A veteran goalie could be headed to Edmonton and it's generating major buzz
Sam Montembeault and Stanley Bowman now sit inside the same Oilers conversation for one simple reason.
Edmonton needs a goalie option that feels real.
If Montreal is truly ready to move Montembeault, the Oilers should be paying close attention.
This is exactly the kind of market inefficiency Stan Bowman has to explore.
Not because Montembeault is some automatic long-term answer.
Because Edmonton does not have the luxury of ignoring any credible goaltending path once a name like this comes loose.
The appeal starts with the contract.
Montembeault is not tied to some bloated multi-year commitment that boxes a team in. He looks more like the kind of manageable bet a contender can take without wrecking the rest of its summer plan.
That matters a lot for the Oilers.
They already have too many moving parts to chase only the biggest names and the most expensive fixes. If they want to improve in net, they may need to be smarter before they try to be flashier.
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A veteran goalie with over 200 NHL starts is suddenly emerging as an Oilers target
This is where the fit gets interesting.
Montembeault would give the Oilers a goalie with starting experience, a fresh setup, and something to prove after a year that clearly did not go the way he wanted in Montreal.
Sometimes that matters.
A fresh start can do a lot for a goalie, especially one leaving a crowded situation and stepping into a team that still believes it can contend right now.
And from Edmonton's side, the logic is obvious.
The Oilers are not shopping for another maybe in net. They are shopping for stability, competition, and somebody who can push the crease conversation into a healthier place.
Montembeault checks that box better than a lot of names fans throw around online.
He also feels attainable.
That is the biggest part.
There is no point writing about dream targets every week if the Oilers cannot realistically land them. A trade for Montembeault sounds like the kind of move that actually can happen if Bowman wants to act.
Would he solve everything by himself?
No.
But that is not really how Edmonton should look at this anyway. The Oilers do not need one perfect goalie savior. They need better options, better pressure in the crease, and a better chance of getting reliable saves when the games tighten up.
Montembeault could be part of that answer.
And if Montreal is ready to move him, Edmonton should not sit on the sidelines and watch someone else make the call.
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 2, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | - | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 1 | 1 | |
| K'Andre Miller | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Sissons | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | - | - | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
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