Goaltending played a huge role in the Canucks’ series win over the Nashville Predators. But in true Canucks fashion, it didn’t go the way anybody expected.
The Vancouver Canucks swept the regular season series against the Edmonton Oilers this year. The Canucks outscored the Oilers 21-7 in those four games and 13-3 at 5v5.
The Oilers have recalled goaltender Jack Campbell and defenseman Philip Broberg from the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL after the affiliate was eliminated from the playoffs last night.
The Oilers are getting some reinforcement in the crease and on the back end as the team announced on Sunday they have called up Jack Campbell and Philip Broberg.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled Jack Campbell to the NHL. Campbell, along with defenseman Philip Broberg have been recalled to the main roster now that the Bakersfield Condors season is complete.
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell has suffered another setback in what is already a tough season for the veteran. Now with the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL, his game was finally starting to come around and it was looking like he could be an option for the Oilers if the playoffs required a call-up.
Last week, I discussed Jack Campbell’s future with the team and how the Oilers likely have no choice but to buy him out this summer. It will be one of many tough decisions that Jeff Jackson and whoever becomes the Oilers’ next GM will have to make.
Don’t look now Oilers fans, but Jack Campbell is finding his groove. The veteran netminder has had a .900 or better save percentage in five of his last six starts with the Bakersfield Condors, and as Ryan Holt points out, this isn’t just a quick two-week stretch of solid play from Campbell.
It’s safe to say that Jack Campbell has found his groove in the American Hockey League. On Tuesday afternoon, the Bakersfield Condors posted on social media that Jack Campbell was the team’s Player of the Week.
If you had told me back in November when the Oilers put Jack Campbell on waivers that he’d still be in the organization/still in Bakersfield at the end of February, I’m not sure I would have believed you.
The goal here isn’t to minimize Kris Knoblauch’s accomplishments. But humor me for a few minutes. The Edmonton Oilers fired Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12 following a 3-9-1 start to their 2023-24 season.
We’ve seen for years Edmonton Oilers fans travel well. In big games, they always show up across North America, but when Oilersnation sends a group off on a #NationVacation, it always ramps up a little bit.
What ailed the Oilers early this season is what’s helped prop them up on a remarkable, record-setting run in the New Year: their goaltending. The play of Stuart Skinner and Jack Campbell was one of many reasons Edmonton went 3-9-1 through their first 13 games, leading to a difficult coaching change that’s paid dividends.
Remember the 2-9-1 start for the Edmonton Oilers? When the sky was falling? A lot has changed since then. On November 10, they were tied for last in the league in points with the dreadful San Jose Sharks.
While he’s picking up his game in Bakersfield, Jack Campbell‘s stint with the Edmonton Oilers has been far from smooth. Signing as a free agent a couple of seasons ago, there were high hopes for Campbell to be the starter the Oilers needed.
The Edmonton Oilers have made a couple of changes to their bottom-six forward group over the past few days. Ahead of Saturday’s Battle of Alberta, Dylan Holloway was called up from the Bakersfield Condors, where he spent four games working as a centre.
Corey Perry signed a one-year contract and will be on the ice with the Edmonton Oilers this morning. He produced four goals and nine points in 16 games with Chicago earlier this season before the Blackhawks terminated his contract.
Jack Campbell‘s recent performances with the Bakersfield Condors raise serious concerns about his readiness to rejoin the Edmonton Oilers’ main roster.
Is the Jack Campbell saga in Edmonton nearing a conclusion?
The decision to sign Campbell over Kuemper will haunt the Oilers for years.
There have been a number of interesting takes in the wake of Jack Campbell being put on waivers and ultimately clearing them for assignment to the AHL.
In five starts this season, he has allowed 19 goals in the four losses (1-4-0) and holds an unsightly .873 save percentage.
It was always going to be bad, but it was never supposed to be this bad. The Edmonton Oilers dropped a bit of a bomb on the hockey world today, with the announcement that they had placed former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell on waivers.
In a surprising announcement, the Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Jack Campbell on waivers on Tuesday, for the purpose of assignment.
The only way general manager Ken Holland would be able to improve his goaltending situation heading into next season is by figuring out a way to move Campbell. Doing so won’t be easy.
Stuart Skinner should be the Oilers’ starting goalie for Game 5. But there’s not much leash left for the 24-year-old hometown hero.
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