Marchand scores in double OT, Panthers beat Oilers 5-4 to tie Stanley Cup series 1-1
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EDMONTON - Brad Marchand had a pair of goals, including the winner in the second overtime, as the Florida Panthers evened their Stanley Cup final rematch with Edmonton, defeating the Oilers 5-4 in a wild Game 2 on Friday.
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Top Canucks winger going to the Oilers? Rumour-palooza heats up
Brock Boeser out with blood clot issues Brock Boeser to sign with the Edmonton Oilers? Major changes to the Oilers coaching staff? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The rumour mill around the Edmonton Oilers is heating up, with insiders suggesting that star Vancouver winger Brock Boeser might well make sense for the Oilers, as would a change in Edmonton's goalie coaching. The rumour mill exploded last week with talk that Darnell Nurse might be on the move, but that was almost entirely driven it seems by the growing faction of Oilers fans who have had enough of Nurse's playoff woes in Edmonton and hope to see him traded. On Friday's episode of Oilers Now. host Bob Stauffer talked about Edmonton freeing up cap space by trading away Evander Kane, then asked questions about what it would take to bring in a higher priced free agent. 'So it didn't work out for (Oilers winger Viktor) Arvidsson two years at four million… I think there's a strong possibility that by July 7th at the latest Victor Arvidsson is playing for a new team. And then Jeff Skinner is, you know, three million dollars on a one-year deal. That's seven million dollars that did not pan out. So I'm going to provide a scenario to you. Let's say the one thing you might be able to do is add a forward. And you would have to get creative with a guy possibly like (Adam) Henrique as well, who does have a full no movement clause. But could you, if you could get in the mix on a guy like Boeser, would you be scared off because he's a little bit, I think he's more of a shooter than Arvidsson or Skinner, but he is a little bit like those guys, and the price point is going to be significantly higher.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That was pure speculation by Stauffer but the Boeser-to-Edmonton talk grew into a full-formed rumour on Saturday when Tom Gazzola and Shawn Belle spoke with Fourth Period hockey insider David Pagnotta on the Hello Hockey show. Pagnotta said all talk about the Vancouver Canucks trying to circle back and sign Boeser was a non-starter. 'Brock has got a few choice words for them that I can't say on this program. I would love to relay the message. He's a friend. I can't do it. Brock's leaving. He's out.' A moment later, asked if Boeser was a realistic target for the Oilers, Pagnotta said: 'Yes.' On this morning's 32 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman also addressed the idea. 'I don't know who was the first to mention it, but someone talked about Boeser potentially going there (to Edmonton)… I don't know how Edmonton fits this all in (under the salary cap), but I don't think the idea is wrong. I don't think that's impossible that Boeser would consider Edmonton if they could make that work.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Friedman also mentioned the possibility of Bouchard signing a four-year deal in Edmonton for something around $9.5 million per season. 'That's just numbers that were being thrown around here. We'll see. But there seems to be a lot of confidence that it's going to get worked out.' Friedman added: 'I do think Edmonton is considering a change at the goalie coach position.' My take 1. Edmonton fans came to fear Brock Boeser in the 2024 playoffs when he played great hockey on a line with J.T. Miller. If Boeser had not missed Game 7 against the Oilers due to health concerns over blod clots, Vancouver might well have won that series. He and Miller were that good. But is Boeser consistently that good? I don't know. 2. When it comes to 5-on-5 scoring the last two seasons, Boeser ranks 164th out of 367 NHL forwards who have played at least 1000 minutes, with 1.72 points per 60. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That puts his scoring at a second-line level for the past two seasons. By comparison, Connor McDavid ranks first 3.09 per 60, Draisaitl ranks ninth at 2.66 oer 60, Skinner ranks 1156h at 1.89 per 60, Frederic ranks 175th at 1.67 per 60, and Arvidsson 226th at 1.51 per 60. Keep that in mind, that Jeff Skinner, also a like Boeser, has had more points per 60 at even strength the past two seasons. But the right-shot Boeser at age 28 is still in his scoring prime while Skinner and Arvidsson are older and heading out of their prime. In Vancouver, Boeser has consistently been a 50 to 55 point winger. He played great hockey teamed up with Miller in 2023-24, putting up 73 points in 81 games, then 12 points in 12 playoff games, but that season was at high for him. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 3. Could Boesser replicate that kind of peak performance on the wing with Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl? The Oilers hoped to see that kind of peak performance from Arvidsson or Skinner on the top two lines, but failed to get it. That said, overall, I thought Arvidsson was a solid two-way player in Edmonton, while Skinner was also OK. 4. It all comes down to cap hit and term with Boeser, who is obviously a solid Top 6 NHL winger. But the Oilers still have Arvidsson for one more year at $4.0 million per. I'm not so keen to see Arvidsson moved out. Again, his two-way play was solid for the Oilers. He wasn't a bargain at $4.0 million but he wasn't a disaster. But it sounds like that ship has sailed, no? 5. As for a new goalie coach for the team, why not? Stuart Skinner's save percentage has dropped three years straight. Why not try something new with him? At the Cult of Hockey LEAVINS: 9 Things, where Bowman might heads this summer
CTV News
8 hours ago
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Oilers add offensive skill, even a defenceman, to prospect pool at 2025 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers general Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch speak to media before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. As you can imagine, the Edmonton Oilers had little in the way of work to do on Day 1 of the National Hockey League Draft. That's because Friday is devoted to the first round. The Oilers, who've been busy assembling the NHL's most-veteran team the last few years and trading away picks for players as they chase a Stanley Cup, didn't have a selection until Saturday's third round. In the end, the Oilers took five players from the latter rounds of the 2025 draft held chiefly via conference call but with a live component in Los Angeles. The Oilers made their first pick at No. 83, taking winger Tommy Lafreniere. Another winger, David Lewandowski, was their selection in Round 4, 117th overall, while defenceman Asher Barnett (No. 131), goaltender Daniel Salonen (No. 191) and centre Aiden Park (No. 223) rounded out their final list. Rick Pracey, the Oilers' director of amateur scouting, characterized Lafreniere as a skilled forward who 'makes plays (and) has a good stick, so we think he's going to take off offensively.' 'He played sort of on a bubble team lower in the standings, so we think the team's going to improve,' Pracey told media on Saturday of Lafreniere's junior club, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. 'We think he's going to be a significant part of it.' Pracey sees Edmonton's fourth-round pick, another Western League forward in Lewandowski of the Saskatoon Blades, in much the same way, skilled and able to make plays. 'These guys are good off the cycle,' he said. 'They can extend offensive zone time. They can play with skill. They make quick decisions.' In adding U.S. development teamer Barnett, for whom the Oilers traded a draft pick next year for the 131st selection, Pracey said the Oilers' staff was 'a little worried about the overall defensive depth' of the 2025 draft pool but pulled the trigger to snag the 6-foot-1, 198 lb. rearguard. 'We were worried about late rounds,' Pracey said. 'Obviously (our) first two picks were forwards, so being able to add (a defenceman) really helped to diversify the draft class.' With their final piuck of the draft, the second-to-last in the NHL this year, the Oilers went with a player in attendance in L.A.: centre Aidan Park of Hermosa Beach, Calif., who scored 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 55 games with USHL Green Bay this past season and finished the 2024-25 campaign with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen. The nephew of former NHL player Richard Park was No. 94 in NHL Central Scouting's rankings of North American skaters. General manager Stan Bowman said he was pleased the Oilers could take a player with his skill at that late point. 'He's one of those guys that, for whatever reason, was passed over, but now you look at what he was able to do in a good league, and he's going to a good school next year (Michigan), I think he'll get an opportunity,' Bowman told media after the draft. 'We think he's got a lot of game, offensive ability, and later in the draft, you're looking for guys with a lot of upside, and he has it, for sure.'
CTV News
8 hours ago
- CTV News
Oilers add offensive skill, even a defenceman, to prospect pool at 2025 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers general Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch speak to media before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. As you can imagine, the Edmonton Oilers had little in the way of work to do on Day 1 of the National Hockey League Draft. That's because Friday is devoted to the first round. The Oilers, who've been busy assembling the NHL's most-veteran team the last few years and trading away picks for players as they chase a Stanley Cup, didn't have a selection until Saturday's third round. In the end, the Oilers took five players from the latter rounds of the 2025 draft held chiefly via conference call but with a live component in Los Angeles. The Oilers made their first pick at No. 83, taking winger Tommy Lafreniere. Another winger, David Lewandowski, was their selection in Round 4, 117th overall, while defenceman Asher Barnett (No. 131), goaltender Daniel Salonen (No. 191) and centre Aiden Park (No. 223) rounded out their final list. Rick Pracey, the Oilers' director of amateur scouting, characterized Lafreniere as a skilled forward who 'makes plays (and) has a good stick, so we think he's going to take off offensively.' 'He played sort of on a bubble team lower in the standings, so we think the team's going to improve,' Pracey told media on Saturday of Lafreniere's junior club, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. 'We think he's going to be a significant part of it.' Pracey sees Edmonton's fourth-round pick, another Western League forward in Lewandowski of the Saskatoon Blades, in much the same way, skilled and able to make plays. 'These guys are good off the cycle,' he said. 'They can extend offensive zone time. They can play with skill. They make quick decisions.' In adding U.S. development teamer Barnett, for whom the Oilers traded a draft pick next year for the 131st selection, Pracey said the Oilers' staff was 'a little worried about the overall defensive depth' of the 2025 draft pool but pulled the trigger to snag the 6-foot-1, 198 lb. rearguard. 'We were worried about late rounds,' Pracey said. 'Obviously (our) first two picks were forwards, so being able to add (a defenceman) really helped to diversify the draft class.' With their final piuck of the draft, the second-to-last in the NHL this year, the Oilers went with a player in attendance in L.A.: centre Aidan Park of Hermosa Beach, Calif., who scored 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 55 games with USHL Green Bay this past season and finished the 2024-25 campaign with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen. The nephew of former NHL player Richard Park was No. 94 in NHL Central Scouting's rankings of North American skaters. General manager Stan Bowman said he was pleased the Oilers could take a player with his skill at that late point. 'He's one of those guys that, for whatever reason, was passed over, but now you look at what he was able to do in a good league, and he's going to a good school next year (Michigan), I think he'll get an opportunity,' Bowman told media after the draft. 'We think he's got a lot of game, offensive ability, and later in the draft, you're looking for guys with a lot of upside, and he has it, for sure.'
