Speaking on Daily Faceoff ( h/t Oilers Nation on X) on Sunday, Yaremchuk argued the Oilers should prioritize acquiring Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic instead of pursuing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, who has been frequently linked to Edmonton.
In the pursuit of smaller, measured deals, these players could help the Oilers organization now and into the future.
An Oilers analyst has suggested that Edmonton may be shopping for some under the radar depth additions at the trade deadline, and named 4 players in the AHL who could be trade targets.
The Oilers are heading toward the March 7 deadline in a position of strength but will explore avenues to improve.
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers got shafted by the NHL and the Department of Player Safety. Good. They stumbled out of the starting gate two years in a row and looked dead and buried by November.
Connor McDavid will be eligible to return from his three-game suspension when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.
Sabres 2, Oilers 3 Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stu Skinner ‘s afternoon began with with an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter with Buffalo Sabres’ top goal scorer, the hulking Tage Thompson, not 30 seconds in.
The NHL salary cap is expected to rise significantly in the next few years, and while more teams won't spend to the limit, the Edmonton Oilers will benefit by having the financial power to spend to the cap.
The Edmonton Oilers have found themselves in unfamiliar territory following Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, as they allowed the Sabres to fire 41 shots toward the Edmonton net. Stuart Skinner was magnificent, backstopping the Oil with 39 saves and bailing the team out with a few breakaway stops.
Hyman put Edmonton ahead 1-0 at 5:52 of the first period, taking a long lead pass from Draisaitl up the left boards at the blue line, cutting across at the dot while keeping Hronek on his back and scoring glove side on Demko.
There's plenty of evidence that proves the Oilers coaches have pulled the right strings to get the most from the defence.