While his place as McDavid’s right-hand man is being filled by Connor Brown in a reunion of the two Erie Otter junior teammates — at the behest of their former junior head coach, Kris Knoblauch, no less — Hyman and Skinner are reliving a bit of their own shared hockey history.

The Oilers' practice this morning revealed yet another new permutation of the Oilers' forward lines, as Jeff Skinner joins Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman on the third line. It's something of a reward for Skinner,

Emma Lingan and Michael Augello discuss trade talk about Taylor Hall and Jeff Skinner, Tristan Jarry's Penguins future, Zach Hyman's new team and much more.

Skinner has never played a post-season game in his 1,044-game NHL career, so making a go of it in Edmonton, a team with a legitimate shot at a Stanley Cup, is the obvious play. If he can make this work, the payoff could be amazing.

Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch is once again back to tweaking the lineup, this time promoting Jeff Skinner to the third line alongside Adam Henrique (C) and Zach Hyman (RW) during Monday’s practice.

Jeff Skinner hasn't lived up to expectations with the Edmonton Oilers leading to trade rumours and a healthy scratch, but now he's responding by elevating his game.

The Edmonton Oilers coaching staff is continuing to tinker with their lineup, making a move ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins that could add some depth scoring.

Zach Hyman never played major junior hockey, opting to go the junior A route, then four years of college at U of Michigan, but he’s an OHL owner now after he and his family bought the Brantford Bulldogs off Ottawa Senators’ owner Michael Andlauer.

The Oilers got the best of the Bruins in the first round of the season series back on December 19th, and they did even better in round two, shutting the home side out by a 4-0 final score. STUART SKINNER WAS FANTASTIC He may not have gotten credit for the shutout after getting pulled by the concussion spotters in the first period,