Author: Stephen Vani

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

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 11

A disappointing Oilers week this time around. A “scheduled” loss against a team they always get owned by, a “scheduled” win against a team they’ve started owning, and only one out of a possible four points against teams that are below them in the standings, one of them being the second last place team in […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 10

While enjoying six wins in eight games, some interesting trade rumors surround the Edmonton Oilers. The first one is Joel Edmundson, from Montreal. The “playoff defenseman” would be a decent addition for the Oil and their third pairing. But I’m not keen on trading a first round pick for him. Nor would I want to […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 9

A 3-1 stretch in Week 8 with a depleted lineup ain’t bad. While the lack of scoring depth this season is still a concern to be addressed, having McDavid, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman outscore the team’s flaws and playing more toilet seat roller coaster games always makes for a grand time sitting on your couch. […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 8

If Saturday’s matinee game isn’t the Edmonton Oilers in a freaking nutshell, I don’t know what is. Being down 3-0 after two periods against the Rangers, it looked like they’d go winless on their three game road trip, ending it on a very sour note. When that reality looked inevitable, the team exploded with a […]

Oilers Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to our fellow hockey fans on the other side of the border. Enjoy watching a football game on a Thursday while most of us here in Canada will be bored and wish we could invest in a hockey game. Here are three things that Oilers fans should be thankful for and three Black […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 7

A short two-game homestand was split with a win and a loss. While the Kings forced the Oilers into a boring loss, Edmonton’s first period against the Golden Knights, aside from the 1-1 goal, is exactly the way they need to play every period. They even scored the first goal? BLASPHEMY! Where was that kind […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 6

So the Oil went 2-2 on their four-game road trip and will be back home at Rogers Place for two games before traveling out east again. Kailer Yamamoto had an injury against Tampa and is listed as day-to-day. With Evander Kane being out 3-4 months and put on LTIR, some fans have pondered what they […]

What Evander Kane’s Injury Means

If you are a squeamish person, I hope you only heard about Kane’s slit wrist during Tuesday night’s Oilers game and didn’t watch it. I hope you didn’t go on YouTube and look up the incident after missing the game. I had to for the sake of this article, and I’m not the biggest fan […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 5

The win against Pittsburgh was excellent, the loss against New Jersey resulted from a seven-second sleeper shift, and the loss against Dallas was just a no-show… That is the best way to describe this past week. I’ve talked about goaltending enough times in my last few articles. Let’s discuss secondary scoring or lack thereof. Derek […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 4

They are second in their division and third in the whole league as I’m typing this. They went undefeated in a three-game road trip and had four straight wins, heading into a three-game homestand. Hard to complain when you have those things, right? But come on, this is the Edmonton Oilers we’re talking about. If […]