Two-way D: Noel Hoefenmayer, Ronnie Attard. Both are intriguing while being unlikely to emerge as 200-game NHL defenders. Shutdown D: Max Wanner, Phil Kemp. Both men have things to recommend them, and ...

As for other youngsters currently matriculating, we know from the Farm Workers series that the real heroes are guys like Kyle Brodziak, who have enough offense and enough two-way acumen to find a role ...

There’s lots of talk about Kris Knoblauch recently, fans upset at various deployments and perceived missteps. It happens all the time, second-guessing coaches is a popular sport among Oilers fans. It ...

I’ve been talking about ‘high ceiling’ and ‘low floor’ Oilers for much of the season, and the last two games give us terrific examples. This team delivers the highest highs and lowest lows possible ...

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The Oilers current defense has a damn good top pairing in Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard. Despite some chaos this season, it’s reasonable to expect handsome outscoring by the tandem (while playing ...

Look, Stuart Skinner is not playing well. He’s basically in World War 1 shell-shock mode. However, we’ve seen this from Edmonton goalies before, in fact a pile of them over the last 20 years. The key ...