Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Will Connor Brown Ever Score Again?
A goal, my kingdom for a goal. Assuming Connor Brown is a fan of Shakespeare, that’s probably what he screams in his head every time he misses a scoring chance. We have seen the Edmonton Oilers turn the biggest corner they’ve ever turned. Oilers’ Twitter is a happier place to log onto since late November. […]
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Should the Edmonton Oilers Sign Corey Perry?
This past week, there was news that the Edmonton Oilers are on the list of teams that Corey Perry has considered signing a new contract with. Perry started the 2023/2024 season playing for the Chicago Blackhawks but had that contract terminated on November 28th. Why is Corey Perry A Free Agent? In sixteen games this […]
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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames | 01/20/2024
Happiness for this team keeps getting cheaper by the dozen. On Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers tied an NHL record for most consecutive wins by a Canadian team. That would be the Montreal Canadiens back in the 1967/1968 season, with 12 wins in a row. I’ll first own up to a mistake I made in […]
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Edmonton Oilers Recall Dylan Holloway
As the Edmonton Oilers get prepared for their second Battle of Alberta this season, forward Dylan Holloway has been recalled from the Bakersfield Condors today. He missed two months of the season due to injury and then had himself a conditioning stint in the AHL. His lone goal of 2023/2024 was in the team’s first […]
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Should the Edmonton Oilers Acquire Elvis Merzlikins?
While the Edmonton Oilers enjoy their rise in the NHL standings these last couple of months, it’s not a bad idea to discuss a position that is always a hot-button topic in Oil Country, even before this season. Below-average goaltending was Edmonton’s biggest plague between October and November. A team that was viewed by many […]
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Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Seattle Kraken | 01/18/2024
The Oilers didn’t play with three-game road trip fatigue, and the Maple Leafs didn’t play with back-to-back weekend games fatigue. Tuesday night was a fast-paced and intense game throughout all of its 60 minutes. Canadians love hockey more than the rest of the world, and the conflicting atmosphere from two different chants by two different […]
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Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs | 01/16/2024
Games that end 2-1 are usually pretty dull. Maybe it’s because I attended the game and because of the context behind the win, but it wasn’t boring at all. Saturday night was the first time in franchise history that the Oilers won ten straight games. Before the NHL brought overtime and shootouts to the regular […]
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Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens | 01/13/2024
I couldn’t watch the first half of the first period on Thursday night. I was on a train that took me to Montreal, and it took a while for me to get a live stream of the game on any device around me. Before that, I just kept scrolling through the play-by-play list. Then, when […]
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Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Detroit Red Wings | 01/11/2024
They don’t ask how, they ask how many. We’ll look back on Tuesday night’s game later on and say, “At least they won.” But in the moment… YIKES! It was just in the regular season; imagine it was in the Playoffs. After last season and this past game, Zach Hyman has to be considered the […]
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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Chicago Blackhawks | 01/09/2024
How many screenshots did you take of the NHL standings after Saturday night’s win? Oh, man. There’s still lots of hockey left, but you can’t tell me it doesn’t feel nice to finally see the Oilers logo in a Playoff position after the team’s godawful start to the season. The Coyotes and Flames even lost […]
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