entry draft ’15

Back in 2016, I compared the Toronto Maple Leafs recent drafts to the Oilers, promising to come back in a few…

Light a candle. Send a message heavenward to the God who’ll listen, find some instant karma and think good thoughts. People…

NHL executives rarely go public on disagreements, even years later. Fortunately, we are gifted with brain power, so when Todd McLellan…

Zack Kassian, Kailer Yamamoto, Josh Archibald and Alex Chiasson scored 49 goals in 71 games during 2019-20. Calgary’s top four RW’s…

The Oilers traded the rights to John Marino the other day, he has since signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fans of…

Starting in 2015, I began ranking 120 players per draft based on math and a few other things I believed. Beginning…

Since arriving as general manager, Peter Chiarelli has drafted 27 players, 12 of them (44 percent) blue. Edmonton’s head of procurement…

The first time I ever thought to question a general manager over a draft was 1973. Sam Pollock drafted Bob Gainey—who…

The Edmonton Oilers hired Keith Gretzky on August 2, 2016. The first time I heard anything about it came from my…

The Edmonton Oilers signed Tyler Vesel on Monday, he represents a successful “draft and follow” and I think some proof that…