Oilers Face A Big UFA Call On Bowman’s Watch

Edmonton’s offseason is already getting framed by one of the oldest front-office questions in hockey - who stays when the bill comes due. Stan Bowman has a stack of pending UFAs to sort through, and that kind of decision tree usually tells you more about a team’s direction than any polished exit interview ever will. The Oilers know the hard part is not identifying the useful players, but deciding which ones fit the next version of the roster.