Overview
- Media reports in mid-June linked Edmonton to several potential targets, including Sam Montembeault, Jacob Markström and Jordan Binnington, while some commentators floated a difficult-to-execute swap for Linus Ullmark.
- Tristan Jarry remains the lone NHL-ready Oilers goalie with two years left at a $5.375 million cap hit, and his uneven 2025–26 performance has intensified calls to upgrade the position.
- Connor Ingram and Calvin Pickard are set to reach unrestricted free agency on July 1, which would leave Jarry without an established partner and narrow Edmonton’s options for next season.
- Trade scenarios discussed in coverage vary by cost and realism: Montembeault is a one-year, $3.15 million buy-low candidate; Markström would require a swap and carries a higher cap hit; Binnington would likely cost picks or prospects.
- Edmonton’s short-term window to win with Connor McDavid and existing cap commitments means the next moves could shape the club’s championship odds and roster flexibility for the coming two seasons.