could the Oilers Switch Kulak For […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames | 02/24/2024

They went from having awful second periods and great third periods to having a great second period and awful third periods. Talk about pulling a complete 180. Actually, it’s not even that the third period was bad. Edmonton outshot Minnesota 24-7 in the final frame, but Filip Gustavsson did what Calvin Pickard could not. Coming […]