Leon Draisaitl's scouting report had some downbeat verbal. The man worked hard after draft day to iron those issues out of his game, and to add things that were not abundantly clear on the day Craig ...

Have you ever tried to find images that look like people or things in a cloud? My friend Christa and I did when I was maybe 10, of course at that age the imagination is more pronounced. Then again, ...

The Edmonton Oilers, in my opinion, reached a new plateau during the last several weeks. I have no idea if the club can sustain it, but it's clear as day this group believes in themselves in a way we ...

Stan Bowman has been working around the edges of the Oilers roster since his arrival as Edmonton's general manager in late summer. Vasily Podkolzin and Ty Emberson are solid young contributors, ...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is not scoring at five-on-five this season. He is one of my all-time favourite players, on any team, and his sublime pass to Connor McDavid earlier in the week is securely embedded ...

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As the NHL trade deadline approaches, it's good to take stock of the 50-man list and what holes there could be heading into the playoffs. I wrote about it here for The Athletic today. Much of what has ...