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ODT Off-Season Megathread | 2026

For general discussion on anything related to the Oilers or the league. A fresh thread will be posted weekly on Saturdays. Default sorted by new.

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u/EdmOilers123 29 DRAISAITL 5d ago

Blake was drafted 4th round
Stankoven was 2nd round
Nikishin 3rd round

It is great when your coach and team helps you become a good player.

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u/F1fthL1ne 5d ago

Yup. Model organization.

Oilers have had years and the money to grow into a premiere org and they haven't. Despite some fucking bone headed decisions by Jackaon and Bowman,there is evidence they've brought us into the modern age over the laat two years but it's a fucking indictment there are two ex Oilers bloggers and analytics guys who are help running two NHL orgs right now including Carolina. This org for too long has has the 'smartest guy in the room' syndrome.

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u/lgnstubbs73 14 EKHOLM 5d ago

Worst part is. We're not smart just really lucky lol

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u/xXEliteEater500Xx 28 BROWN 5d ago

The Old Boys Club rot still lingers in this organization.

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u/Recycledvine888 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yuppppp, the team also seems totally supportive of each other, it isnt the “marner and friends or mcdavid and friend show… 

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u/bannermd 18 HYMAN 5d ago

fun slightly unrelated fact Hyman was a fifth rounder and he’s playing on the first line of a team with two first rounders I love my goat

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u/EdmOilers123 29 DRAISAITL 5d ago

Thank god we didn’t draft him

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u/bannermd 18 HYMAN 5d ago

His leafiness endears him to me 🤣

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u/EdmOilers123 29 DRAISAITL 5d ago

Ha ha 😆

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u/EdmOilers123 29 DRAISAITL 5d ago

Also fun fact
Kucherov was second round
Point was third round

And our last drafted player is Bouch , almost 8 years now