prospects in general

Back in 2007, the Oilers had some quality veterans (Ales Hemsky, Shawn Horcoff, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Tom Gilbert, Joni Pitkanen,…

How often does a rookie NHL forward post a poor offensive season and then recover enough to play on a high…

One of the reasons Magnus Paajarvi exited the NHL despite great wheels pertained to shooting percentage. It took some time to…

I don’t mention it, which is bad manners, but am indebted to readers for following me down rabbit holes and mine…

As luck would have it, the last decade’s worth of fourth round picks have been more productive for the Edmonton Oilers…

The Edmonton Oilers amateur scouting department sent five second-round picks since 2010 (Tyler Pitlick, Martin Marincin, Curtis Hamilton, David Musil, Tyler…

A rookie crop can take a team a long way. Oilers history tells us that much. What will we be saying…

Scott Cullen once estimated that second-round picks have a 28 percent chance of playing 100 NHL games. The Oilers don’t have…

The Edmonton Oilers have been active in signing college free agents this decade and Ken Holland used the procurement tool liberally…

How much offense should we expect from Tyler Benson as an NHL player? Second round in a good draft, injuries in…