Caleb Kerney
The Edmonton Oilers‘ offseason has barely begun.
All major parties involved with the team have had a few days to reflect on the NHL season that was. Stan Bowman, Kris Knoblauch, Leon Draisaitl, and Connor McDavid all shared their thoughts and feelings during their locker clean-out day.
Unfortunately, the prognosis was not good.
The Oilers should have an interesting offseason to say the least. Here is a guide to all things Oilers during the 2026 offseason. Signings, draft picks, trades, rumors, salary cap, and more will be found in this one-stop shop offseason guide.
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Edmonton Oilers Salary Cap Space
Projected Salary Cap Space for 2026/27: $16,488,334
Salary Cap Limit: $104,000,000
Unrestricted Free Agents & Restricted Free Agents
Here is a list of every unrestricted and free agent that the Oilers must make a decision on over the offseason.
Unrestricted Free Agents
- Adam Henrique
- Jack Roslovic
- Jason Dickinson
- Kasperi Kapanen
- Max Jones
- Curtis Lazar
- Connor Murphy
- Connor Ingram
- James Hamblin
- Samuel Poulin (Group 6)
- Cam Dineen
- Calvin Pickard
Restricted Free Agents
- Owen Michaels
- Colton Dach
- Spencer Stastney
- Josh Bloom
- Matvei Petrov
- Roby Jarventie
- Connor Ungar
Trades, Signings, & Contract Extensions
Look in this section for updates on the latest Oilers players, coaches, and management signings. Additionally, any trades or prospects signing ELC’s will be found here.
Oilers Rumors & Speculation
This will be the section dedicated to rumors and speculation. Whenever a pundit or another insider reveals a rumor or insider information, we’ll take a look at it here. Is there any merit to the rumor, or is it just a thought experiment? We’ll give our thoughts about it here.
Re-Oil: News Involving Former Oilers Players, Coaches, & Management
Anytime that a former member of the Oilers organization does something newsworthy, look for an update here on what happened.
