Overview

• Edmonton agreed to an eight-year, $30.8 million extension with Trent Frederic, locking him in at an average annual value of $3.85 million through 2032-33.
• The Oilers traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick, freeing up immediate cap room.
• General manager Stan Bowman dismissed trade chatter around Darnell Nurse, confirming the defenseman remains under contract through 2029-30.
• TSN insiders report Edmonton is pursuing a Victor Arvidsson deal to clear roughly $4 million and expects forward Connor Brown to test unrestricted free agency.
• The organization is focused on creating space for restricted free agent Evan Bouchard’s new deal and for extension talks with Connor McDavid.