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What should be on the Oilers’ wishlist for Santa?

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Christmas Eve is here, which means it’s officially time to fire off a wish list to Santa and hope he’s feeling generous when it comes to our beloved Edmonton Oilers. With the team rolling into the holiday break looking as good as they have all season, I’m choosing to believe they’ve earned a spot firmly on the Nice List. If that’s the case, there’s no harm in swinging big.

Santa strikes me as a practical guy who appreciates effort, so I’m sitting here to write out my thoughts on a wishlist that would really level things up for our boys. As you’ll soon read, I put a lot of thought and effort into my Oilers wishlist, and if jolly Saint Nick can find it in his heart to deliver on even half of these items, then I see no reason why Edmonton can’t make a third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

1. HEALTH

Santa, as we roll toward 2026, the one thing this team could use more than anything else is good health when it matters most. The Oilers have shown time and again that when the lineup is intact, they’re as dangerous as anyone in the league. The biggest threat to this group isn’t another team, it’s the injury list. Keeping bodies fresh, willing, and available for the stretch run and playoffs would go a long way toward giving this team the championship the city deserves. So, if you’re in the mood to work a little holiday magic, feel free to wrap the Oilers in some kind of magical bubble wrap that gets them to spring healthy and in one piece. Do that, and I like the boys’ chances against absolutely anyone. This roster has everything it needs to finish the job, but they haven’t had a healthy squad even once yet this season. And heading into next year, staying healthy might be the final piece of the puzzle.

2. SIMPLE DARRYL

One of the most boring storylines around the Edmonton Oilers is the Darnell Nurse contract. Ken Holland signed Darryl to that monster deal after he put up 16 goals and 36 points in 56 games during the COVID season, and he’s never looked the same since. Of course, signing anyone to a max-term contract after a weird season like that is questionable, but this one has stuck in the minds of Oilers fans since Jump Street. But since Nurse isn’t going anywhere and there’s nothing we can........

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