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With four days until the March 6 trade deadline, Stan Bowman and the Edmonton Oilers have done some important things early. According to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman, the Oilers are acquiring veteran right-shot defenseman Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks. Friedman was the first to break the news Monday afternoon on X (formerly Twitter) that […]
The Edmonton Oilers have been looking in vain for months to sign Andrew Mangiapane. Those talks cooled in recent weeks amid the Winter Olympics, although a report from insider David Pagnotta on Monday reignited the rumors, raising hopes that GM Stan Bowman can find the veteran winger a new home before the March 6 trade […]
The Edmonton Oilers’ search for defense help has been relatively quiet since Bob Stauffer revealed their shift in plans ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. However, with the Olympics nearing their end and the roster freeze lifting shortly thereafter, names will once again start circulating as potential targets for GM Stan Bowman to upgrade […]
We’re entering a silly season in the NHL, with the Olympic roster freeze lifted on February 22 and the March 6 trade deadline soon to follow. As all hockey fans know, the coming weeks will be full of rumors, transactions and surprises, although it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between what is real and […]
As the NHL trade deadline of March 6, 2026 approaches, Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman faces a familiar crisis: a tight salary cap, dire need for a reliable top-nine forward and a top-four defenseman, and the relentless pressure to maximize Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl’s window. The Oilers are competitive in the Pacific Division, […]
The Edmonton Oilers head into the March 6 trade deadline in a familiar spot. After falling just short of a Stanley Cup in consecutive seasons, this team is looking to make a third trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. They’ve already made a few moves this season, including what felt like a panic trade for […]
If the Edmonton Oilers aren’t willing (or able) to go big and give up high-end assets for a player with real impact before the March 6 trade deadline, they will almost certainly look to increase depth, targeting a bottom-six forward and possibly a bottom-pairing defenseman as well. Even if they land a bigger piece and […]
Just as everyone in the hockey world was starting to feel like Bobby McMann was a done deal with the Edmonton Oilers, conflicting reports surfaced suggesting that GM Stan Bowman had actually been in talks with the Toronto Maple Leafs about Nicolas Roy and Oliver Ekman-Larsson – and not the Alberta native Wainwright. While this […]
The NHL will have a trading freeze for the next fortnight, but that doesn’t mean teams will sit on their hands the entire time. The conversations will continue over the break as front offices lay the groundwork for what should be a flurry of activity in the week and a half that will follow before […]
The Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked closely in recent weeks, with several trade possibilities floating around. Ahead of UFA, Bobby McMann was at the forefront of these discussions, with names like Scott Laughton, Brandon Carlo and even Jake McCabe also being speculated along the way. While this all still makes sense, […]
