Overview
- Edmonton traded its 2028 third-round pick to Buffalo in exchange for Devon Levi and a 2028 seventh-round pick.
- Levi is under contract for one more season of a two-year deal with an $812,500 cap hit and is waiver-eligible, which affects how the Oilers can move him between the NHL and AHL.
- Levi posted a 23-20-9 record, three shutouts and a .904 save percentage in 52 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans in 2025-26 and has a .894 save percentage in 39 NHL games across parts of three seasons with Buffalo.
- He arrives in Edmonton to compete for playing time alongside Tristan Jarry, Connor Ungar and Matt Tomkins, with the team’s final roster role still to be decided in training camp and preseason.
- Buffalo accepted the third-round pick to ensure they received value for a goalie they risked losing on waivers, while Edmonton gains a high-upside former top prospect at minimal cap cost and added depth that could alter the team’s goaltending pecking order.