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Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis at the post-season interview.

Seattle Kraken Hit Reset After Another Disappointing Year – Will it Pay Off?

In a bold move just days after the end of the regular NHL season, the Seattle Kraken have relieved head coach Dan Bylsma of his duties. Additionally, the franchise has promoted General Manager Ron Francis to Team President, allowing current Assistant General Manager Jason Botterill to take over GM duties. This announcement follows Seattle’s disappointing […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 4/22/2025

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 1

Having the same Round 1 every year has gotten boring. But the games need to be played, so what can you do? The LA Kings meeting our Edmonton Oilers for a fourth straight year is similar to the late 90s and early 2000s Oilers, when they were always meeting the Dallas Stars in the Playoffs. […]

NHL Report Cards: Grades for Every Teams’ 2024-25 Regular Season

Now that the regular season has wrapped up, let’s unfairly judge how the teams have done this season and whether or not it was a successful campaign. Team rosters vary throughout the league, from contending to rebuilding to hitting rock bottom for the first time in a while (Hello, Boston!). Some are climbing but haven’t […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/21/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 4/20/2025

NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 4/20/2025

The Connor McDavid Lottery, 10 Years Later

When you have a job writing about the Edmonton Oilers, it’s hard not to type out his name at least once in every article. April 18th, 2015, the 9th year in our team’s Decade of Darkness had just come to a close, finishing 3rd last league-wide. Connor McDavid was the projected top prospect in that year’s […]

NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/17/2025

NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 4/16/2025

Connor McDavid skating for the Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

I had fairly low expectations for Monday night, but I still feel bad for the Edmonton Oilers fans who attended the game. They were without two of their top 4 defensemen, and the Kings had Drew Doughty back in theirs. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was Edmonton’s only top 6 center in the lineup while LA has Anze […]