Overview
- The Oilers signed depth goalie Connor Ungar on Thursday to a one-year, two-way contract that carries an $850,000 NHL cap hit, a move the team announced as a depth re-signing.
- Tristan Jarry remains the lone NHL-ready netminder under contract for Edmonton with a $5.375 million cap hit for two more seasons and he struggled after arriving via the December trade for Stuart Skinner.
- Multiple veteran goalies have been linked to Edmonton in trade and free-agent speculation — names reported include Jacob Markström, Jordan Binnington, Samuel Montembeault, Linus Ullmark, and Frederik Andersen — but those targets remain unconfirmed and media-driven.
- Calvin Pickard is unlikely to return and Connor Ingram is set to reach unrestricted free agency on July 1, leaving the Oilers' crease unsettled beyond Ungar’s depth signing.
- With Connor McDavid on a short-term deal and limited cap room, coverage says Edmonton is likely to pursue a buy-low veteran or a complex trade to add a playoff-ready starter rather than a long-term solution.