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Credentialed Oilers reporter for Daily Hive Edmonton. PHWA Edmonton member. MacEwan University alum. He/Him πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Kapanen taking reps with RNH and Jeff Skinner on the second line this morning.

Arvidsson and Hyman not on the ice. Nurse is skating with the team

Stuart Skinner in #Oilers starters net

21.11.2024 17:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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7 off-the-radar Oilers trade targets on defence | Offside The Edmonton Oilers will be in the market for a defenceman at this year's trade deadline, but who they could target is still a mystery.

Bob Stauffer mentioned that the #Oilers could be looking at an off-the-radar trade target when it comes to upgrading the defence.

I took a stab at seven potential off-the-radar guys that could pique EDM's interest.

Full list: dailyhive.com/edmonton/7-o...

20.11.2024 19:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Possible expansion? PWHL to host game in Edmonton this season | Offside The PWHL is officially coming to Edmonton for its first-ever game played in Alberta in what could be a possible test for future expansion.

Is this a dress rehearsal for a potential PWHL expansion team in Edmonton? Maybe.

The Ottawa Charge will take on the Toronto Sceptres at Rogers Place this season in what will be a homecoming for a trio of players.

The story: dailyhive.com/edmonton/exp...

20.11.2024 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shhhh we don’t talk about the games played

20.11.2024 03:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it too early to watch the standings in November? Of course not.

#Oilers leapfrog Canucks and Flames… just two points out of the division lead.

20.11.2024 03:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The mere knowledge of him being on the team is propelling them

20.11.2024 00:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Podkolzin finally getting rewarded for his work… great work to create that McDavid goal

2 assists for the Russian so far tonight

#Oilers

20.11.2024 00:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eh, it’s not a gamble in a sense that it was expensive… he’s got some talent but has struggled to out it together in the NHL

It’s a gamble in that sense

19.11.2024 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Oilers seeing their middle six lag behind the competition and add Kapanen to try help that.

He’s struggled to score consistently, but it’s an interesting bet. Could see him slotting in in the third line potentially

19.11.2024 20:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Offside migration to Blue Sky? Let it be known I started this trend

19.11.2024 20:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We all know that the #Oilers are in the market for a top four RD… but how long does it take until you pull the plug on this goalie tandem?

Sure, you gotta get goals to win games… but you also need saves. EDM getting neither right now.

19.11.2024 02:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ekholm wires one over the shoulder of Montembault… only for the net to be off the moorings.

The hockey god’s are just toying with the #Oilers now

19.11.2024 02:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This feels like one of those games… haven’t hated Edmonton’s game but there haven’t been any legitimate scoring chances at all.

#Oilers have been hitting the snooze button all night.

19.11.2024 02:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#Oilers are not having the start they wanted to the season, but it's still way better than last year...

Record on Nov. 18, 2023: 5-10-1, 11pts

Record on Nov. 18, 2024 (today): 9-7-2, 20pts

Nearly double the amount of points with just two more games played.

18.11.2024 21:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers have strong trade interest in Penguins defenceman: report | Offside The trade winds are starting to blow across the NHL and the Edmonton Oilers have reportedly been involved.

The #Oilers have been connected to Penguins LD Marcus Pettersson in a new report from Josh Yohe.

I delve into the fit and what the potential return could be in my latest: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

18.11.2024 20:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers reveal new-look defence pairs without Darnell Nurse | Offside The Edmonton Oilers ran a new-look defensive group this morning with Darnell Nurse presumably out with an injury.

Darnell Nurse is out of the #Oilers lineup and that means some new-looking defensive pairs against the Canadiens tonight.

Read more: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

18.11.2024 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I shall when they come back to Edmonton

18.11.2024 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Missed last night’s game in here due to getting a new phone lol… didn’t get it set up in time to live-tweet.

Rest assured, you’ll see my awful #Oilers all over your bluesky timeline from now on

17.11.2024 23:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sensing a pattern with this #Oilers team…

15.11.2024 04:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers bench clears to celebrate McDavid's 1,000th point | Offside The roof on Rogers Place nearly blew off as Oilers captain Connor McDavid secured his 1,000th NHL point against the Nashville Predators.

The celebration was on in Rogers Place during the second period of tonight's #Oilers game!

Connor McDavid, the newest member of the 1,000-point club.

The story: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

15.11.2024 03:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Marchessault goes down the tunnel after being beamed by a Roman Josi dump-in... not one you'd wanna get in front of

#Oilers

15.11.2024 02:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cal Pickard going on a bit of an adventure there

#Oilers

15.11.2024 02:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers will not have Arvidsson in the lineup for tonight's game | Offside After not skating at practice with the Edmonton Oilers yesterday, forward Viktor Arvidsson was officially ruled out for tonight.

The #Oilers will be without Viktor Arvidsson in the top six tonight...

I delve into what that means for this roster and who could step up in his absence. dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

14.11.2024 20:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers' Brett Kulak says he is having the "best start" of his career | Offside It's not often that an NHL defenceman has a breakout year at the age of 30, but that may be the case with Oilers veteran Brett Kulak.

I chatted with #Oilers veteran Brett Kulak yesterday about his hot start to the season and how he's adjusting to playing more minutes on the right side.

It sounds like things are going well for the Stony Plain native.

Read more: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

14.11.2024 17:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Arvidsson is hurt and could miss next Oilers game | Offside The Edmonton Oilers could be down one forward against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night as Arvidsson is dealing with an injury.

Viktor Arvidsson is hurt and could miss tomorrow night's potentially historic #Oilers game

I delve into what that might mean to the lineup in my latest: dailyhive.com/edmonton/arv...

13.11.2024 21:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Viktor Arvidsson is "50/50" to play tomorrow as he is battling some sort of undisclosed injury.

#Oilers HC Knoblauch confirmed that it isn't serious... if he can't go the team will decide whether to call somebody up or to go with an 11/7 formation.

13.11.2024 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pickard has picked up wins in his last two against the Predators… and it looks like he will get an opportunity for the season sweep tomorrow night.

He’s in the #Oilers starters net at practice this afternoon

13.11.2024 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers coach Knoblauch explains why Kulak is on the second pair | Offside The Oilers have been playing musical chairs with their second defensive pair all season, but they've finally found one temporary solution.

Brett Kulak has been getting more and more ice time next to Darnell Nurse on the second pair lately so I decided to ask #Oilers HC Kris Knoblauch about it.

"We’ve been very happy with those two"

Read more: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

13.11.2024 17:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

McDavid and Draisaitl stole the spotlight during last night's 4-3 #Oilers OT win over the Islanders... but they gave credit to a sneaky good shift before the eventual winner

β€œIt was an amazing shift by them"

Read more: dailyhive.com/edmonton/oil...

13.11.2024 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I asked McDavid (who famously hates talking about himself) if there is anxiety to get this 1000-point milestone out of the way:

β€œI guess maybe yeah, you just wanna get it over with and move on and get back to playing hockey”

He nearly got it tonight. One away for 97

#Oilers

13.11.2024 05:46 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0