Friends, we’re a mere 16 days away from the NHL’s 2023-24 trade deadline. And as the Calgary Flames have a couple pending free agents on their roster in the form of blueliners Noah Hanifin and Chris Tanev, they’re primed to be the centre of attention between now and 1 p.m.
Welcome to the reviews of the previews. Last offseason, I took a look at 29 players who played for the Oilers in the 2021-22 season. I wrote about their season as a whole, and how I projected them for this past 2022-23 season.
Welcome to the annual wrap-up of the most-read articles of the last year! We gee, this one aged well. I dropped this news and notes column just ahead of free agency and it was the worst kept secret the Oilers would be signing Jack Campbell.
The 2022-23 regular season is almost upon us, but Kris Russell is still a free agent and looking for a new home. However, with training camps starting soon, we have seen several players get signed to professional tryout (PTO) contracts over the last week.
All signs are pointing toward Jack Campbell being the future goaltender of the Edmonton Oilers. Multiple reports have surfaced that the deal is in the range of five years with a $5-million AAV deal and would make the 30-year-old the Oilers’ new starting goaltender.
With the offseason in full swing, it’s time to examine what each squad will need to accomplish over the coming weeks. Next up is a look at the Oilers.
The list of players nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy was announced on Monday. The award, which is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’
The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Kris Russell on the long-term injured reserve and recalled forward Brad Malone. Russell was placed on the injured reserve in early February, but his injury is unknown.
The people of Edmonton are experiencing an oil shortage of their own.
The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Kris Russell on the injured reserve and recalled defenceman Philip Broberg, the club announced Friday. Russell left the game Thursday night against Boston after taking a hit in the second period.
File this under “things that make you feel good.” Weeks after Edmonton Oilers defenceman Kris Russell broke the NHL record for most blocked shots, his teammates came together for a pretty unique gift: a pair of silver shin pads.
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the team got unfortunate news when it comes to Cody Ceci who has been placed in COVID protocol. However, there is good news with one of the Oilers defensemen in Kris Russell, who ranks tops among the team’s blueliners in an interesting and unexpected category.
Kris Russell has never received much appreciation in Oil Country. The veteran Edmonton Oilers defenseman has long had his share of detractors, who cited analytics and salary when arguing that he is a player the Oilers should divest themselves of.
I’ve long admired Kris Russell of the Edmonton Oilers because he’s carved out an NHL career spanning 890 games by deciding he was willing to do the dirty work after it became obvious the skills that got him to The Show weren’t going to be enough to keep him there.
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Kris Russell is on the verge of breaking an incredible NHL record and could do so Saturday night versus the Vegas Golden Knights.
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Kris Russell needs two shot blocks to become the NHL’s all-time leader in shot blocks. Heading into Saturday’s game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, Russell is currently at 1997 blocks in 889 games.
He’s still not a true top-pairing, all-situations defenseman, but an extension makes sense for both sides.
Of course, the question will be what price point works for both sides.
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