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Oilers GM Bowman faces tough task of addressing goaltending, depth in off-season

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22.06.2025

EDMONTON — Perhaps the most enlightening part of being in Edmonton these last few days has been all the helpful information being volunteered by our thoughtful and compassionate friends across the hockey world.

Like that guy in Calgary, with the tutorial on playoff rounds and which one matters most?

See…? I never knew that Round 4 really was the most important one.

The reader is a Toronto man mansplaining roster construction and salary allocation? Wait — let me get a pen!

Or the Canucks fan advising on dressing room chemistry, and how Connor McDavid has clearly lost his?

Where would we be without such kind direction from such qualified sources?

As it turns out, the Edmonton Oilers aren’t a very good team at all — despite back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final. But just to be sure, we attended the season-ending press conference with Oilers general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch.

Our goal: to find out how they were going to put this messed-up group back on track next year — without McDavid, of course. Because he’ll be playing for the Leafs/Canadiens/Blackhawks/Rangers/Lightning/Bruins.

Sportsnet’s Matt Marchese and former Los Angeles Kings executive Mike Futa take you around the league on Sportsnet 590 The FAN’s national hockey show, airing live across the country daily from noon-2 p.m. ET.

The goaltending question

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