What will the teams picking before the Edmonton Oilers at the 2013 NHL Draft do?
The Edmonton Oilers, for the first time since 2009, find themselves outside of the driver’s seat at the NHL Entry Draft. Given that their first-round decision are going to be dependent on the choices...
View ArticleMight hot shot Russian prospect Valeri Nichushkin still slide to Edmonton...
Or does Nichushkin’s decision to come to NHL mean he’ll go higher in draft? This just in from Hockey Prospectus amateur draft expert Corey Pronman: “Valeri Nichushkin tells RSport.ru he has decided to...
View ArticleThe Edmonton Oilers are picking just outside the top-tier of the 2013 NHL Draft
For the first time since taking Magnus Paajarvi 10th overall in 2009, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves picking lower than first overall. In some ways, it’s not a bad year to be picking a little...
View ArticleThe best-case scenario for the Edmonton Oilers at the 2013 NHL Draft
Even without a first overall draft pick, the 2013 Draft is an exciting one for the Oilers. Edmonton has the seventh overall pick in a very deep draft, and even without moving up seem likely to select...
View ArticleNichushkin labelled “arrogant” and a “mystery” by ISS chief scout
Valeri Nichushkin, a top Russian hockey prospect and a player who could fall to the Edmonton Oilers at seventh overall in the 2013 entry draft, didn’t train for the work-outs at the NHL Combine in...
View ArticleEdmonton Oilers will be great drafting Lindholm, good with Monahan,...
Ace blogger Scott Reynolds applies the wisdom of the scouts and performance analytics to rate prospects We can all be certain the Edmonton Oilers will draft a very good player with the 7th overall pick...
View ArticleThis ‘n’ that: Edmonton Oilers would jump at chance to acquire Shawn Matthias
- If the Florida Panthers are moving veterans to cut payroll, and they consider Shawn Matthias a veteran of sorts, the Edmonton Oilers might be all over that. They’ve tried to get the six-foot-four,...
View ArticleShort Shifts: Tyler Myers stands tall again for Buffalo Sabres
Tyler Myers’s game in Buffalo has picked up considerably this year because Josh Gorges is mentoring him, but as one pro scout said, “how can a guy playing those minutes (24-1/2 per game) have no...
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