Jeff Skinner hoping for First taste of playoffs with Oilers
· 1dLeon Draisaitl to play with dream linemates on Edmonton Oilers tonight, but will it work out?
Draisaitl will now play his first NHL game — an exhibition game tonight against Vancouver — with two new linemates, veteran NHL wingers and scorers Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner. It looks to be something of a dream line, three strong NHL attacking forwards coming together.
· 4dOilers’ Jeff Skinner on joining a contender, playing with Leon Draisaitl, comedy and more: Q&A
Hockey operations CEO Jeff Jackson heard the coach’s message loud and clear heading into July 1. Acting as Edmonton Oilers GM after Ken Holland’s departure, he signed veteran winger Jeff Skinner. It’s Skinner — along with fellow signee Viktor Arvidsson — who’ll flank Draisaitl to start the season.
· 5dJeff Skinner hoping for 1st taste of playoffs with Oilers
Though Skinner is excited at the prospect of possibly ending his 14-season playoff drought, he has been around long enough to know not to get too far ahead of himself. A lot can happen over 82 games, as the Oilers can attest last season, falling to the bottom of the NHL standings after 12 games before storming back and into the postseason.
Hockey players are often labeled as hard to relate to, but don't put Jeff Skinner in that category.The 32-year-old forward, ...
Head Coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed on Monday morning that the line of Skinner, Draisaitl & Arvidsson will make its ...
A fair bit of rust still appears to be on the Oilers game, while an industrious Canucks squad made life difficult for ...
Both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will take the ice tonight against the Vancouver Canucks for the team's final home game ...
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid shared his thoughts on the newly formed second line during Monday's 3-2 (SO) preseason ...
The Canucks couldn’t capitalize, the game went to a shootout, the Oilers won the shootout. Lekkerimäki rung the post with a decent move, then a clearly done-with-this-game Draisaitl hammered a slap ...
Leon Draisaitl scored the shootout winner on a slapshot as the Oilers won their second straight pre-season game, defeating ...
For Jeff Skinner, joining the Edmonton Oilers over the off-season was a sure-fire way to end a long drought that’s seen him miss playoffs in all 14 years he’s played in the NHL. For the Oilers ...
The Edmonton Oilers should be favorites to win the Western Conference all across the NHL landscape, and that’s extra special for one player.
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