Mattias Ekholm

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 21

Except for Saturday’s loss, this past week looked like a statement week for the Oilers. They held their own against the Bruins, the best team in the East. That night’s physical element made the Mattias Ekholm trade a perfect fit. Then, against the Maple Leafs and the first of that back-to-back against the Jets, they […]

Grading All 32 Teams’ Trade Deadline

Here is the Inside The Rink FULL NHL Trade Deadline breakdown. It was a wild Trade Deadline week and was an enjoyment for all NHL fans. We have compiled all of the moves for you below and give a small analysis for all 32 teams. If you prefer to listen to a breakdown of all […]

Edmonton Oilers: Little Nicky

The moves keep on coming. Yesterday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers traded a third-round pick and defenseman prospect Michael Kesselring to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and defenseman prospect Cam Dineem. After getting himself an experienced top 4 two-way defenseman in Mattias Ekholm, Ken Holland is having another good trade day by adding […]

Arizona Coyotes Center Nick Bjugstad in Offensive-Zone vs Dallas Stars

Oilers Bolster Bottom Six With the Addition of Nick Bjugstad

The Edmonton Oilers have made another trade. Nick Bjugstad is heading to the Oilers in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick and AHL defenceman Michael Kesselring. The Oilers needed help in the bottom six of their forward core, and there was arguably no better and cheaper option than Bjugstad on the market. He is 6-foot-6, […]

Nashville Grabs Rueschhoff and Barrie in Pair of Trades

Nashville Predators GM David Poile has been busy in his last trade deadline season as GM of the Preds. In a trade with the New York Rangers, the Predators acquired Austin Reuschhoff in exchange for future considerations. The 25-year-old forward has no NHL experience yet, but he has spent the last three years with the […]

Matti-ing The Blue Line

How was everyone’s day today? Ken Holland made his biggest deal as Oilers GM this afternoon. Trading Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick. TSN’s Pierre LeBrun tweeted that 4% of Ekholm’s contract is also being […]

Finding Jamie Drysdale’s Next Defense Partner

Over the first seven games of the 2022-23 season for the Anaheim Ducks, the wind in the team’s sail had been reduced to a gentle breeze. Jamie Drysdale’s injury in their eighth game took the remaining wind out completely. Over those eight games, the Ducks only managed three points in the standings. Any preseason hope […]

This Week On Oilers Hockey: 14

“Patience has an expiration date.” That was a quote from Jay Woodcroft after his team’s 5-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. It’s also been the general consensus on Oilers Twitter even before it was said outside of a screen. It can be referencing players on the team that need to help contribute […]

Top 10 NHL Free Agents of the 2022 Off-season

With Free agency opening today, July 13th at noon, all the craziness the NHL has seen to this point with the NHL Entry Draft, and all the trades that have been made should continue as some major names around the league gear up to switch teams. While some teams have plenty of cap space to […]