EDMONTON — It’s a soft opening for the Edmonton Oilers roster, with four veterans on injured reserve allowing a few players to hang around longer than expected.

You can shelve the three-goalie system for now, with Frederik Andersen in town and rehabbing, but not yet ready to play. That’s one roster spot left open, while Owen Michaels gets an Opening Night start as Jason Dickinson is expected to miss the first week.

With Matt Savoie and Mattias Janmark both hurt, Max Jones stays around as the 13th forward. And while it is likely Spencer Stastney keeps a hold of his NHL roster spot, he begins the year as the Oilers’ eighth defenceman.

Here’s a look at Edmonton’s 23-man Opening Night roster, as their redemption tour begins after a very forgettable 2025-26 season:

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Ekholm-BouchardWalman-MurphyShea-MukhamadullinStastney-Emberson

On injured reserve: Janmark, Savoie, Anderson, Regula, Dickinson

Here’s what we like about this lineup:

• The top line, if it stayed together all season long, could well be........

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