With an earlier-than-usual playoff exit, changes are inevitable for the Edmonton Oilers.

Among the many decisions to be made is which of their pending unrestricted free agents they bring back next season. I recently wrote that re-signing Kasperi Kapanen is a priority, and NHL_Sid wrote about the reasons why Connor Murphy should be extended as well.

Then there are other pending unrestricted free agents like Curtis Lazar and Jason Dickinson, whom I’m on the fence about bringing back. If the numbers are reasonable for Dickinson, the Oilers should look to bring him back, as he was steady at the 3C spot, but should avoid any type of overpay.

Lazar didn’t produce a ton of offence, finishing with six points in 45 games, but among players that took more than 100 faceoffs in the NHL in 2025-26, Lazar ranked fifth in the league, going 61.2 per cent in the faceoff circle. Should they bring him back? It wouldn’t hurt them, as it will likely be at league minimum, but they could also go shopping in the bargain bin to look for a player more impactful in that bottom-six role.

Then there are pending unrestricted free agents who I’m more certain have likely played their last games in Oil Country, and we dive into those three players below.

Jack Roslovic

Jack Roslovic had a “streaky” reputation, but with the winger willing to sign a one-year deal with the Oilers at $1.5 million, it was worth the gamble to bring him in, signing on the season opener in the middle of Edmonton’s first game against the Calgary Flames.

Overall, the Oilers got tremendous value out of Roslovic in the regular season, finishing with 36 points (21 goals and 15 assists). He also had a stretch starting in late October where he put up 17 points in 16 games, and there were rumours last January that the Oilers were looking to extend him on a four-year deal worth $4 million a season.

But the Oilers may have dodged a bullet by not locking him up long-term based on a hot streak, though, because that old narrative of him tending to cool off in the playoffs surfaced once again.

The 29-year-old recorded only a single assist through six playoff games, and according to Natural Stat Trick, at five-on-five, he was outchanced by the Ducks 37-25 when he was on the ice. The Oilers’ early exit to Anaheim in........

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