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Edmonton Oilers Analysis
2023-24 RealGM NHL Stanley Cup Predictions
2018-19 RealGM NHL Hockey Power Rankings
While Washington and Vegas went to the Stanley Cup last season, we're predicting Tampa Bay and San Jose for 2019. Read more »
2017-18 RealGM NHL Hockey Power Rankings
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins hope to threepeat while Connor McDavid and the Oilers may represent their toughest challenge. Read more »
NHL Power Rankings: (November 22nd Edition)
Casey Price and the Canadiens rank first ahead of Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks. Read more »
2015 NHL Offseason Power Rankings
The NHL's more elite free agents have either moved on or re-signed with their home team, trades have been made and the draft has come and gone. Read more »
Recapping The 2015 NHL Trade Deadline
As the trade deadline passed, we got a sense of the teams that are trying to fill whatever depth holes that they had. There wasn't a ton of action on deadline day itself, but the weeks preceding it were filled with big trades that have major implications as we progress towards the playoffs. Read more »
Where The Oilers Go From Here
It’s been a disastrous year for the Oilers considering all the moves they made in the offseason to finally get out of the bottom half of the standings and they face a lot of questions as they approach the trade deadline. Read more »
NHL Power Rankings, Mid-January Edition
The Predators, Blackhawks, Ducks, Lightning, Rangers and Islanders have all been banking wins of late to reach the top-tier of our NHL Power Rankings. Read more »
NHL Power Rankings, Mid-December Edition
There are 11 NHL teams all within five points of each other at the top of the standings, but the Blackhawks, Ducks, Red Wings, Penguins and Blues headline our rankings. Read more »
The Top Ten 2014 Unrestricted Free Agents
Paul Stastny, Thomas Vanek, Marian Gaborik and Jarome Iginla are some of the biggest names in free agency. Read more »
2014 NHL Power Rankings At The Olympic Break
The Ducks, Blues, Blackhawks, Penguins and Avalanche move into our Top-Five NHL Teams at the Sochi Olympics break. Read more »
2013-14 NHL Power Rankings
The Bruins, Blackhawks, Penguins, Kings and Rangers are in the top-five of our preseason NHL Power Rankings. Read more »
Redoing The 1999 NHL Entry Draft
The 1999 draft was the one that GM Brian Burke has built his entire career around, acquiring both of the Sedins for the Canucks. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Oilers Extend 2010 1st Overall Pick Taylor Hall
The Oilers should be elated about locking up an important piece of their puzzle in Taylor Hall, but the one worry is health. Read more »
Improving The Oilers: Build The Back End
The Oilers do not struggle offensively, and are already a middle-of-the-pack team in terms of goals scored despite their youth. Their main problem is shot prevention (minus-3 this year, minus-5 the two years before) and goal prevention. Read more »
Greatest Roster Series: Edmonton Oilers
Though a relatively new franchise (31 seasons played), the history of the Oilers is littered with some of the greatest names in NHL history: Gretzky, Messier, Kurri, Coffey, Fuhr, Sather, Anderson. Read more »
A Franchise Leaking Oil
The Oilers have not made the playoffs since their Cinderella Cup run in 2006, but were at least competitive up until this season. How did a franchise with such storied success earn the unwanted distinction as the worst team in the league? Read more »
Stanley Cup Contenders To Laughing Stock
What a difference a year can make. The Edmonton Oilers went from a season in which they made the Stanley Cup Finals, to a team that struggled to remain competitive the next. Read more »