Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (at five-on-five) averaged 2.38 takeaways per 60 minutes a year ago. He is at 0.84 this season. He still gets to lots of plays, but not as many as he used to and it’s a concern.

I hold the five Oilers Stanley Cup wins (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990) most dear, and the other SCF finals appearances (1983, 2006 and 2024) are also special to me. As I’ve aged, the journey to a ...

The Athletic article is all about Ty Emberson’s utility and value. Article is here.

There’s good information in there, including trends that involve Skinner, shots and goals possession, and what may come. Article is here. The Oilers are on one of their patented heaters now (4-0-0) ...

The Edmonton Oilers entered December on an impressive November run and looking to solidify a playoff spot in the Pacific Division. This morning, the club ranks No. 3 in the division, with Vegas and ...

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I don’t think there’s much in the way of credible pushback on that statement. The Lowdown hits at noon and we’ll have Daniel Nugent-Bowman from The Athletic help guide us through the aftermath of last ...

A reminder, in the last several days, you have told me (via dm or in the comments section) the worry is Evan Bouchard, Stuart Skinner, scoring wingers, speed, the RH second pairing spot, and fourth ...

Bakersfield, California is known for many things, and those of us who grew up in the 1960’s with parents who loved country music would count Buck Owens as one of them. Owens wrote intelligent and ...