Each day that passes without Stan Bowman making a trade gives me hope. The only trades likely available to him now are the type of deals Peter Chiarelli pulled for Brandon Manning and Alexander ...

The Athletic article today is about value deals. Edmonton has four, but two of them are unique compared to team history. The article is here.

How many truly popular goaltenders have the Oilers employed over the years? I’ll say three: Andy Moog, Bill Ranford and Curtis Joseph. After that I can name at least one period of fan upset associated ...

One of the best draft choices this century was Kyle Brodziak in 2003. In the months that followed, I put up a post at hfboards asking if Brodziak was comparable (and possibly better than) first round ...

Meanwhile, Chaulk was playing the kids who were making progress. When I watched last season, both Jayden Grubbe and Max Wanner were far and away the best pure prospects in Bakersfield. They weren’t ...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is 0-1 with a 35 percent expected goal share in 34 five-on-five minutes. The Nuge is one of my favourites but he couldn’t ever push the river as a center without strong wingers ...