NHL analyst Preston Hodgkinson has revealed the top four Oilers players that GM Stan Bowman could be trading this offseason as a roster shakeup looms. The <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/star-goaltender-willing-to-accept-trade-to-the-edmonton-oilers-per-nhl-insider' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Edmonton Oilers are preparing to undergo a wholesale roster remake</a> this off-season. General Manager Stan Bowman has been candid: the 2025-26 Oilers will be different. Bowman was confident in the blueline unit, but was blunt in asserting he was unhappy with the netminding and the forward corps as a whole. <h3>The Oilers require cap space to re-sign Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard</h3> Free agent signings are in the cards, as are trades. With Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard extension contracts looming, the Oilers require cap space, so some of their existing players will be gone, <a href='https://dailyhive.com/author/preston_hodgkinson' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>per NHL analyst Preston Hodgkinson.</a> One player almost certainly on his way out of town is Viktor Arvidsson. With one year gone on his two-year deal, the Swedish winger underproduced with 15 goals and sat out in the playoffs. He does not belong in Edmonton anymore. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLRumourReport/status/1937337087847473643'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Evander Kane might also be on his way out. While he played great in the playoffs, injury prevented him from playing the entire regular season. Having one year remaining on his deal, he might be dangled as trade bait. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLRumourReport/status/1935477013919445498'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Max Jones, acquired at the trade deadline for depth, did absolutely nothing. Acquired for grit, he didn't get into action in a single game of the playoffs and was replaced by Kasperi Kapanen. In net, change is on the way. Stuart Skinner will stick around, but the Oilers will want an upgrade to create a better tandem. Calvin Pickard, through no fault of his own, as he was pretty solid in the playoffs, is the odd man out. A wild and rebuilding summer is on the way in Edmonton.