The position group the Edmonton Oilers needed to address most in the off-season was goaltending. 

General manager Stan Bowman was busy adding two goaltenders to push Tristan Jarry next season, who needs a reset instead of a rebound.  

Whether Frederik Andersen or Devon Levi is a true solution can only be determined by the games, but where one lacks, the other makes up. 

Andersen has experience and pedigree, but lacks health and availability. The opposite is true for Levi, who wants to graduate full-time from the NHL but is a wildcard at this level. 

However, Andersen’s Stanley Cup experience can’t be discounted, even if he didn’t play the final games.  

The 2025-26 Edmonton Oilers didn’t have a player on the roster who’d won a Stanley Cup before, one of four teams a season ago that didn’t have a ring in their lineup. 

The previous two seasons, the Oilers had Corey Perry, who was almost 20 years removed from his championship in his sophomore season, but after he signed in Los Angeles, the Oilers never filled that gap. 

For a team looking to climb the mountain, that’s significant. Think of the clamouring for Paul Coffey to return to the bench mid-season. I can’t help but think that part of his influence on the Oilers is that he’s “been there, done that” when it comes to winning. 

Whether Frederik Andersen provides that on a nightly basis is another matter. 

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