Dave O'Brien

Dave is an Edmonton Oilers fan from the other side of the country, residing in Central Ontario. Growing up in a household that celebrated the Toronto Maple Leafs, he fell in love with the grit and determination of Ryan Smyth. Dave fully embraces "fancy stats" and loves a good hockey argument

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Edmonton Oilers: The Mystery of Griffin Reinhart

by Dave O'Brien

One season removed from a questionable trade the brought Griffin Reinhart to the Edmonton Oilers, the 22-year-old, left shot defenseman has yet to...

Edmonton Oilers: The Curious Case of Mark Fayne

by Dave O'Brien

At first, Mark Fayne was an important signing for the Edmonton Oilers. At the time, all the arrows pointed to Fayne being an elite shutdown...

Edmonton Oilers Draft Targets: Cliff Pu

by Dave O'Brien

Outside of the NHL the Edmonton Oilers are sorely lacking in forward prospects. Aside from improving the defense at the NHL level, restocking the...

Edmonton Oilers Draft Targets: David Quenneville

by Dave O'Brien

As the Edmonton Oilers turn their sights towards the offseason, this upcoming draft is a pivotal one for the organization. In last year's draft,...

Edmonton Oilers: How Defense Looks With or Without Hall

by Dave O'Brien

Regardless of where you stand on Edmonton Oilers winger Taylor Hall, his underlying analytics are some of the best in the league. Hall is the...

Edmonton Oilers: How Oscar Klefbom Really Stacks Up

by Dave O'Brien

The Edmonton Oilers were truly hurt this season by a multitude of injuries to key players. None of which cost the Oilers as much at the 52 games...

Edmonton Oilers Must Search for More Offense

by Dave O'Brien

At first glance the Edmonton Oilers would appear on paper, to be a good offensive team. With their numerous high draft picks devoted to top offensive...

Edmonton Oilers: Think Twice Before Breaking Up the Core

by Dave O'Brien

The NHL trade deadline has passed. The Edmonton Oilers are outside the playoff race. Attention is now being turned to the offseason where GM Peter...

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Edmonton Oilers: Condors That Deserve NHL Action

by Dave O'Brien

With the Edmonton Oilers set to be sellers at this year’s trade deadline, they will need several players from the Bakersfield Condors to fill...