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2026 Stellar Recruits

If you're looking at the image to the left and thinking "that looks like an eye", you're looking at the Helix Nebula which is nicknamed the "Eye of God" or "Eye of Sauron" due to its shape! The nebula gets its eye-like shape from the glowing, gaseous remains of a dying star that has begun shedding its outer layers into space. Frankly, it looks awesome, but it's appropriate today because you're going to want to keep your eye on the following players listed below. Today, I present to you the 202...

NHL Free Agency: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Andersson headline massive opening day

The Chicago Blackhawks have locked in their new No. 1 defenceman long-term. TSN’s Darren Dreger reported early Wednesday morning that the Blackhawks reached an agreement to extend Bowen Byram for six years. The contract, which begins in 2027-28, will carry an AAV of $12.5 million, making him the highest-paid defenceman in the NHL. Byram, 25,…

Oilers sign forward Max Jones to one-year contract

A big Free Agency day keeps on rolling here in Edmonton, and the Oilers have checked another piece of depth business off the list. The team announced Wednesday afternoon that they have re-signed forward Max Jones to a one-year contract worth $850,000, bringing Oil to the Max back for another twirl after splitting the 2025-26…

‘Build Stan Bowman a statue’: Oilers fans react to Darnell Nurse, Devon Levi trades

It’s the end of an era as the Edmonton Oilers have traded Darnell Nurse. The deal makes Ryan Nugent-Hopkins the final link to their old AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons. The Nurse move wasn’t the only trade the Oilers made, as the team sent a third-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for goaltender Devon…

Oilers sign forward Mathieu Joseph to one-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Mathieu Joseph to a one-year, $1 million contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported. Joseph, 29, spent last season splitting time between the St. Louis Blues, where he scored two goals and 11 points in 39 games, and the Los Angeles Kings, where he scored no points in 12 games. Mathieu…

Oilers re-sign forward Kasperi Kapanen to one-year contract

Kasperi Kapanen is coming back to Edmonton. The Edmonton Oilers are running it back with the Finnish winger, having agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.6 million. In the 2025-26 season, he scored eight goals and 17 points in just half the action due to multiple lower-body injuries. KAPPY HOUR EXTENDED ⏰ The #Oilers have…

Oilers sign forward Eduards Tralmaks to one-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Eduards Tralmaks to a one-year, $850,000 contract, the club announced Wednesday. The undrafted 29-year-old spent the 2025-26 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League and put up solid offensive numbers. The Latvian scored 26 goals and 42 points in 64 games to finish fourth in…

Oilers sign defenceman Ryan Shea to five-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Shea to a five-year contract carrying a $4 million cap hit, the team announced Wednesday. Shea, 29, appeared in 80 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year, scoring six goals and 35 points, posting a plus-30 rating while averaging 18 minutes and 53 seconds in ice time per…

Oilers trade defenceman Darnell Nurse to Sharks for Mukhamadullin, prospect

Thirteen years after being drafted seventh overall by the Edmonton Oilers, Darnell Nurse’s time with the only NHL team he’s known has come to an end. The team has dealt Nurse to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenceman Shakir Mukhamadullin and a prospect yet to be named, according to TSN’s Ryan Rishaug. Nurse…

Oilers acquire goaltender Devon Levi from Sabres

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired goaltender Devon Levi from the Buffalo Sabres, the club announced Wednesday. The 24-year-old goaltender will arrive in Edmonton alongside a 2028 seventh-round pick, with the Oilers sending the Sabres back a third-round pick in 2028. TRADE