Today the Edmonton Oilers have shockingly fired a fan favorite player who had been hired in a scouting role. NHL free agency is just days away with rumors beginning to pick up regarding top players new homes. Heading into free agency, teams will need all hands on deck to provide the most in-depth and accurate analysis of options on the free agent market and who is worth targeting. The Edmonton Oilers are expected to be especially active over the next few weeks reshaping their forward group and searching for a new goaltender. This evening, the Edmonton Oilers made the shocking decision to shrink their pro scouting staff just days before July 1st and free agency as former forward Zack Kassian has been relieved of his duties. <h3>Edmonton Oilers Fire Fan Favorite From Front Office Role</h3> According to Mark Spector of Sportsnet, the Edmonton Oilers have parted ways with Kassian and are expected to make several other changes to the front office structure. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnetspec/status/1939465778312757497'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hellohockeyshow/status/1939421310758826446'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> These changes come as Stan Bowman endures his first full offseason as the GM of the Edmonton Oilers after being hired late in the process last offseason. Kassian joined the Oilers front office after retiring from the NHL spending 12 seasons and over 600 games in the league. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jfreshhockey/status/1717623786827034938'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Seven of those twelve seasons in the NHL were spent with the Oilers before heading to Arizona for one final season. As of now, there has been no reason given for why Kassian was let go or who Bowman might call on as his replacement. Over the next several days as this situation develops we will pass along all of the latest details.