Tonight, a new report has revealed that the Edmonton Oilers are working to extend Vasily Podkolzin and Jake Walman before next season begins. Heading into the offseason the Edmonton Oilers and Stan Bowman made it clear that <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/stan-bowman-sparks-concern-with-latest-comments-on-connor-mcdavid-contract-negotiations' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>signing Connor McDavid to an extension</a> was their top priority. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/oilersdailyy/status/1935410028615450771'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Now, with the offseason in full swing, a new set of reports have confirmed that the Oilers have shifted their focus for the time being to Jake Walman and Vasily Podkolzin. Both players, like McDavid, have contracts expiring at the end of next season and are in need of a long-term commitment. <h3>Oilers Expected To Proactively Sign A Pair Of Key Players To An Extension</h3> According to Bob Stauffer, those discussions between Stan Bowman and Walman as well as Podkolzin are expected to take place over the next several weeks. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/OilerAlert/status/1943080451205402881'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Despite, a quiet offseason so far for the Oilers outside of the <a href='https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-trade-isaac-howard-to-edmonton-oilers-for-sam-o-reilly' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>recent trade for Isaac Howard</a> things should heat up in the coming weeks now. This would allow the Oilers to avoid situations where a player could walk themselves into free agency and be lost for nothing like happened last offseason with Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg. Both Podkolzin and Walman are coming off their first seasons in Edmonton with Podkolzin playing the entire season with the team and Walman being a trade deadline acquisition. The question for the Oilers now becomes do they prioritize overhauling their goaltending tandem like reports have suggested in the past or now shift focus to securing their future? As more updates are provided on extension talks with Podkolzin and Walman we will pass along all of the latest news.