Edmonton Oilers Finally Have Premier Goalie In McDavid Era? Not So Fast!

This report here states that the Edmonton Oilers finally have a premier goalie in the Connor McDavid era. Not so fast! Frederik Andersen was signed to a very modest 1-year, $1 million contract filled with bonuses yesterday. Nice work on the contract side! Andersen has been a solid goaltender through the years in the NHL, but over the last few seasons, he's been anything but a premier goalie. He played in 52 games in the 2021-22 season, but he hasn't been close to that games played level since. In the last two seasons in particular, the 36 year-old (he will be 37 in October) played in just 22 regular season games in the 2024-25 season and posted a .899 save percentage on a very strong Carolina Hurricanes team. In the 2025-26 season, the year in which Carolina just recently won the Stanley Cup, Andersen struggled with a .874 save percentage in 35 regular season games. 

Edmonton made a smart move by throwing Andersen into the mix, on a cheap contract, with Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi to see if they have a legitimate NHL starter that can carry them to a Stanley Cup. The Oilers goaltending situation however is as shaky as it has been for several years. Maybe one day the Oilers will invest a top draft pick into a goaltender one day? Remember how Grant Fuhr worked out for this franchise? Yeah, it worked out okay!