David Staples
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Past articles by David:
Evan Bouchard makes every fan and pundit crazy, each in our own biased manner
Evan Bouchard is an enigma wrapped in a distortion. → Read More
Do you know the secret to how the Edmonton Oilers can fix their Overtime blues?
Do you know the secret to how the Edmonton Oilers can fix their Overtime blues? → Read More
Player grades: Edmonton Oilers lose a game they deserved to win but such is hockey
The Edmonton Oilers lost a game they deserved to win but such is hockey. The Detroit Red Wings beat the Oil 5-4 in the shootout. → Read More
Superstar Erik Karlsson one of NHL's two or three best d-men. But can Edmonton Oilers get him?
A close look at NHL statistics reveals that Erik Karlsson is one of the two or three best d-men in the NHL this year, with only Cale Makar and Rasmus Dahlin… → Read More
Player Grades: Tired Edmonton Oilers pitch a stinker against Montreal Canadiens
Edmonton came out and played like their opponent’s lives depended on it. → Read More
Player grades: Yessa! Puljujarvi leads Edmonton Oilers in 6-3 win over Ottawa Senators
The Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senator played a skilled and spirited game, with the key moment in the game coming off a devastating Jesse Puljujarvi strike… → Read More
Ken Holland's magic trick? When no one was looking he transformed the Edmonton Oilers
Oilers fans and Oilers pundits are clamouring for a trade. → Read More
How Jesse Puljujarvi can make an extra $30 million in his hockey career
There’s no shortage of expert hockey knowledge in Canada, no shortage of people who have devoted much of their youth to playing the game and endless hours of… → Read More
Uh-oh! Unsettling news on a much-mentioned trade target for Edmonton Oilers
Some unselling news has come in on oft-mentioned Edmonton Oilers trade target Joel Edmundson of the Montreal Canadiens. → Read More
Player Grades: Edmonton Oilers blow deserved lead, lose in OT to Columbus Blue Jackets
The Edmonton Oilers had the lead and deserved the lead but found a way to lose to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime. → Read More
The secret the Edmonton Oilers know about Broberg that no one else knows
Every day when the Edmonton Oilers practice they get information about their players that no other team possesses. → Read More
Trade Evan Bouchard or Philip Broberg? Are you sure about that?
The Edmonton Oilers are on their best run of play this season with four dominating wins in their past four games, all of them against Pacific Division… → Read More
Player grades: Balanced Edmonton Oilers attack leads to 5-2 win over Seattle Kraken
The Edmonton Oilers never took their foot off the gas and it paid off with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. → Read More
Evander Kane coming back so who is getting moved out? Puljujarvi, Ryan or Foegele?
This in from retired NHL referee Tim Peel, his take that Evander Kane will be back in the Edmonton Oilers line-up on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken: “This… → Read More
Dangerous times for Edmonton Oilers as the pot is boiling for a big trade
These are dangerous times for the Edmonton Oilers as the pressure and outcry for a major trade builds up. → Read More
David Staples: Trudeau out to thwart Alberta with National Energy Program 2.0 — and that makes good sense for him
The flavour and content of Trudeau's rhetoric is the latest salvo in a fight between Eastern and Western Canada waged for 154 years. → Read More
Player grades: Stuart Skinner plays his heart out but Edmonton's defence weak in loss to Avs
Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner came up huge against the Colorado Avalanche, but his teammates not so much, allowing Grade A shot after shot through… → Read More
David Staples: Did Notley just nuke Premier Smith's exploration of Alberta taking over Canada Pension Plan?
Did Rachel Notley just nuke Premier Danielle Smith’s exploration of Alberta taking over pensions from the Canadian government? → Read More
The shocking stat that explains why the Edmonton Oilers look so wildly inconsistent this year
When it comes to stealing games, opposition goalies making out like bandits against Oilers There’s one shocking stat that explains why the Edmonton Oilers… → Read More
David Staples: The top five viral comments in politics this past year
The hottest, most viral political comments often have two characteristics: they fire up supporters but set ablaze the hair of opponents. → Read More