#Ken Holland

The Edmonton Oilers (22-18-3, fourth Pacific) roll into the Bay Area for the first time this season for a rare Friday night tilt against the San Jose Sharks (13-22-8, seventh Pacific). It's hard to believe, but with half of the schedule left on the books, this is the first time the two Pacific Division foes will meet. There are very few players in…

Tuesday's match against the Calgary Flames saw the Oilers escape Calgary with a 2-1 regulation victory. Connor McDavid scored his 31st goal of the season, Tyson Barrie had the other tally for the Oilers. The Oilers managed just 22 shots all game, it was Stuart Skinner that turned aside 46 of 47 Calgary shots en route to Edmonton's victory. As Oiler…

A lot of roster positions were settled before this Edmonton Oilers training camp ever started. The organization must be happy with how the battles have played out for the few that were/are still up for grabs. We were all watching the waiver wire today, as some tough decisions are now at hand. Sunday morning moves: Greg McKegg on waivers, if he…

And as reprehensible as Evander Kane's history happens to be, the Edmonton Oilers couldn't ignore his hockey. When the Oilers caught their charter for the first game of a three-game road trip Saturday night in Montreal, the NHL's serial offender with a rap sheet as long as their recent losing streaks, Kane, was expected to be on board. A new…

NHL Notebook: Oilers likely open to moving 2023 first-round pick, NHL not interested in negotiating salary cap increase, and more The Edmonton Oilers haven't used their first-round pick in a trade deadline move since all the way back in 2006. That year, the Oilers badly needed a starting goaltender so Kevin Lowe ponied up the team's top draft pick…

The Edmonton Oilers are attempting one of the more difficult maneuvers for a team regarded as a Stanley Cup contender. The team needs to employ young defencemen this season. The reasons include the potential of each young player, the lack of cap room and that the young defenders are the best options available on the roster. The two top pairings are…

The notion that never seemed to make sense in the big picture: The idea of the always reserved O.G. Anunoby growing into an NBA star of any kind. He has been the quiet man playing his quiet game in an overly noisy NBA for years. He doesn't say much for attribution. He doesn't care to create controversy on social media or anywhere else. He even…

Prediction: The kind of hideous franchise melt down we are now witnessing in Calgary - and have also experienced in Edmonton in the past - will not hammer this edition of the Oilers. I say this even as veteran hockey writer Stan Fischler predicts McDavid will not stick around in Edmonton. "If Johnny Hockey can leave the sweet city of Calgary and…

The Edmonton Oilers are a team that relies heavily on the production of two players. While the roster is deeper at forward than it has ever been in the last three decades and success in the regular season and playoffs will come from the group working together, there's no denying that any significant injury to Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl would…

The reviews are in and they are exactly what Edmonton Oilers fans want to hear about a first-round draft pick's first impression. After putting a bow on Reid Schaefer's training camp experience by giving him a pre-season road game in Seattle, head coach Jay Woodcroft returned him to the WHL Thunderbirds with this prediction: It won't be long until…

Welcome, dear Internet friends, to a brand new edition of the Mailbag to help you start your week and break down everything that's happening with our beloved Edmonton Oilers. This week we're looking at expectations for Warren Foegele, Jesse Puljujarvi's value, McDavid's point pace, and a whole lot more. If you've got got a question you'd like to…

Training camp is the greatest time of year. It feels weird for me to not be in a rink in September. I attended dozens of junior hockey camps as a spectator for my brother and cousins. A few more were with me on the ice. Then, many since for covering NHL camps…in Calgary, Toronto and of course Edmonton. There is just something thrilling about…

Are you ready? The NHL season is almost here with training camps officially opening on September 21. That means we basically know what the teams look like heading toward 2022-23. Of course, we have a number of PTOs throughout the league who could challenge for a roster spot, but we're talking about depth players and not guys who'll crack the…

No contract has been signed between the Oilers and Jake Virtanen, and GM Ken Holland insists there isn't one prepared in a drawer somewhere. Any NHL deal for the right winger must be earned on the ice. But even by inviting Virtanen to training camp on a tryout offer, Holland looks insensitive - to put it mildly. He's needlessly sticking his neck…

That the Edmonton Oilers signed Jake Virtanen on Monday is not an indication or guarantee that he will make this team. In fact, the odds are not in his favor and it's more likely that he's a warm body to play at camp and in preseason so the organization can get through what will be a taxing preseason schedule. Still, Virtanen is on the ice with the…

From the time he was four years old, when September came around P.K. Subban knew what team he was going to be playing for. In his early years in the GTHL, there was annual demand for Subban's immense talents. The phone calls were many. The annual recruitment was heavy. And then he became an NHL player, a legend of sorts, a magazine cover waiting to…

This in from Eliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, news that Evander Kane and the San Jose Sharks have settled their dispute: "On Evander Kane: original SJ deal was $19M in cash over next three years. Current EDM deal is $16.5M over next three years. It is believed settlement will address that gap." And Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff adds: "Sounds…

Amidst a wild swirl of rumours involving controversial winger Evander Kane, including possible connections to the Edmonton Oilers, comes belated news that the NHL is reviewing the circumstances that led to his contract being terminated by San Jose Sharks: Kane's contract was terminated by the Sharks this past weekend after he reportedly breached…

The Edmonton Oilers don't have a lot of cap space remaining and may start the season shorthanded, but that hasn't deterred bettors. The Oilers are frontrunners to land free agent defenceman P.K. Subban and forward Phil Kessel, according to Bodog.eu. "There are some players out there that I'm still kind of looking at that maybe on the bottom part of…