Edmonton Oilers News

Kane will undergo surgery and will miss training camp and the beginning of the 2024-25 season. Oilers' GM Stan Bowman said that Kane is going to be "out for a while." Kane still hasn't undergone surgery, so expect him to miss a significant portion of the season and he should open the fantasy hockey season on the waiver wire.

Edmonton locked up a massive piece of their future on Tuesday after the Oilers agreed to an eight-year, $112 million contract extension ($14,000,000 AAV) with Leon Draisaitl starting at the beginning of the 2025-26 season. The upcoming 2024-25 campaign will mark Draisaitl's 11th NHL season, having surpassed the 100+ point plateau in five of the last six years. He will look to build off last year's rare down(ish) campaign which saw him still pick up an impressive 41 goals and 106 points in 81 games played.

Edmonton and St.Louis continued to make news on Tuesday as they made a minor deal involving Paul Fischer and a 2028 3rd-round pick heading from St. Louis to Edmonton for future considerations. The 19-year-old Fischer was St. Louis' 2023 5th-round pick (138th overall) and had spent his freshman season with the University of Notre Dame (NCAA) where he had two goals and 16 points in 34 games played.

With Edmonton needing to offload salary after St.Louis tenured two of their restricted free agents this week (Broberg, Holloway), they have dealt Cody Ceci and a 2025 3rd-round pick to San Jose for Ty Emberson. Emberson made his NHL debut in 2023-24 and had a goal and 10 points in 30 games played. The 24-year-old should make a solid replacement for Ceci and a dependable sixth defenseman on the Oilers' third defensive unit.

Edmonton continued to add to their roster on Sunday as they acquired Vasily Podkolzin from Vancouver for a 2025 4th-round pick (Ottawa). Podkolzin was Vancouver's 2019 1st round pick (10th overall) but had fallen out of favor with the Canucks after producing only two assists, and 20 SOG in 19 games played in 2023-24.

There is an expectation around the Oilers' camp that 33-year-old Evander Kane will undergo surgery for an undisclosed injury and will likely start the season on the Long-Term Injured Reserve. The bruising right-winger missed the Oilers last five games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs due to an injury that would not allow him to sit on the bench and will look to right the ship after collecting 24 goals and 44 points in 77 games played in 2023-24.

Edmonton traded away a former first round pick (Xavier Bourgault) alongside Jake Chiasson and acquired Roby Jarventie and a 2025 4th round pick. The 21-year-old Jarventie is a Finish left-winger and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft (33rd overall). He made his NHL debut for Ottawa in 2023-24, picking up an assist and five SOG while only averaging 7:31 TOI/GP.

Boston added to its defensive depth on Friday by signing defensemen Alec Regula to a one-year, two-way contract extension. Regula was acquired by Boston from Chicago as part of the deal which saw Taylor Hall head to the Blackhawks in the 2023-24 offseason and had four goals and 26 points with Providence (AHL) last season.

Emberson picked up 10 points (1G/9A) in 30 games as a rookie for San Jose in 2023-24 and earned himself a one-year, $950,000 contract extension on Thursday. The 24-year-old was originally Arizona's 2018 3rd-round pick (73rd overall) and was traded to New York where he was eventually waived to begin the 2023-24 season before being claimed by San Jose.

The Sabres selected Savoie with the No.9 overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and he appeared in on NHL games with them last season. He won a WHL Championship with Moose Jaw, scoring 47 points (19G / 28A) in 23 regular season games and 24 points (10G / 14A) in 19 playoff games. During his brief time in the AHL last season, he had five points (2G / 3A) in six games. Given all of the offseason additions the Oilers made up front, it seems unlikely that Savoie will make the team out of training camp and acquiring him was a move with an eye on the future.

Stecher will remain an Edmonton Oiler after the 30-year-old defenseman signed a two-year contract worth $1.575 million ($787.5K AAV). The veteran defenseman was acquired at last year's trade deadline from Arizona is entering his ninth NHL season. In 54 games played in 2023-24, he had a goal, seven points, and 32 PIMs.

Edmonton continued to add to its defensive depth on Monday as it signed veteran defenseman Connor Carrick to a one-year, two-way contract. The 30-year-old spent the entire 2023-24 season with Coachella Valley (AHL) and had nine goals and 34 points in 70 games played. Carrick has 13 goals and 50 points in 242 career NHL games under his belt.

After hitting the open market, Adam Henrique's time in Edmonton will continue after the 34-year-old signed a two-year deal worth $6.0 million ($3.0M AAV) to remain an Oilers. The veteran forward was acquired at the Trade Deadline from Anaheim in 2023-24 and ended his season with 24 goals, 51 points, 37 PIms and a +9 plus/minus through 82 games played.

One of Edmonton's key depth pieces for their Stanley Cup run is returning in Mattias Janmark after the forward signed a three-year deal worth $4.35 million ($1.45M AAV) to remain with the Oilers. The 31-year-old is entering his third season in Edmonton and had four goals, 12 points, and 46 PIMs in 71 games played in 2023-24.

After being bought out of his contract in Buffalo earlier this week, Jeff Skinner has signed a one-year, $3 million contract with Edmonton. The 32-year-old is entering his 15th NHL season and had 24 goals, 46 points, 211 SOG and 34 PIMs in 74 games played in 2023-24.

Delia set career highs with Vancouver in games played (20) in 2023-24 and earned himself a one-year, two-way deal with Edmonton. The 30-year-old struggled while occupying Vancouver's crease last season, with his 10-6-2 record, 3.28 GAA and .882 SV%.

After failing to win a Stanley Cup after reaching the finals for the fifth time in his career, Corey Perry is going to run it back with Edmonton after signing a one-year deal worth $1,400,000 AAV. The 39-year-old is entering his 20th NHL season after putting up 12 goals and 22 points in 54 games with Chicago and Edmonton in 2023-24.

Brown will join his fifth NHL team in seven seasons after he signed a three-year deal worth $3.0 million ($1.0M AAV) with Edmonton. The 30-year-old appeared in 51 games with Arizona in 2023-24, picking up three goals, 10 points, and 75 PIMs.

After an injury-filled campaign in 2023-24 that consisted of 18 total games played, Viktor Arvidsson has decided to take his talents to Edmonton after signing a two-year deal worth $8.0 million ($4.0M AAV). The 31-year-old still managed an impressive six goals and 15 points despite only playing in 18 games in 2023-24 but has five 20+ goal seasons to his name over his 10-year career.