Five important questions ahead of Oilers’ lengthy road trip

Love them or hate them, there’s never a dull moment when it comes to the Edmonton Oilers.

They had their best come-from-behind win of the season last game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, featuring their first fight of the season, magic from the captain, and big goals and saves when it mattered most.

That said, that win was enormous. With the Oilers about to go on a long seven-game road trip, the victory provided some big positives instead of the doom and gloom that would have followed a loss. It offered hope for a potential season turnaround, while also raising some questions with a difficult trip ahead, which we’ll take a closer look at below.

Was Trent Frederic’s Fight the Turning Point of His Season?

Trent Frederic got an earful from everyone, the media, the fans, after the blowout 9–1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Of course, the loss wasn’t just on him, but with such a shellacking and many looking for somewhere to point the blame, the little impact he’d made on the 2025–26 season up to that point was magnified because of it.

He’s thrown a bunch of hits this season, but with only one goal and zero fights before the Blue Jackets game, it’s fair to say that when he signed that eight-year, $3.85 million-per-season........

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