The Edmonton Oilers have been reported to be exploring upgrades to their 4th line center position for the playoffs, and one insider is shutting down the possibility of Toews being the solution this season.

Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 The standings say that Chicago Blackhawks are the 32nd and last place team in the National Hockey League, but they never seem to be an easy out for the Edmonton Oilers. The Hawks won convincingly 5-2 right in Edmonton way back in Game 2,

The deal sees Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall go to Carolina and Martin Necas, Jack Drury and draft picks head to Colorado. Chicago gets its own 2025 third-round pick back and takes on half of Rantanen's $9.

Hall was acquired from the Bruins, along with current captain Nick Foligno, on June 26, 2023, to help Bedard, then an 18-year-old rookie, transition to the NHL from the Western Hockey League. Hall had four points (two goals, two assists) in 10 games before having season-ending ACL surgery on his right knee in November 2023.

The Chicago BlackHawks are in the midst of an awful season and whenever they can steal a win is a victory in itself. In what started as another one of those rare wins turned into a heartbreaking loss to the Edmonton Oilers who rallied back to defeat the BlackHawks 4-3.

The expectations for the Chicago Blackhawks this year were low. Now in year two of the Connor Bedard era, there was a thought they could take a slight step forward and become a more competitive team.

That was one way to wrap up a Friday night.

The NHL is back from its holiday roster freeze and fewer than two months away from the trade deadline. So far, there have been 15 trades, four coaching changes, plus extensions signed by Igor Shesterkin,

Teuvo Teravainen has been a calming presence for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the first season of his second stint with the team.

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night. Another chippy game between the Canadian rivals featured 13 penalties, including a game misconduct, and Corey Perry was right in the middle of it.

The Edmonton Oilers could look to bolster their defensive depth this season if new signing John Klingberg doesn’t meet their expectations when he finally enters the lineup.

Bertuzzi leads the Blackhawks in goals through 47 games with 17 and has 27 points. While he's effective scoring at 5-on-5 with nine goals playing the way he does, his net front presence on the power play has allowed him to get eight goals with the man advantage this season too.