Connor McDavid

Opinion: Pastrnak’s 2022 Numbers Don’t Lie

Calling David Pastrnak a good hockey player is an insult as Pasta has proven season after season that he is one of the elite goal scorers in the game. With a slow start to the 2021-2022 season, many forgot about the skill and top-end talent that Pasta possesses, allowing him to score at will when […]

Hart Memorial Trophy Odds: Winners and Losers

With every season, we see players at the top of their game, whether they have been there for a couple of seasons or this is their breakout year. These players get recognized for this hard work and top of the gameplay that they demonstrate over an 82-game season by winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, the […]

Comparing the Oilers to Other Teams With Generational Talent

The term “generational talent” gets thrown around far too often these days. I consider a talent to be generational when they are the clear-cut best player in the world for the majority of their careers. There may be a few exceptions, such as Crosby and Ovechkin both being generational talents at the top of their […]

Predators win streak ends at 3

Juuse Saros did everything he could for the Preds to come away with one point in Thursday night’s shootout loss in Edmonton. Prior to the season, most pundits predicted the Oilers to make the playoffs easily and for the Predators to be fighting for a chance to play in April. Fast forward to the end […]

Edmonton Needs To Make Changes Soon, Or Else

Last night, the Oilers were beating the visiting Ottawa Senators 3-1, heading into the 3rd period, in which their depth scored all three goals. All they need to do is not give up the lead to the 30th place Senators team, get the win, and get back into a wildcard spot. They can surely do […]

2021-22 NHL Awards Mid-Season Review

The 2021-2022 NHL season is nearing its halfway point. With each team having nearly 40 games under their belt, it seems like as good of a time as any to look at which players are leading in the major award races. Let’s break this down. Hart Trophy: Connor McDavid – Runners up: Alex Ovechkin and […]

Breaking Down The 2022 NHL All-Star Rosters

The NHL All-Star Weekend is something fans from every team look forward to each year. Aside from the Winter Classic and Stadium Series games, it’s arguably the league’s biggest marquee event in the regular season. This will be the league’s first All-Star weekend since the pre-pandemic 2020 event hosted by Enterprise Center and the St. […]

Breaking News: McDavid Absent From Practice; Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Tuesday morning Connor McDavid was absent from practice, a strange occurrence considering he had just taken a rest day recently. Sure enough, TSN’s Ryan Rishaug provided an update on McDavid’s status. This is the second time McDavid has contracted the COVID-19 virus, with the first instance occurring in 2020 during the NHL pause. McDavid […]

5 New Years Resolutions for the Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have had their ups and down in 2021. They started the year off with a mostly stellar 2021 regular season, but were surprisingly swept in the first round of the playoffs by a Winnipeg Jets team that they had handled easily in the regular season. Finally, they capped off they year with […]

How Important Is Darnell Nurse to the Oilers?

This summer, Ken Holland extended Darnell Nurse to a controversial contract extension worth $9.25 million AAV. While I believe the contract was an overpay, it was a player they absolutely needed to sign. After losing Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson, and Ethan Bear over the course of two seasons, the Oilers have had to lean on […]