entry draft ’18

I believe you should wait five years before making the call on a prospect, because they rarely develop in a straight…

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…

In 1979, NHL teams had a watershed draft pool to choose from, and some teams procured talent for a generation (Edmonton…

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…

I’m a big believer in risk averse drafting but the key is getting the right definition. People often say (I do…

The Edmonton Oilers did as hoped, keeping their powder dry and investing in the youth movement. That probably means short-term suffering…

The Edmonton Oilers employed the same scouting director from 1979 through 2000, but have been shuffling the deck often this century.…

If you’re looking for good signs, look to the draft and the group of players coming up behind Connor McDavid. If…