Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

The battle of the depleted lineups was amusing. Winnipeg didn’t have Josh Morrissey or Connor Hellebuyck playing last night, just for Playoff resting reasons. But they do have injuries to Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers. And now, Dylan Samberg is bound to miss time due to leaving the game after blocking a slap shot. Adam […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

At least one unpleasant result without the Edmonton Oilers stars was bound to happen. I feel bad for Jeff Malott. Even if you’re the team that gets scored on, having someone’s first NHL goal get called back is the most uncool thing ever. He joined the Kings in late March and has played in 7 […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

In 2023, I attended an Oilers game in my home city of Toronto. That is still the longest second period I’ve ever sat through, but Thursday night was pretty close. Put aside the trip to Seattle, this team has actually done a solid job at gutting it out and scoring goals without Connor McDavid or […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

The 4th goal Edmonton allowed while the crowd sang Livin’ On A Prayer was a reversal of Evander Kane’s goal in the second round last year. Did anyone else think that, or just me? I wouldn’t call Saturday night’s win the prettiest, but given recent circumstances, it was still impressive. Hard to complain too much […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Tuesday night was a bittersweet win, I’ll start with the sweet side. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins appears to be back. He’s had back-to-back three point games, including a shorthanded goal. Sometimes, you just look at a player playing a good game and then suddenly remember, “Oh yeah, that guy was a first-overall pick.” Viktor Arvidsson and Vasily […]

Darnell Nurse Out for Stanley Cup Rematch

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Team wins are magical, aren’t they? Viktor Arvidsson takes a lot of heat, his shot gets a lucky deflection, and it’s a game-winning goal. Zach Hyman was out of the lineup, Corey Perry took his spot on the powerplay,y and the old man now has 15 goals. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hasn’t been the Nuge we know […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Mike Smith set up OT winners before it was cool. After the Overtime winner was scored, Leon Draisaitl was asked about Calvin Pickard’s play with the puck to set him up. He called him “a heart and soul of the team”. It’s no secret that Edmonton’s goalie tandem have struggled this season compared to last. […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Just when we thought there’d be no loss, it pulled us back in. Losing last night felt worse than losing the Buffalo game, if you can believe it. The Devils don’t have their #1 centerman, and they now also have their #1 defenseman out, and they played their backup goalie(who is actually good). The home […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

I don’t have a problem with players showing emotion. After what appears to now be a routine road loss against the Sabres, there was a camera shot of Connor McDavid yelling at the bench. Some speculated he may’ve been shouting at Kris Knoblauch or any other coaching staff member for not calling a timeout when […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

If you ever have spare time when an Oilers game isn’t on, watch a Habs game on TSN. I don’t think there’s a blunter colour commentator than Craig Button. Both Evan Bouchard and Stuart Skinner needed that Overtime win more than anybody else in Edmonton. Skinner hadn’t won a game in a month, has been […]