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Around the Oilogosphere – March 24th Edition – Who Had a Worse Season, the Flames or the Oilers? Which Oilers Should be Traded This Summer? Plus More NHL Trade Rumors!

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So we’re switching things up with our “Around the Oilogosphere” segment. Instead of posting individual snippets and linking to them as a post, we’re going to basically make a “Oilers blogs of the day” sort of post. Not sure if it’ll be daily or weekly but we’ll work that out. We’ll probably include some links from other NHL news as well like trade rumors or major happenings.

Either way, you can enjoy coming to one place to get all your Oilers links (minus the athletic ones because they’re behind a paywall) and information.

Enjoy!

OILERS NEWS

Oilersnation.ca – Loving Auvitu – I would love to see Yohann Auvitu back with the Oilers next year as their seventh defenseman.

Oilersnation.ca – Dare To Dream Oilers Fans – Today, however, we will look at some positives and reasons Oilersnation can believe next year might be better. One of the positives is something no fan, media, blogger or even member of the organization thought was possible even a month ago. Could it happen?

Oilersnation.ca – 3 Thoughts on RNH – At various times season, some fans opined it made sense to have Edmonton Oilers’ GM Pete Chiarelli trade Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and his $6-million salary to address holes in the roster. Others insisted that coach Todd McLellan should play him on the wing alongside Connor McDavid rather than have him languish as an overpaid and under-utilized third-line centre.

The Hockey Writers – Surging Oilers Forwards: Who Stays? Who Goes? – Who on the Oilers is really as good as they seem to be? Who isn’t as bad as it appears and who will stay and go after a summer that must include some changes in order to get back into the playoffs.

The Hockey Writers – Are the Flames Worse off Than the Oilers? – For any Oilers fan that thinks their season was bad, remember what’s happened to the Flames, and the cost they paid to be this bad.

Cult of Hockey – Talbot, Larsson, and Strome Are Getting Their Games Together – This is an Oilers power rankings for the month of March. Basically, scoring each Oiler on their performances for the month so far

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TRADE RUMORS

My NHL Trade Rumors – Hurricanes, Flames, Coyotes, Oilers, and Maple Leafs

My NHL Trade Rumors – Canucks, Panthers, Capitals, and Sharks

Fan Rag Sports – Friedman | Flames may be trying to land first-round pick

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Around the Oilogosphere: March 22nd Edition – News on Puljujarvi, Replacing McLellan, Bob McKenzie’s Thoughts on the Oilers, and More NHL Trade Rumors

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So we’re switching things up with our “Around the Oilogosphere” segment. Instead of posting individual snippets and linking to them, we’re going to basically make a “Oilers blogs of the day” sort of post. Not sure if it’ll be daily or weekly but we’ll work that out. We’ll probably include some links from other NHL news as well like trade rumors or major happenings.

Either way, you can enjoy coming to one place to get all your Oilers links (minus the athletic ones because they’re behind a pay wall) and information.

Enjoy!

OILERS NEWS

Fanrag Sports: Bob McKenzie on Next Steps for Oilers – One question at the heart of the angst of a segment of Oilers fans, though, is whether or not Chiarelli should still be the one sitting at the general manager’s helm.

Cult of Hockey: Craig Simpson on Puljujarvi – Speaking on the Oil’s handling of Puljujarvi on Oilers Now — which sees Puljujarvi getting third line minutes and no first team power play time — Simpson supported the current approach: “I’m not worried about the way he’s being handled…

Oilersnation.ca: Dustin Nielson on Puljujarvi – With the exception of the power-play, penalty kill, goaltending, and overall coaching in general, nothing has frustrated Oilers fans this season as much as the usage of fourth overall pick Jesse Puljujarvi.

Oilersnation.ca: 3 NHL Replacements for Todd McLellan – Whichever side of the fence you’re on, it’s obvious that McLellan’s days in Edmonton may be coming to an abrupt end. Here’s a look at a few options with NHL pedigrees whom the Oilers brass could (and should) target pending the departure of their current HC.

The Hockey Writers: The Oilers’ Maniacal Mismanagement of Montoya – Montoya has played well for the Oilers. However, his continued presence within Edmonton’s roster has raised a handful of questions with respect to the organization’s general approach as well as its vision of both the immediate and long-term future.

NHL TRADE RUMORS

The New York Rangers Are Open To Trading A First-Round Pick – The Rangers have three first-round picks in the 2018 NHL draft – their own, the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning – two second-round picks and two third-round picks. GM Jeff Gorton says there are opening to moving one of their first-round picks.

Dreger on Melnyk billboards and Hoffman trade potential – What has already been a fairly disastrous season for the Ottawa Senators has the potential to get even uglier this summer, depending on what happens in key contract and trade-related areas.

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Around the Oilogosphere: March 21st Edition – Oilers Trades! Oilers Signings! 5 Replacements for Peter Chiarelli!

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So we’re switching things up with our “Around the Oilogosphere” segment. Instead of posting individual snippets and linking to them, we’re going to basically make a “Oilers blogs of the day” sort of post. Not sure if it’ll be daily or weekly but we’ll work that out. We’ll probably include some links from other NHL news as well like trade rumors or major happenings.

Either way, you can enjoy coming to one place to get all your Oilers links (minus the athletic ones because they’re behind a pay wall) and information.

Enjoy!

Oilersnation.ca – Here’s some great news for the Edmonton Oilers — the NHL’s salary cap ceiling is set to rise from $75 million to somewhere between $78 and $82 million for the 2018-19 season.

Oilersnation.ca – Looking ahead to the future it seems likely Oscar Klefbom and Darnell Nurse are the Oilers top-two left defencemen. So where does that leave Andrej Sekera and his $5.5 million cap hit?

Oilersnation.ca – This morning, the Oilers announced via their Twitter account that they have signed forward Ostap Safin to a three-year entry level contract.

Cult of Hockey – Remember the Patrick Maroon trade, when the Edmonton Oilers sent the Big Rig to join forces with Taylor Hall in Jersey for a pick and a prospect? As of today, that trade is effectively for two prospects, as the Oilers sent Jersey’s third-rounder in the 2019 draft to Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for college centre Cooper Marody.

The Hockey Writers – The pitchforks and torches are out. It’s easy to question the abilities of Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli. Fans are upset with his asset management and misappropriation of funds under the salary cap. Then there are the trades that have blown up in the Oilers’ face.

PODCASTS!!!

Oilers YYC Podcast – This week’s guest was Shane Sanders from The Hockey Writers

Oilers Live – “I’m Still Pissed At McLellan” – Paige Bednorz (Guest)

TRADE RUMORS!

Senators, Canucks, Rangers, Stamkos and the Maple Leafs – What kind of offer di the Toronto Maple Leafs make to Steven Stamkos last summer? Is Ryan Lindgren going pro? What are the Canucks and Sens doing about their NCAA prospects?

James van Riemsdyk – Contract Comparables and Potential Landing Spots – The 28-yeard old James van Riemsdyk is now up to 33 goals on the season. JvR is now the leading goal scorer among pending unrestricted free agents.

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Around the Oilogosphere: Cult of Hockey – Oilers Coaches Have Consistently Failed to Get Out Top Performers on Power Play

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The Edmonton Oilers finally came alive on the power play against Tampa Bay, creating seven Grade A chances in one third period power play.

Not surprisingly, perhaps Edmonton’s five most skilled attackers, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Strome, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom were all on the ice, for that two minute power play. Their passing, vision, puck-winning and puck control was superlative to a man.

What is surprising — and perhaps a bit appalling if you’re an Oilers fan — is…

Read more from David Staples on his critique of the Oilers’ PP here: http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/oilers-coaches-have-consistently-failed-to-get-out-top-performers-on-power-play

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