Noah Philp is eligible for waivers this fall. So is Alec Regula. Every year we talk about waiver worries and are (I believe) about evenly split about how much harm/good it can do for a team. I think ...

The estimated icetime comes via friend of the blog Eric Rodgers, who used an innovative tool involving goals-for and against laid against total even-strength minutes. Among players who dressed for 40+ ...

Every new general manager is in a helluva hurry to turn over the 50-man list upon arrival. It's the old George Carlin line ...

Trades can be lots of fun for a fan base. If you're an old nerd like me, trades that are made now sometimes bring back ...

Much of what Stan Bowman wants to do with the current Oilers roster relies on other teams and willingness to make changes in ...

The Edmonton Oilers have a roster that can be described as complete, but there are things that general manager Stan Bowman ...

These are NHL equivalency numbers from 12 to 15 years ago, followed by the points-game totals in rookie seasons for some of Edmonton's bright young talents during that era. As you can see, all of ...

I wrote this in 2017 and it still applies today. Only the names change year over year. We track young players, discuss their strengths and possible futures, while also acknowledging the things that ...

Welcome to the 'training camp hopeful' series the 2025 summer. Over the next few weeks I'll look at players who are not clearly on the roster, but could find the NHL through various means this fall.

I wrote the following July 1, 2015: Peter Chiarelli owes it to Todd McLellan. The Oilers owe it to their fans. The organization owes it to Connor McDavid. The Edmonton Oilers have to turn north, next ...