Saturday, May 30, 2015

Time To Decide


As far as second round picks go, Martin Marincin hasn't exactly knocked it out of the park to this point in his National Hockey League career. While the Edmonton Oilers have yet to receive the pay off  they were hoping for when the organization decided to use the forty-sixth pick of the 2010 Entry Draft on the gangly blueliner, he has certainly shown signs of progress during the past two seasons.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Trading Places


While fans of the Edmonton Oilers would love nothing more than for the organization to upgrade their roster prior to the start of the 2015-16 National Hockey League season, many would prefer if they could accomplish it without parting ways with fan favourite and former first overall pick Nail Yakupov.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Bernier Would Solve A Lot Of Problems


For the vast majority of Edmonton Oiler fans, it was next to impossible to even think the tandem of Ben Scrivens and Viktor Fasth could have been anywhere near as horrible in 2014-15, as the duo of Devan Dubnyk and Jason LaBarbera proved to be during the opening weeks of the 2013-14 season.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Not Happening


There is no question that the Chicago Blackhawks are going to have to be creative when it comes to the salary cap for the upcoming 2015-16 National Hockey League season. Whether you believe the most recent number of $71 million which has been floated out there by Gary Bettman or the previously rumoured ceiling of less than $70 million, Chicago will have their hands filled over the coming years when it comes to managing their cap.