Every Olympic cycle, Team Canada faces the same problem with too many elite players and not enough roster spots. On defence in particular, the debate often tilts toward reputation or perceived safety and perhaps highlight-reel consistency. That dynamic is exactly why Evan Bouchard’s candidacy for the 2026 Olympics has become so polarizing and why it deserves a closer inspection. Bouchard is clearly…

After a dominant finish against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada last game, the Edmonton Oilers shipped up to La Belle Province, for a date with the Montreal Canadiens. Still in the early going of their last Eastern road trip of the season, building off the Leafs game would be huge. The Oilers have been a .500 team on their…

The Edmonton Oilers made a decisive move at the most fragile position on the roster this week trading goaltender Stuart Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Tristan Jarry. From a transactional standpoint, Skinner was approaching a critical point in his tenure with the Oilers both competitively and contractually, while Jarry arrives with additional term giving Edmonton a clearer medium-term plan in net.

This was one of the most anticipated moves of the last decade for the Edmonton Oilers. The acquisition of a new goalie after trying and only nearly succeeding with a tandem of Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard over the past two seasons. The stats and eye test don't lie; the Oilers needed this change. General managers Ken Holland and Stan Bowman both sat on their hands trying to address the goalie position during their tenures, with Holland's panic signing of Jack Campbell being a quick failure that led to the situation the team was in.

The Edmonton Oilers were in Toronto last night to face the Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. As is typically the case with their once-a-season visit. There will be no looking back on earlier games this season, in this postgame. Instead, it is just the here and now, with new goaltender Tristan Jarry and new defenceman Spencer Stastney. Sorry, them's the rules.