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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Edmonton Oilers’ search for ideal Darnell Nurse partner marches on

Since he arrived in the NHL as a highly touted rookie in 2015, Darnell Nurse has been a lightning rod topic for Edmonton Oilers fans. Statistic With 97 W/o 97 Minutes 773 mins 1803 mins Shot Pct 54 48 Goal Pct 50 52 X-Goal Pct 56 50 Corsi for Pct 54 50 All numbers five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick These …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Oilers, GM Ken Holland part ways after 5 seasons following their trip to the Stanley Cup Final

Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers said Thursday general manager Ken Holland will not have his contract renewed, calling it a mutual decision between the veteran executive and the NHL club. Holland spent the past five seasons as the Oilers’ GM and built a team that advanced to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Florida …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nugent-Hopkins plays in Stanley Cup Final Game 7, 13 years to the day since the Oilers drafted him

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — When the Edmonton Oilers selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the first pick in the 2011 NHL draft, they had missed the playoffs five consecutive seasons. Obviously took a massive kind of pay cut to stay there and be a part of the group, and he’s a big part of it.” Nugent-Hopkins, who turned 31 just before the playoffs …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought lives on as the Oilers fall short in their comeback bid against Florida

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Canada’s Stanley Cup drought lives on, with Connor McDavid, hockey-mad Edmonton and the rest of the nation that gave birth to the sport left to wait for another NHL champion. After rallying from a series deficit only done twice before in league history to force a deciding Game 7, the Oilers’ comeback bid fell short with their …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paul Maurice, a hockey lifer, now has a Stanley Cup. And it was worth the wait

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Paul Maurice was once the last player picked in the NHL draft. “One of my favorite memories ever of coaching in Florida was in about December last year,” Maurice said. So that’s probably when we realized, ‘OK, you’ve got to listen to him.’” As almost every hockey story that ends with the sport’s ultimate championship goes, this …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nugent-Hopkins plays for the Stanley Cup 13 years to the day since being drafted by the Oilers

Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — When the Edmonton Oilers selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the first pick in the 2011 NHL draft, they had missed the playoffs five consecutive seasons. Obviously took a massive kind of pay cut to stay there and be a part of the group, and he’s a big part of it.” Nugent-Hopkins, who turned 31 just before the playoffs …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Ekman-Larsson can win the Stanley Cup with Florida a year after being bought out by Vancouver

Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta — Oliver Ekman-Larsson has the chance to win the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers nearly a year to the day since being bought out by the Vancouver Canucks. “I’m just super, super happy to be in this situation, obviously having a couple of rough years in Vancouver and getting bought out,” Ekman-Larsson said Friday. “Just to be …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Eetu Luostarinen is healthy this Stanley Cup Final. That’s a big deal for the Florida Panthers

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A year after a broken leg sidelined Eetu Luostarinen for the Stanley Cup Final, the flexible Finn is healthy this time around. It’s tougher to find your game.” BOB’S SHUTOUT Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky got a Stanley Cup Final shutout at the age of 35 years, 262 days on Saturday night in Game 1. He lauded team …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship

Associated Press

Sherry Bassin sees the intense look on Connor McDavid’s face during warmups and knows the best hockey player in the world is going to have one of those games. “I said, ‘Because I’ve seen it 100 times.’” THE STAGE McDavid’s sublime skill was on display the other day against the Dallas Stars when he made an incredible individual effort to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Calm and steadfast, Kris Knoblauch steers Edmonton out of an awful start to the Stanley Cup Final

Associated Press

When Kris Knoblauch became coach of the Edmonton Oilers, they had lost 10 of their first 13 games and the Stanley Cup was the last thing anyone on the team was talking about. “A lot of times coaches get maybe too much credit and too much blame when things go good or bad, but I think in this situation because …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final

Associated Press

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has never been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011. Now the Oilers go home to Rogers Place on Sunday night, in their 100th game this season, with a chance to wrap up the Western Conference final in Game 6 against the top-seeded …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

News Analysis: What’s next for the Kings after another first-round exit from the NHL playoffs?

LA Times

Kings players acknowledge their goaltender David Rittich as their season comes to an end after Game 5 on Wednesday night. Four Oilers — Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Zach Hyman — finished the series with at least eight points, twice as many as the Kings’ co-leaders, Quinton Byfield and Adrian Kempe. In Blake’s seven seasons in charge the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Lowetide: What Oilers management must reckon with in roster construction

New York Times

The Edmonton Oilers will have played five seasons with Ken Holland as general manager when the schedule runs out next spring. That’s why it is imperative for the new general manager to sign Draisaitl next summer, and then McDavid the following July. New coach Knoblauch could help next year’s team by auditioning several of these names for 20-plus games over …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Edmonton Oilers fire coach Jay Woodcroft and name Kris Knoblauch the replacement

Associated Press

Jay Woodcroft is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after a team that was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender lost 10 of its first 13 games. That victory was not enough to save Woodcroft’s job in the aftermath of a four-game losing streak, including an embarrassing 3-2 loss at the NHL-worst San Jose Sharks earlier in the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The Oilers believe this rare Connor McDavid absence could provide a spark after a slow start

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Edmonton Oilers were already scuffling when their season took another early turn for the worse, an upper body injury that sidelined team captain and three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid. “It’s never fun when you have the best player in the world and he’s not playing for your team because he’s injured, but it’s a big …

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1 year, 2 months ago

How the NHL’s salary cap is squeezing teams and forcing players out of jobs

New York Times

It was a bad time for Adam Erne to hit the open market as a free agent for the first time in his career. “My first year here in ’19-20, we did a 23-man roster — and we saved enough money for two call-ups,” Oilers GM Ken Holland said. “It’s a huge issue — not just for NHL players, but …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Lowetide: Why Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains key to Stanley Cup pursuit

New York Times

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been to hell and back since his arrival with the Edmonton Oilers in the fall of 2011. Despite averaging 24-41-65 per 82 games during his NHL career and posting an average of six points per 60 minutes on the power play since 2011-12, Nugent-Hopkins trails Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl by many miles when discussing the team’s …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Lowetide: Oilers’ 2023-24 season has potential for loud noises

New York Times

The business of summer is not yet complete for the Edmonton Oilers, but the roster seems close to set 70 days from the beginning of the 2023-24 preseason schedule. 1 this year Ryan Fanti Looking to recover from poor season Possible loud noises: If Campbell wins the starting job back, and starts 50 games, that will be breaking news. Left …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Connor McDavid puts NHL on notice with goal-scoring frenzy

Associated Press

Connor McDavid is must-see entertainment and not just for hockey fans. Nathan MacKinnon, who was one of the best players on Colorado’s Stanley Cup run last year, said McDavid’s season makes him want to get better. Now 26 with a trip to the Western Conference final last season his deepest run so far, he said his focus has always been …

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2 years ago

Boldy has goal, assist to lift Wild to 2-1 win over Oilers

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, Freddy Gaudreau also scored, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Monday night. In addition to stopping McDavid in the final seconds as the Wild were killing a 6-on-4 power play for the final 51.3 seconds, Fleury had a big save about 7 minutes into the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Nic Hague’s development a lone bright spot in Golden Knights’ 5-3 loss to Oilers

New York Times

The Golden Knights fell 5-3 to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. For the first time in his young career, Hague played on the Golden Knights’ top defensive pairing alongside Alex Pietrangelo. It’s a lot of responsibility compared to his usual third-pairing role, and Hague responded with a solid performance — and made the biggest play of …

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3 years, 3 months ago

NFL 100: At No. 3, Jerry Rice and the rookie season that launched a legend

New York Times

Welcome to the NFL 100, The Athletic’s endeavor to identify the 100 best players in football history. “This guy was a phenom.” It’s hard to believe Walsh saw that amount of potential during the hotel-room viewing, but he immediately knew Rice was special. “I regret not keeping the note.” As the offseason began, the 49ers circled four college receivers: Rice, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Is this the NHL’s summer of the blockbuster? Here are 5 stars who could be traded

New York Times

Is this the summer of the blockbuster? One source familiar with the team put it this way; “he’s a flake and a gamble.” Trade Degree of Difficulty Burnside: 7 — Kuznetsov has, according to CapFriendly, a 15-team no-trade list and a $7.8 million cap hit through 2024-25. Salvian: 5 — It’s been well documented that if the Flames are going …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Lowetide: Oilers final 2020-21 report card: A regular season to remember

New York Times

As May dawned, with the NHL regular season just a couple of weeks from completion, the Edmonton Oilers were in a great spot. Oilers in May Category Number North Rank W-L-T 6-2-0 1 Even-strength goal share 48.8 5 Even-strength expected goal share 54 2 Power-play goals per hour 16.01 1 Penalty-kill goals against per hour 0 1 Even-strength save percentage …

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Edmonton Oilers’ search for ideal Darnell Nurse partner marches on

Oilers, GM Ken Holland part ways after 5 seasons following their trip to the Stanley Cup Final

Nugent-Hopkins plays in Stanley Cup Final Game 7, 13 years to the day since the Oilers drafted him

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought lives on as the Oilers fall short in their comeback bid against Florida

Paul Maurice, a hockey lifer, now has a Stanley Cup. And it was worth the wait

Nugent-Hopkins plays for the Stanley Cup 13 years to the day since being drafted by the Oilers

Ekman-Larsson can win the Stanley Cup with Florida a year after being bought out by Vancouver

Eetu Luostarinen is healthy this Stanley Cup Final. That’s a big deal for the Florida Panthers

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship

Calm and steadfast, Kris Knoblauch steers Edmonton out of an awful start to the Stanley Cup Final

Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final

News Analysis: What’s next for the Kings after another first-round exit from the NHL playoffs?

Lowetide: What Oilers management must reckon with in roster construction

Edmonton Oilers fire coach Jay Woodcroft and name Kris Knoblauch the replacement

The Oilers believe this rare Connor McDavid absence could provide a spark after a slow start

How the NHL’s salary cap is squeezing teams and forcing players out of jobs

Lowetide: Why Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains key to Stanley Cup pursuit

Lowetide: Oilers’ 2023-24 season has potential for loud noises

Connor McDavid puts NHL on notice with goal-scoring frenzy

Boldy has goal, assist to lift Wild to 2-1 win over Oilers

Nic Hague’s development a lone bright spot in Golden Knights’ 5-3 loss to Oilers

NFL 100: At No. 3, Jerry Rice and the rookie season that launched a legend

Is this the NHL’s summer of the blockbuster? Here are 5 stars who could be traded

Lowetide: Oilers final 2020-21 report card: A regular season to remember