Bad news just dropped for Stan Bowman and Oilers fans are losing it
Dylan Holloway and Edmonton's next head coach are still dealing with the fallout from a summer the Oilers never fixed.
That is why this keeps coming back.
The names are not random.
Dylan Holloway.
Look at that list, then look at what Edmonton is still chasing.
A top-six winger with speed and size.
A left-shot defenseman who can skate and move the puck.
A legit 3C.
That is the sting.
Because the Oilers let 2 players go who already looked like part of those answers, and fans have not stopped circling back to it.
What do the Oilers need again? Oh ya, a top 6 speedy winger with size who can score, a top pair left shot 2-way defender who can skate fast and move the puck, and a 3C.
No fan was letting Broberg & Holloway walk. So why did the GM?
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Oilers fans are stunned after the latest bad news involving Stan Bowman
Holloway is the easiest example.
He brought pace, pressure, and the kind of straight-line game that fits around elite stars. He looked like a winger who could keep up, get in on the forecheck, and make life harder on defenders without needing the puck all the time.
Those players matter in Edmonton.
They matter even more when the roster is built around Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Then there is Broberg.
A mobile left-shot defenseman with size is not some luxury in today's NHL. That is one of the hardest things to find, especially for a team that keeps trying to calm down its own-zone play without losing transition speed.
Edmonton had that type of player in the building.
Now it is still trying to replace that profile from the outside.
And that is where fans get angry.
Not because every young player becomes a star.
Because the Oilers keep paying for the same kind of mistake.
They identify a need.
They already have a possible answer.
Then somehow the answer leaves and the need stays.
That is brutal roster management.
The Sam O'Reilly mention adds another layer too. It is another reminder that depth down the middle and future lineup balance still matter, even on a team with the best high-end talent in hockey.
Edmonton cannot keep acting like the stars will cover every roster miss forever.
They will cover a lot.
Not all of it.
That is why the Holloway and Broberg losses still feel so loud. They were not just departures. They were the kind of departures that made the roster worse in the exact areas the Oilers are still trying to patch.
And once fans realize that, they are not going to let the front office off the hook anytime soon.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 29, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||