EDMONTON — The Connor McDavid Era has entered be-careful-what-you-wish-for territory. Next stop, either a Stanley Cup parade or an entirely new management team, and perhaps, captain. In a hire that has the full approval of the Edmonton Oilers' leadership ... See more
EDMONTON — There are some constants that have been established in Edmonton, over the arc of a competitive window that has lasted for most of a decade. They are cemented in Edmonton’s culture, some good, some not so good. And the solution has always been t... See more
EDMONTON — For good reason, the go-to question at a time like this has always been, “So, that’s how many coaches for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins…?” The answer, as the Edmonton Oilers mercifully relieved Kris Knoblauch of his duties late last night, is that the ne... See more
EDMONTON — Things We (Think We) Know. Series V, Volume I. Things We Know I’ve covered 35 years of the National Hockey League, give or take. Which means I’ve been to 35 years of exit interview press conferences, roughly speaking. Not once — on a team I was... See more
ANAHEIM — They’ve been searching for it all year long. As it turns out, “it” was never there. The Edmonton Oilers were eliminated by the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night, losing 5-2 in Game 6 of their Round 1 series, unable to flip a switch on a season-long m... See more
