The Edmonton Oilers took to the ice for practice today with a much different look to their lineup, including three notable absences with Darnell Nurse, Stuart Skinner, and John Klingberg.
The Edmonton Oilers took to the ice for practice today with an adjusted lineup after losing Connor McDavid to suspension, where once again, Skinner has been bumped to the fourth line.
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But the Red Wings rallied, with two goals inside of three minutes. The Oilers missed some glorious chances to re-take that lead after that, including in Overtime.
How old is too old? As Brandon Saad leaves St. Louis, the team now being run by his old GM from Chicago — Stan Bowman — is musing about whether he’d be a smart add. Mark Spector looks at whether the Oilers should add the 32-year-old winger.
Saad has been relegated to a bottom-six role in St. Louis, having been passed on the depth chart by former Oilers forward Dylan Holloway. He is coming off a 26-goal campaign with the Blues last season, and it still looks like he has the wheels to be an NHL player.
A new inside report has connected the Edmonton Oilers to signing Mikko Rantanen in free agency this season, and they may actually have the cap flexibility to make the deal without losing significant roster players.
The Edmonton Oilers have Connor McDavid back after a three-game suspension and, with that, came some pretty major line changes.
Right-shot defenceman Alec Regula was claimed off waivers six weeks ago from the Boston Bruins, who were trying to send him to their AHL farm team in Providence to continue his rehab from off-season knee surgery, but he’s yet to play a single minute for the Edmonton Oilers.
Finn Marceau is a Co-Editor of The Hockey News' Edmonton Oilers site. A native of northern Alberta, Finn has lived in Edmonton since 2018. When he's not writing about hockey, he's watching baseball with his cat, playing video games, or reading about history.
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games.