Skinner's Fascinating Background & the Oilers’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time
Also, Wayne Gretzky Trade Tree: Edmonton to Los Angeles and Leon Draisaitl contract talks
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Edmonton Oilers’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time
July 5, 2024 by Mathew Zator
The Edmonton Oilers have a long history of prolific goal scorers. Not only that, but they also have a plethora of Hall-of-Fame twine ticklers that have donned the blue and orange as well. This list explores the franchise’s top 20 goalscorers of all time.
Wayne Gretzky Trade Tree: Edmonton to Los Angeles
July 4, 2024 by Conor Power
Trade Trees are attractive because they show how things develop over time. There’s a saying in hockey that if “Wayne Gretzky can be traded, anyone can,” and it’s true. When the greatest player to ever play the game was dealt, everything changed; Gretzky’s trade tree ended a few years ago, but the ramifications of this deal have shaken the league to its core. This is the Wayne Gretzky Trade Tree.
Jeff Skinner: All About the New Oilers Forward’s Fascinating Childhood
July 4, 2024 by Brian Swane
Free-agent forward Jeff Skinner signed with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday (July 1) to a one-year contract worth $3 million. The 32-year-old joins Edmonton after playing the last six seasons for the Buffalo Sabres. Before that, he spent the first eight years of his NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Following Tampa and Vegas’ Lead? Oilers Might Use LTIR for Kane
July 3, 2024 by Jim Parsons
The Edmonton Oilers face a small challenge as they work to get under the salary cap after their spending spree in free agency. With the recent additions of players like Jeff Skinner, Viktor Arvidsson, and Adam Henrique, the Oilers are now sitting $2.5 million over the $88 million salary cap. They also need to re-sign restricted free agents Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway, which adds to their financial constraints.
