Roby Jarventie: Everything to Know About the Oilers’ New Acquisition
Also, 3 Cap Dump Trade Candidates for 2024-25 & Glen Sather Retired With the Rangers, But His Legacy Is With the Oilers
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Roby Jarventie: Everything to Know About the Oilers’ New Acquisition
July 16, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Edmonton Oilers have had a successful offseason to date as they head toward the 2024-25 campaign. With new additions bolstering their forward lineup in Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson while being able to retain most of their unrestricted free agents, the Oilers seem set to run it back and become Stanley Cup favourites.
Glen Sather Retired With the Rangers, But His Legacy Is With the Oilers
July 16, 2024 by Brian Swane
In the midst of the NHL’s busiest time of year, on June 26, Glen Sather announced his retirement from hockey, stepping away from his executive role with the New York Rangers. It was easy to overlook Sather’s announcement, which came between Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 24, and the NHL Awards on June 27, the NHL Draft on June 28 and 29, as well as the start of free agency on July 1. Now that things have quieted down quite a bit, there is an opportunity to take stock of Sather’s legacy. Specifically, his legacy in Edmonton.
3 Cap Dump Trade Candidates for 2024-25
July 15, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The idea of dumping players’ contracts around the NHL has become a common practice amongst teams that want to free up some money in hopes of acquiring someone different or finding the funds to re-sign their players. Whatever the reason, it has become expected that contending teams will look to move contracts that haven’t panned out well in hopes of having more to spend.
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Connor McDavid Could Be Third-Fastest to 1,000 Points
July 15, 2024 by Jacob Billington
After a dominant 132-point season capped off by a 42-point playoff run, there is no question that Connor McDavid is one of the most talented hockey players to ever play the sport. At just 27 years old, McDavid is already closing in on 1,000 points. After the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, McDavid currently has 982 points in 645 career regular season games. There is a good chance that he can become the third-fastest player to reach 1,000 points in NHL history.
