Matt Savoie Calls Opportunity With Oilers a “Young Player’s Dream”
Also, Oilers’ 2024 Draft Picks: What We Learned at Development Camp
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Oilers’ 2024 Draft Picks: What We Learned at Development Camp
July 11, 2024 by Brian Swane
The Edmonton Oilers recently held their 2024 Development Camp, bringing together 17 prospects for three days in Alberta. Six of Edmonton’s seven selections in the 2024 NHL Draft were in attendance: Sam O’Reilly (No. 32 overall pick), Connor Clattenburg (No. 160), Albin Sundin (No. 183), Dalyn Wakely (No. 192), William Nicholl (No. 196), and Bauer Berry (No. 218). Only netminder Eemil Vinni (No. 64) was absent.
Matt Savoie Calls Opportunity With Oilers a “Young Player’s Dream”
July 11, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Edmonton Oilers acquiring Matthew Savoie from the Buffalo Sabres seemed like a trade proposal you would make in a video game and hope the other team accepted if you were the Oilers. Only having to give up Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio in exchange for the ninth overall selection in the 2022 Draft was a one-sided deal that has left fans from both fanbases scratching their heads.
4 Teams That Could Acquire Edmonton Oilers’ Cody Ceci
July 11, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Edmonton Oilers have gone from being heartbroken after losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to trading into the first round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft to focusing on upgrading their team in hopes of making another deep run in the 2024-25 campaign. With several changes and additions including the signings of Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, as well as a trade that saw Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio head to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Matthew Savoie, the Oilers may still need to move some money out to re-sign their restricted free agents (RFA).
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Oilers History: The Return of Grant Fuhr
July 10, 2024 by Rob Soria
From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at the hands of Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, no goaltender had accomplished more during said period of time than Grant Fuhr. In fact, only a handful of players in the history of the game had put together the kind run the former Victoria Cougars standout did to start his career.