Edmonton was rumoured to be in contention for Brock Boeser, though the forward ultimately chose to go back to the organization that he has been with for the past decade. With Boeser not panning out for the Oilers, Edmonton switched gears and signed names like Andrew Mangiapane and Curtis Lazar, also acquiring Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Sam O’Reilly. They also extended the contracts of players such as Trent Frederic (eight years), Evan Bouchard (four years), and Kasperi Kapanen (one year).
Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 Season Series Preview: Edmonton Oilers
Welcome back to The Hockey News - <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> 2025–26 Season Series Previews. In this series, we’ll preview each of the 31 other NHL teams and their matchups against Vancouver during the 2025–26 season, including the dates of their games, some key players and free agency additions, and more. Last time, we previewed the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/">Calgary Flames</a>. Today, let’s take a look at the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/">Edmonton Oilers</a>.