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Oilers Thoughts: Draisaitl needs to step up, McDavid’s milestones, Bouchard’s Team Canada snub, a Clattenburg update, and the ‘Kid Line’ experiment
I’ll admit, I never got around to watching the TV series Stranger Things before it ended, despite everyone in my circle urging me. Still, just as everyone says it was must-see TV, so too are the Edmonton Oilers, with their up-and-down ways lately. Between the way the Oilers have been playing, some questionable lineup moves,…
NHL weekend rankings: On the Rangers, the Wings, and the awful Pacific Division
In a perfect world, I think the top five should have one team from each division. That’s not about spreading the hype or artificial parity. It’s just the reality of the current playoff format, where each division is virtually assured of sending one team to the final four. (The exception would be a crossover wildcard “winning” a division it wasn’t even in, which would be very funny but has sadly never happened. Yet.) If our top five is about the long-term view, projecting ahead to an eventual C...
Monday Mailbag: How can Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson stick with the Oilers?
Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson’s rDonecalls, Andrew Mangiapane rumours, waivers, and more. If you’ve got a…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Young American Making a Point: Ethan Wyttenbach
There are six “freshmen” skaters among the top 50 scorers in Division I hockey this season, and the one leading the pack with 1.35 points per game is an American, Quinnipiac’s Ethan Wyttenbach, who won’t turn 19 until February...
Let The Debate Continue
I won't deny that I was very against the idea that both Drew Doughty and Travis Sanheim were named to the Canadian Olympic team on Wednesday, and I voiced those opinions on January 1 on The Hockey Show . I haven't changed my opinion on either player's inclusion on the roster when younger players like Owen Power, Jacob Chychrun, Noah Dobson, and Matthew Schafer are available to go and will be the future of the Canadian Olympic team long after both Doughty's and Sanheim's times have passed. Toni...
The Rundown - Odds And Ends
Games have started again, but there are no official Canada West games until next week. A handful of teams are playing exhibition games this weekend, and I've tried to find some info on each of those games. I don't know why teams in Canada West keep this information a secret when it's a chance to sell the university game to more people, but this is the reality we live in when it comes to university hockey in Canada. Leaving that frsutration aside, we're one week from the second half of the seas...
Sunday Scramble: Oilers’ cup future hard to envision, the glaring flaws, and the schedule positives
Heading into the season, I didn’t think the Edmonton Oilers were going to win the Stanley Cup. I was scared to give that opinion when I first joined Oilersnation in October. Florida Panthers be damned, three consecutive final appearances is uncommon, never mind winning your first Stanley Cup in three tries, which has rarely ever…
Winnipeg Jets Logan Stanley has been suspended for one game
NHL Player Safety handed down their decision this afternoon.
Kasperi Kapanen eyeing return to Oilers lineup as early as Tuesday
Kasperi Kapanen is coming back. The Edmonton Oilers forward will return to the lineup this week, as soon as Tuesday, according to head coach Kris Knoblauch. Kapanen returned to practice on December 31st, and reports are optimistic that he’ll be game-ready soon. “He’s getting very close, and if it’s not Tuesday, probably Thursday. But definitely…
Saturday Headlines | Winnipeg Jets are looking to see what they can do to add scoring
Elliotte Friedman on Winnipeg's search for more scoring.
The Day After 42.0: Oilers breakup kid line after loss to Flyers
There wasn’t much that went right for the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon. In their 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the team moved to 5-10 in matinee games over the last two seasons. They came out flat, once again, and while the Oilers had their moments that included a nice play that sparked a…
Logan Stanley will have a hearing today for roughing Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk
The big man is gonna have to answer for his punch of the Sens captain.
Four stats to keep an eye on as the Oilers enter the second half of 2025-26
After 42 games, the Edmonton Oilers possess a record of 20-16-6. While there have been some bright spots this season, it’s fair to say the Oilers’ performance in the 2025-26 NHL season thus far has been below expectations. As the Oilers enter the second half of the campaign, here are four key stats that I…
Letters to the Editor: ‘This team isn’t looking consistent enough to make it to the finals’
Got your coffee? It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Team Canada’s nepotism Doug Armstrong states that no one worked their way off the roster. Yet these three St. Louis Blues participants appear to be suspect except for nepotism. 1. Doug Armstrong has led his Blues to 29th position in a…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Spunar's Scorchin' Start
Jan Špunar’s goalie career started on the pitch in Czechia, without a blocker, glove or skates...
Špunar’s Scorchin’ Start
Jan Špunar’s goalie career started on the pitch in Czechia, without a blocker, glove or skates...
Hapless special teams contribute to Jets’ ninth straight winless game (0-6-3) as Senators take it 4-2
Recap of the game.
NHL trade rumours: Oilers ‘are going to be able to find a trade partner’ for Mangiapane, Ducks among teams to check in
For the second time in three games, Edmonton Oilers forward Andrew Mangiapane sat out as a healthy scratch on Saturday, as rumours continue to circulate that the team may be looking to trade the 29-year-old. Now, there’s an update on what his future may hold. In the weekly Saturday Headlines segment, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman talked…
Canada's Other Olympic Team
Hockey USA was busy today as they were on television with all their representatives for the two Olympic hockey teams that are heading to Milano-Cortina in Feburary. Canada's men's team was announced on Wednesday, so we already know which NHLers will be wearing the maple leaf in Italy. The women have yet to be announced, but there will be a number of familiar faces on the roster once again - Poulin, Fillier, Jenner, Clark, Fast, and Desbiens are nearly locks for the event. What may surprise you...
Oilers had horrible start against the Flyers, four bad games since the break, and the kid line conundrum
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t have anything close to their best when they fell to the Bruins on Thursday night, which made Saturday’s matinee against the Philadelphia Flyers all the more important. Put another way, the Oilers haven’t played their best since coming back from the Christmas break, and it was going to take a lot…
Oilers matinee woes continue in 5-2 loss to Flyers: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
Death, taxes and the Edmonton Oilers struggling in matinee games. The Oilers welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers to Rogers Place on Saturday afternoon for Game 42, officially kicking off the second half of their season. But much like the Oilers started the first half, they were flat, falling 5-2. Matinees haven’t been kind to the Oilers…
Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
32 Thoughts Podcast | Growing frustration in Winnipeg as Jets sit at bottom of the NHL
Elliotte Friedman shares his thoughts on the NHL club of Winnipeg.
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