# Oilers' Connor Murphy Extension Graded & Latest News and Rumours

### Also, Oilers are a destination for Sam Montembeault, trade history with Flames, and more.

[Justin Giampietro](https://substack.com/@justinghockey) and [The Hockey Writers - NHL Stuff](https://substack.com/@thehockeywriters)  
Jun 23, 2026

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All the latest from our great team of [Edmonton Oilers](https://thehockeywriters.com/edmonton-oilers/) writers.

### Grading Oilers’ 5-Year Extension for Connor Murphy

### Oilers Lock Up Connor Murphy With Five-Year Extension

### NHL Rumors Rundown: Tkachuk Fallout, Oilers Sign D-Man, Bobrovsky to Toronto?

### 3 Trade Destinations for Canadiens’ Samuel Montembeault

### Flames & Oilers Trade History Revisited

### From Sportsnet.ca

[How signing Murphy and Dickinson sets up Oilers to bounce back](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/how-signing-murphy-and-dickinson-sets-up-oilers-to-bounce-back/)

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