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Evan Bouchard doesn’t believe he needs to radically overhaul his game, coming off a 95-point campaign. But the Edmonton Oilers‘ star blueliner also recognizes there’s always room for improvement. A year ago, he said he needed to make his worst games better, rather than letting things snowball. He wanted to raise his floor. Coming into…
*This was originally published in March 2025 Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension, Mattias Janmark scored for the first time in 38 games, and Mattias Ekholm…
As Ryan Nugent-Hopkins enters his 16th training camp as an Edmonton Oiler, he does so with another new coach, the 11th of his career. Throughout his time with the Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins has been asked to do just about everything. He’s played centre and wing, moved up and down the lineup, contributed on both special teams,…
NHL training camps are underway, and as usual, the Edmonton Oilers come into this season with a lot of hype. They made major changes this offseason, including hiring Mike Babcock…
Get ready for a lot of one-liners from Mike Babcock. On day one of Edmonton Oilers training camp, he responded to a question about line combinations with this: “I wouldn’t read a bunch into them, because I did them on a napkin in the summer.” If that wasn’t the quip of the day, it could…
I had a great talk with Connor about the Oilers’ playoffs last year, what to look forward to this year, playing with Bedard vs McDavid and more. I also dig into the messy situation in Winnipeg. Enjoy
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week with another dose of nonsense and shenanigans. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed Chalmers bailing for the weather, the RIPNation party, Kawhi Leonard, and much more. The guys kicked off this week’s…
Welcome, dearest Internet friends, to another What Would You Do Wednesday (Thursday Edition), the article where I throw an Oilers-related question at you to see what kind of solutions you’ve got rolling around in your brains. With training camp underway, the first Oilers line combinations of the year are starting to roll out, and I…
EDMONTON — The Mike Babcock era began with a loud voice and constant demand Thursday, as the latest head coach to try to get the Edmonton Oilers over the top ran his first practice. “What we’re trying to do is send the message on how we want to play,” began Babcock. “We’ve asked them to learn the details and then find your game within our game. So if you know the details and everyone’s detailed, everybody on the team can be important. “When you’re not detailed enough, no one knows where to go....
Mike talks with the media following the Oilers first on-ice day at Training Camp
The Winnipeg Jets announced on Wednesday that Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended after failing to report to training camp. The 33-year-old recently went public with a trade request and appears…
I’ve been asked to create a list of takeaways from the Edmonton Oilers’ first day of training camp. Well, I’m not sure if I do. It’s a camp the size of two full rosters, but nevertheless, it is the first seed of ideas for this new coaching staff with this group of players. Here’s what Mike…
The Edmonton Oilers introduced their leadership group Thursday afternoon, with two new faces joining the group. Evan Bouchard, for the first time in his NHL career, will don an ‘A’ as an alternate captain for the team this year, joining Zach Hyman as the team’s new alternate captain. The pair will join the rest of…
The Edmonton Oilers training camp began this morning at 9:30 a.m. at the community rink, as Cody Johnson, Terri Clark and David Lewis are in concert tonight at Rogers Place. Today will give us some insight into what Mike Babcock is thinking in regard to potential line combinations and defence pairs to start the season….
The Edmonton Oilers hit the ice Thursday morning for the first on-ice sessions of training camp, and two familiar faces were together on the top line: Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Dynamic Duo were flanked by winger Vasily Podkolzin — not Zach Hyman — as they had been often in years past. It offers…
Lazar had four goals and two assists in 45 games for the Edmonton Oilers last season.
Mike Babcock has been in the spotlight since he was hired; however, two other coaches have also joined the Edmonton Oilers. D.J. Smith and Misha Donskov are both highly rated, 49-year-old coaches with a lot to offer. Smith will be on the bench with Babcock, and Donskov will be a consultant. Most recently, Smith worked…
When the Edmonton Oilers acquired Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins, he sported a 9-3-1 record, a 2.66 goals-against average, and a .909 save percentage. His best save percentage since the 2022–23 season and a clear bounce-back from being on waivers and being sent down to the AHL in 2024–25. Solid starting goalie numbers. But…
The Edmonton Oilers’ training camp is officially underway, with rosters announced and members of the team speaking to the media as the new campaign gets going. The #Oilers are officially…
The Edmonton Oilers knew there would be significant pushback when they signed Alex Formenton. One week later, general manager Stan Bowman is making it clear that the organization did not…
The Edmonton Oilers are preparing for life without Darnell Nurse on the blue line, and that means there’s a spot open in the top four next to Connor Murphy on the second pairing. If we’re simply going by logic and players’ salaries, the Oilers’ top four should be: Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard Jake Walman…
It’s been another boring week around here with the Oilers and NHL at large still right in the middle of the off-season dead zone, but I’ve still got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready what little has happened anyway. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers inching closer to the pre-season, Stan…
Edmonton Oilers head coach Mike Babcock says he spent the summer studying and is ready to steal the systems that are working across the NHL. In a way, it’s his own boot camp as he’s set to return behind an NHL bench for the first time in seven years. It’s this mindset that made him…
The Edmonton Oilers are going to be doing some things differently this season. New head coach Mike Babcock will shape the team to his image as they try to win a Stanley Cup for the first time since 1990. Perhaps most unusually, however, the Oilers are expected to carry three goaltenders, with offseason additions Frederik Andersen and Devon Levi joining Tristan Jarry on their everyday roster. Carrying three goaltenders is not without precedent, as the Carolina Hurricanes kept Brandon Bussi, Pyo...
Training camp is officially underway for the Edmonton Oilers. While members of the organization met with the media Wednesday morning, players were put through the medicals and on-ice sessions at both Rogers Place and the Downtown Community Arena. There’s no lack of players to get through, either, as the Oilers have opened training camp with…