New report reveals a major shift in Connor Ingram's future with the Edmonton Oilers
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Tyler Ball
May 9, 2026 (3:04 PM)
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This afternoon, a new report has suggested the Edmonton Oilers have majorly changed their tune on Connor Ingram's future with the organization.
After a disappointing round one exit, many fans and analysts have been hoping the Oilers would make a major lineup change in some fashion.
In recent days, reports initially suggested big changes could be coming with Stan Bowman most likely not retaining starting goalie Connor Ingram.
With Ingram on the way out, the Oilers were expected to swing big for an upgrade between the pipes to support Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
However, a new report has now eluded to the idea that the Oilers will run it back with Ingram and a similar group to last season.
New report suggests major turnaround involving Connor Ingram's future with the Oilers
According to a report from Tom Gazzola, the Oilers are hoping to bring back Ingram along with veterans Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy.
Tom Gazzola says that the Edmonton Oilers have a desire to bring back Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson, and Connor Ingram.
After being named the starter, Ingram played 32 regular season games with a 2.60 goals against average and a 0.899 save percentage.
In the playoffs, his play was also mostly uninspiring with subpar stats across the board leading to questions about his ability to be the guy moving forward.
Bringing back these players would likely take up most of the salary cap space available to the Oilers leaving them little room to upgrade.
This would mean without a major trade made by Stan Bowman the Oilers would be running things back with what Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl called an average lineup.
As the offseason gets underway, it will be fascinating to see if Bowman takes a swing on new talent or tries to hope for internal growth from veterans instead.
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