Sergei Bobrovsky trade market widens as Buffalo, Vegas emerge ahead of Edmonton

Mar 5, 2026 (10:41)

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Jeremy Tingly reports Sergei Bobrovsky is being shopped, $10M cap hit, 16-team no-trade list, and Edmonton might be sliding from the front.

Bobrovsky is in Year 7 of 7 and is tracking to hit UFA in 2026, so this is pure deadline math, not a summer plan.

Florida sits 30-28-3, and that record screams "sell" even if the room hates it.

This season between the pipes has been rough for Bobrovsky, 22 wins with a .873 save percentage and 3.13 GAA.

The rumor also says Buffalo and Vegas are now ahead, with connections and cap gymnastics driving it.

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From an Oilers lens, that shift matters because Edmonton is 30-24-8, and this roster is built to chase right now.

If Buffalo or Vegas lands him, the goalie market tightens fast, and Edmonton loses leverage in every other call.

The fit was always simple: calm the chaos, win a low-shot game, survive the bad bounce.

But $10M at the deadline basically demands retention, or a third team, or both, and that is a messy ask with a no-trade list in play.

Oilers fans can feel it, the dream target is wobbling and the alternatives get scarier by the hour.

If this is real, the smarter play might be pivoting to a cheaper goalie who can still steal one, then spending the bigger assets on the blue line.

Edmonton does not need perfection, it needs a heater at the right time.

Friday's deadline clock is the whole story, and the "not the frontrunner" vibe is the warning sign.

If Bobrovsky goes Buffalo or Vegas, Edmonton's next move has to be quicker, cleaner, and way less romantic.

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