Zach Laing

Canada

News Director and Senior Columnist at Oilersnation

associate editor, @oilersnation. news director, the nation network. nhl dfs and the dfs report for @dfofantasy. low-stakes grinder. never had a bad take.

Articles

Three Oilers who could be bought out as the NHL’s Buyout Window opens

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

The Buyout Window is officially open. It’s become somewhat of a tradition for the Edmonton Oilers to utilize such a window, as my colleague Cam Lewis pointed out Thursday, with the team buying out Lauri Korpikoski in 2016, Benoit Pouliot in 2017, Eric Gryba in 2018, Andrej Sekera in 2019, James Neal in 2021, and Jack Campbell in 2024.
Three Oilers who could be bought out as the NHL’s Buyout Window opens

3 days ago | oilersnation.com | Zach Laing
Why there should be no panic about Connor McDavid reaching free agency

3 days ago | oilersnation.com | Zach Laing
Why there should be no panic about Connor McDavid reaching free agency

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

It’s easy to look at the clips strewn across social media and gather the most important thing from Connor McDavid’s words that he’s leaving the door open to leave the Edmonton Oilers. “We’re all in this together, trying to get it over that finish line.
Even after Stanley Cup is handed out, NHL continues investigation into Oilers’ usage of LTIR with Evander Kane

3 days ago | oilersnation.com | Zach Laing
Even after Stanley Cup is handed out, NHL continues investigation into Oilers’ usage of LTIR with Evander Kane

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

The National Hockey League’s investigation into the Edmonton Oilers’ usage of LTIR cap relief for Evander Kane continues. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported Wednesday night that while the Oilers have cooperated with their investigation, fulfilling all the NHL’s requests for information and medical opinions, the league is deliberating their next steps. “There is the potential for retroactive punishment if the league finds the spirit of the CBA was violated,” Seravalli reported.
How the Oilers lost their second straight Stanley Cup Final

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

There’s no shame in being one of the best teams in the National Hockey League. But no matter which way you cut the cake, it’s nearly impossible to take solace in that when you watch the team across from you lift the Stanley Cup — doubly so when you’re the Edmonton Oilers, who watched it happen for the second straight year on Tuesday night. It’s easy to point out the issues. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl didn’t step up in a way they needed to in the final two games of the series.
Oilers, Trent Frederic are ‘close to getting done’ an eight-year contract

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

Frederic, 27, arrived in Edmonton ahead of the deadline in a three-team trade that saw the Oilers give up a 2025 second round pick, a 2026 fourth round pick and prospects Max Wanner and Shane Lachance. Injured at the time of acquisition, Frederic would remain out of the lineup before returning for a game on April 5th against the Los Angeles Kings, only playing 7:10 as he re-aggravated an ankle injury.
‘He’s loved it in Edmonton’: Corey Perry’s ‘top priority’ is to remain with Oilers

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Zach Laing

What a run it’s been for Corey Perry. It was a monster playoff for the 40-year-old veteran, turning back the clock and scoring 10 goals and 14 points in the Edmonton Oilers’ 22-game run through the Stanley Cup Final, setting an NHL record for most goals in a single postseason by a player 39 years or older. He’s also fresh off a regular season in which he put up 19 goals and 30 points in 81 games, playing up, down and everywhere in the Oilers lineup.
How the Oilers lost their second straight Stanley Cup Final

4 days ago | oilersnation.com | Zach Laing