Hello everybody. It’s been awhile. The Oilers season has concluded. Thankfully, unlike last season, they surprisingly made it to the Western Conference Final. However, they had a hard time matching up against a young, energetic Avalanche squad. Despite that, and all the jokes the rest of the NHL are making, it was a very successful season. In a season where we were 16-5-0, and then fell off the face of the earth with a 2-11-2 skid, it really seemed like this Oilers team was going to miss the playoffs. Ken Holland made a couple of big changes that turned around the season. He signed controversial forward Evander Kane to a one-year contract and *finally* made the decision to let go of Dave Tippett and Jim Playfair. In their place came in Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson. The team responded fantasically as they went 26-9-3 under them. Holland also made the trade to bring in hometown boy Dman Brett Kulak from Montreal. Kulak was someone that I
What should the Oilers do this offseason?
What should the Oilers do this offseason?
What should the Oilers do this offseason?
Hello everybody. It’s been awhile. The Oilers season has concluded. Thankfully, unlike last season, they surprisingly made it to the Western Conference Final. However, they had a hard time matching up against a young, energetic Avalanche squad. Despite that, and all the jokes the rest of the NHL are making, it was a very successful season. In a season where we were 16-5-0, and then fell off the face of the earth with a 2-11-2 skid, it really seemed like this Oilers team was going to miss the playoffs. Ken Holland made a couple of big changes that turned around the season. He signed controversial forward Evander Kane to a one-year contract and *finally* made the decision to let go of Dave Tippett and Jim Playfair. In their place came in Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson. The team responded fantasically as they went 26-9-3 under them. Holland also made the trade to bring in hometown boy Dman Brett Kulak from Montreal. Kulak was someone that I