On Wednesday, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers played their first game of the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 22:38 of ice time, McDavid recorded an assist and four shots on goal. His assist came in the third period, setting up Josh Archibald’s empty-netter that sealed the win for the Oilers. McDavid has
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We have been looking forward to this week since the Stanley Cup Final wrapped up in September. Just over three months later, hockey is back! This season will be unlike any other, featuring new divisions, new rivalries, and rivalries renewed. The first action-packed week of the 2020-21 season is in the books, so here’s a
The Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov isn’t a typical rookie. The 21-year-old left-shot defenseman was drafted 38th overall during the 2018 NHL Entry Draft; however, if that draft were to happen again, he’d probably be a top-10 draft pick. After his time in the KHL, Romanov became one of the top prospects not playing
In a quick Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is talk out of the organization that it’s been relayed to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins that there’s a cap on how much the Oilers are willing to pay on an extension. There’s also talk that the Carolina Hurricanes might have strategically claimed Anton Forsberg with the intention
Although the NHL’s 2020-21 regular season is almost here, not much about this season will be “regular.” Still, for NHL fans, teams will be facing off against each other and hockey’s best players will be trying to shoot pucks past goalies, who will be trying to keep those pucks from finding the back of the
The NHL season is around the corner and many hockey fans are more than excited for the season to start. With the start of the season comes prop bets and predictions for the upcoming season. The possible prop bets range from picking a Stanley Cup champion to picking a division winner to even betting on
So close, yet so far away. Nathan MacKinnon has risen to the top echelon of the NHL over the last three seasons. After struggling to produce on some very bad Colorado Avalanche teams from 2014 to 2017, the Nova Scotian center’s hard work and training paid off as he carried a still very bad Avalanche
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois still thinks he’ll get Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak under contract. Why is he so confident considering the Lightning’s cap situation? In Edmonton, one scribe looks at how good Connor McDavid is going to be and what that means for a second big contract
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the team has inked one of their later-round draft picks with the hopes he can outvalue his selection number in a major way. Connor McDavid has an interesting new workout partner while he skates in Arizona, and Mike Smith has hired a new goaltending consultant to work
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at an interesting player sighting, even if it’s only a practice, that brings together both Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews – that’s noteworthy. I’ll then review Jonas Siegel’s article in The Athletic about Auston Matthews’ ability to carry his own line and speculate
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at rumors that the Maple Leafs have some interest in Zdeno Chara. I’ll then look at what players might be signed to the best contracts. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Chara, Barabanov & Team Leadership Finally, I’ll share my belief
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers were listed among teams agents still believed needed to make a significant move. What would that move be? Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said he believes the Leafs don’t have any bad contracts. Does that mean no more deals are coming? And, what if he’s wrong?
As per a report by the team on Monday, the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with forward Dominik Kahun on a one-year contract with an AAV of $975,000. A signing that is widely being praised by Oilers fans and Edmonton-based media, this is another deal in a long line of low-cost deals Oilers GM
Heading into the 2020-21 season, the Edmonton Oilers are surely a favourite to come out of the tough Pacific Division. The Pacific presents various obstacles ahead of the Oilers, with established contenders such as the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks, not to mention the Calgary Flames, who just added Jakob Markstrom this offseason, vying
Since 2015 when they unexpectedly won the Connor McDavid lottery, the Edmonton Oilers have only gotten two brief tastes of the playoffs. A blown series lead versus the Anaheim Ducks ended things in 2016-17, while bad bounces and lack of scoring depth cut their run short in this year’s wacky preliminary round. Watching the final
That was a fun offseason project — ranking the NHL teams by position. Fun and enlightening, yet challenging since the league’s parity is so prevalent on paper. There were tiers at every position that opened the door to much debate, with the slightest of margins separating several teams. That made for difficult decisions from top
The Edmonton Oilers have not made the playoffs since the 2016-17 season. Prior to that they had not made the playoffs since 2005-06 season when they lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Carolina Hurricanes. This is a stark contrast to when the team was winning five Stanley Cups from the 1983-84 season to