2026-27 NHL team preview: Edmonton Oilers

LAST SEASON After winning 15 playoff games in 2024 and 14 in 2025, the Edmonton Oilers entered the 2025-26 season with clear expectations: Stanley Cup or bust. And if that bar wasn’t already high enough, Oilers superstar Connor McDavid turned the heat up even more just days before the season opener by signing a two-year contract extension that maintained his previous $12.5 million cap hit. For the Oilers, the deal was simultaneously a bargain and a warning. McDavid is the NHL’s most talented player and a perennial Art Ross Trophy contender; in a league where the salary cap is increasing…