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NHL News & Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Canadiens, Senators

Welcome to Inside The Rink‘s latest NHL News & Rumors column. In this episode, we will be focusing on a handful of rumors centering around the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators. Insider Says Oilers’ Evan Bouchard Could Be Traded This Summer Evan Bouchard is a pending restricted free agent (RFA), and […]

Line Over the Boards Apr. 20th: LAK Slow Start is Too Much to Overcome

After the Game 1s heroic comeback in the 3rd period against Edmonton Monday, the 2-0 deficit LAK found themselves in again was too much to overcome. The Edmonton Oilers came out with another dominant 1st period sending them to the locker room up 2-0. The 2nd period was writing a similar script to how game […]

A Look Back At Crazy Offer Sheets in the NHL

As a New York Rangers fan, I am well aware of offer sheets. On August 7th of, 1997, the Blueshirts signed the great Colorado Avalanche forward Joe Sakic to a contract offer sheet of $21 million over three seasons. At the time, the team was looking to replace Mark Messier since the “Messiah” went and signed […]

Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 2 Preview

We were 17 seconds away from going to bed earlier. Going up 1-0 in the series looked promising after the first and second periods. But there are three periods in a hockey game, and the Oilers let the third one slip away. That is seventh out of eight series openers that they have lost in […]

Line Over the Boards: Resiliency to a Tee

The Edmonton Oilers are clear-cut favorites in a series where the LA Kings, while threatening a Pacific, and Western Conference title, lost steam and traction when losing four key players to injuries. The Oilers, meanwhile, maintained their steam and traction, holding the best record in the NHL since Jan 1st. The Mattias Ekholm trade, Stuart […]

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoff Western Conference Preview with our expert picks

It is that time of year again. The one all hockey fans wait for. It’s Stanley Cup playoff time! Let’s take a look at the matchups schedules and our staff picks for the first round. First up is the Western Conference. (1) Colorado Avalanche 51-24-7, 109 points vs. (WC1) Seattle Kraken 46-28-8, 100 points The […]

Line Over the Boards Apr 13th: Kings Win Finale 5-3 and Start the Next Chapter

The Kings found themselves on the winning side of their season finale Thursday with a 5-3 win against Anaheim. The team delivered another gutsy performance to collect its 47th win and 104 points for the year. Adrian Kempe lit the lamp three times to push his goal total into the 40’s as the first King […]

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings Playoff Series Preview

The rematch is set. The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are set to do battle for a second-straight year in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year ended in Game 7, with the Oilers prevailing on their way to the Western Conference Finals. This time, both teams have improved their roster, which […]

Oilers Skinner Looks Set For the Playoffs

Going into this season, the Edmonton Oilers figured that Jack Campbell would be their main man between the pipes for the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. Last off-season, the Oilers signed Campbell, 31, to a five-year, $25 million contract. He earned that contract thanks to a solid season last year with the Toronto […]

Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 1 Preview

Sometimes, last year’s trip to the Western Conference Finals still feels like yesterday while we wait for Round 1 to get underway. As exciting as it was, we can’t view it as the standard. Expectations for the Edmonton Oilers grew higher after that wild run. At that moment, the franchise’s Stanley Cup window finally opened. […]