We are deep in the weeds this offseason. There has essentially been zero news around the Edmonton Oilers, with only a few interviews popping up from players and management.

However, whenever there’s news regarding an Oilers player, it tends to ruffle some feathers, and that’s what happened when EA Sports NHL announced that Connor McDavid will be rated 99 overall in NHL 27. They announced on Monday, that McDavid is the first member of the “99 Club.”

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A 99 for No. 97. Connor McDavid is officially the inaugural member of the EA SPORTS NHL 99 Club in NHL 27 👏 Pre-Order #NHL27 🎮 x.ea.com/90127

3:01 PM · Aug 17, 2026

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For the most part, Oilers fans believe this is the right thing to do, that it’s about time. There are others, though, who think this wasn’t the right move by the video game franchise.

“This is utter nonsense. Ray Bourque was a 99 overall in NHL 94. Mario Lemieux was a 100 overall (yes, that was a thing!” – Mike Gould........

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