Author: Stephen Vani

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

Travis Dermott Signs PTO

On Friday afternoon, it was announced that the Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Travis Dermott to a professional tryout. The 27-year-old has played in 329 NHL games since being drafted 34th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2015. He has put up 62 career points. Needless to say, he is not meant to be used […]

Eight More Years Of Leon

The roller coaster offseason of 2024 came with some really good news this morning. The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed superstar forward Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him an average annual value of $14M per season. The 28-year-old has been a consistent 100+ point player in 5 of his last 6 […]

Offer Sheet Success: Holloway and Broberg Headed to St. Louis

Remember when Kevin Lowe gave offer sheets to Thomas Vanek and Dustin Penner? Good times. Exactly one week passed, the Edmonton Oilers elected not to match the offer sheets signed by Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. They will now spend their next two seasons with the St. Louis Blues. Broberg will make $4.58M per year, […]

Edmonton Oilers Trade Cody Ceci To The San Jose Sharks

I guess August isn’t the Dog Days Of Summer after all. On Sunday night, the Edmonton Oilers traded Defenseman Cody Ceci and a 3rd round draft pick in 2025 to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Ty Emberson. Ceci, 30, signed a four year contract with Edmonton as a UFA in the 2021 […]

Evander Kane May Be on LTIR To Start Season

Edmonton Oilers insider and Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer tweeted out today that Evander Kane may require surgery and likely be put on Long Term Injured Reserve to start the 2024/2025 season. The 2 Mutts Hockey Podcast reported on Twitter last week it seemed more as if Kane was healing up at a rate decent […]

Former Oilers Blueliner Calls It A Career

It was announced on Thursday that Oscar Klefbom, an ex-defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, is hanging up his skates at the age of 31. We all saw it coming, but now it’s been made official. Related Post: The Career of Oscar Klefbom: What Could Have Been Drafted 19th overall by Edmonton in 2011, the same […]

New Edmonton Oilers Jersey Numbers

The newest members of Oil Country in the month of July got their new jersey numbers. Start saving your money for when you have to update your Oilers gear. – Jeff Skinner #53 – Viktor Arvidsson #33 – Matthew Savoie #22 – Josh Brown #44 – Connor Carrick #58 – Colin Delia #60 – Roby […]

My Thoughts On The GM Hiring Of Stan Bowman

At the start of this offseason, Jeff Jackson was doing the impossible and uniting a fanbase that polarizes everything. From draft picks, to trades, to signings and re-signings, this was looking like the most perfect summer the Edmonton Oilers have ever had in the world of social media. The unity was fun while it lasted, […]

Ghosts Of Oilers Past: Griffin Reinhart

The Edmonton Oilers already won the 2015 NHL Draft before it even started. They selected some guy named Connor, and he’s been a decent player for them. But they also had another 1st round pick that year which they got from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for trading David Perron. Then Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli […]

Ghosts Of Oilers Past: Devan Dubnyk

Before the emergence of Stuart Skinner, goaltending was always a hot-button topic among Oilers fans. Depending on who you ask, it might still be. But a blast from the past is always good for perspective. Devan Dubnyk was selected 14th overall by Edmonton in the 2004 NHL Draft from the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL. […]