Edmonton's mayor says a preliminary assessment shows storm damage to Rogers Place is not structural and the arena will be able to hold upcoming National Hockey League games.
It may have been Day 3 of training camp Tuesday, but in the Edmonton Oilers' world, it was Day 1 without former head coach John Muckler, who died Monday at age 86.
The NHL has made a ruling on the conditions in the July 2019 trade involving James Neal and Milan Lucic, as well as the Feb. 5 trade between the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs involving Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford.
Given the success the Edmonton Oilers had without Connor McDavid, the spotlight on general manager Ken Holland is even brighter before Monday's trade deadline as fans wonder if he'll add more pieces to the team to fuel their playoff push.
Earlier this week the Edmonton Oilers sent Connor McDavid for second and third opinions on his leg injury while they formulate a recovery plan, sources tell Sportsnet.
"We’re not going to out-skill anyone," Connor McDavid declared. And with some recent, questionable, transactions by the Oilers, it's hard to argue with him.
The Edmonton Oilers figure to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline, but the question is just what do they have that other teams want? GM Keith Gretzky would ideally like to clear some cap room for next season and Mark Spector looks over some potential ways to do it.
Leon Draisaitl and Drake Caggiuila each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers ended a 13-game losing streak against Nashville with a 5-3 victory Saturday.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid has recorded his 500th NHL point, assisting on Edmonton's first goal of the night against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.