Edmonton Oilers Thoughts

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 3

We need another camera shot of Leon Draisaitl yelling on the bench, and another viral video of Connor McDavid dropping angry F-bombs in the locker room. Since the 2005 lockout, the Edmonton Oilers have only one series win after going down 2-0. That was in 2006 against the San Jose Sharks in the second round, […]

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. […]

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

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 […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

How many times have you all rewatched Connor McDavid’s golden goal? Wait, hold that thought. I need to rewatch it again quickly. McDavid had to wait until the 10th season of his NHL career to play a major tournament for Team Canada and have a huge Team Canada moment. Just like Sidney Crosby at the […]

Edmonton Oiler Pregame Thoughts

Watching former teammates get walked is fun when it’s not against your team. I wanted Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to stay in Edmonton. I didn’t like it when they signed those offer sheets and Stan Bowman didn’t match. Even though I fully understand them wanting a change of scenery, leaving a team that has […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Let’s take a moment to address the elephant in the room. I know Stuart Skinner has an Instagram account, I hope he doesn’t have a Twitter account or watch YouTube videos. He’s been a polarizing goalie among Oilers fans for quite some time now. Concerns held by some were raised even higher after Saturday night. […]