Oilers Have Lineup Flexibility Heading Into 2025-26 Season
The NHL season is fast approaching, and training camp starts this week. This is an exciting time as fans start speculating who will crack the opening night roster and what…
Category Archives: Connor McDavid
Edmonton Oilers 5 Best-Case Scenarios for 2025–26
The Edmonton Oilers enter the regular season with a different kind of team. The roster isn’t as loaded, the depth looks thinner, and Connor McDavid’s contract situation hangs over everything.…
Oilers’ Jake Walman Extension Will Come After Connor McDavid’s
Recently, Edmonton Oilers insider Bob Stauffer reported that defenceman Jake Walman could be getting a six-year extension from the team when the time comes. But don’t expect it to come…
Looking Back on Connor McDavid’s Forgotten First Game in Edmonton
While it may be hard to believe, this coming week marks the 10th anniversary of Connor McDavid’s first-ever game in Edmonton. The current Edmonton Oilers captain made his debut in…
5 Reasons the Edmonton Oilers Will Win the Stanley Cup This Season
The Edmonton Oilers‘ Stanley Cup-contending window could be closing much quicker than most had envisioned. After the 2024-25 season had wrapped up, it seemed like it was only a matter…
7 Cool Things About Oilers Coach Kris Knoblauch
When the Edmonton Oilers named Kris Knoblauch head coach in November 2023, many weren’t sure what to make of it. He wasn’t a big-name hire. There was no Stanley Cup…
Connor McDavid’s Contract Situation Acknowledged by Canadian Prime Minister
For the first time in his NHL career, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid can test free agency—his eight-year, $100 million contract expires at the end of 2025–26. While that’s a…
“No Term”: McDavid’s Words Have Oilers Fans Speculating
The Edmonton Oilers have one thing following them around as the 2025-26 season approaches, and it’s the looming contract negotiations with superstar forward Connor McDavid. Recently, in a media availability,…
Is Connor McDavid Using “Family First” to Signal Change or Shield Himself?
For several years, my writing partner Stan Smith and I have gone back and forth on the language players use when they talk about their futures. Stan has a sharp…
Projecting Oilers’ Forwards Point Totals for 2025-26 Season
The Edmonton Oilers are going to be an elite team once again in 2025-26, though it could very well mark their final year as a true Stanley Cup contender. That,…