Connor Murphy
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Sep 11, 2026
Neil SmithHOST
And they're re-signed from the UFA area.
Neil SmithHOST
Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy would both come in from the Chicago Blackhawks.
Neil SmithHOST
Kasperi Kapanen and Max Jones.
Neil SmithHOST
And also want to mention that Matthew Joseph is a UFA.
DianaHOST
You want a vet who can calm the locker room when the defense is shuffling.
AdamHOST
And looking at the defensive core, Evan Bouchard, Matias Ekholm, Ty Emberson, Connor Murphy, Ryan Shea, Spencer Stasny, Jake Wallman, the system relies heavily on structured zone entries and penalty kills.
AdamHOST
Anderson fits that structure better than anyone else on the roster.
DianaHOST
What about the other guys? Tristan Jerry and Devin Levi? Are they just competing for spots? Or is one expected to be the long-term solution?
AdamHOST
Ekhon provides a shutdown minutes on the back end, while Bouchard drives the offense from a point.
AdamHOST
The addition of Ty Emberson and Jake Wallman gives them flexibility on the second and third pairs.
DianaHOST
And Connor Murphy adds that physicality we've missed.
DianaHOST
It's a different look than last year, but it's built for playoff hockey.
Nick ZararisHOST
I do think that's worth discussing.
Nick ZararisHOST
And then last year, Nurse and Connor Murphy, seven-two in that Duck series, really good.
Nick ZararisHOST
Ekholm, Bouchard get outscored fix-- four to six, and then Jake Walman, Ty Emberson, four to two.
Nick ZararisHOST
Ekholm, Bouchard losing those minutes in the playoffs, largely, I would say, tied to the fact that McDavid physically compromised.
Nick ZararisHOST
We'll see how effective Ekholm was.
Nick ZararisHOST
We did an episode about Ekholm last week talking about effectiveness projections going into the future.
Nick ZararisHOST
Right now on my depth chart, which is on my yellow legal pad, I have Jake Walman and Connor Murphy together.
Nick ZararisHOST
I know the Oilers gave Ryan Shea a pretty solid free agent deal, but I think the fact that Jake Walman's on a seven-year deal worth 7 million per year is gonna give him the inside track to start further up the lineup.
Cam MoonGUEST
I think about even going back to when we did the show on July 1 and just seeing how everything was shaking down and the stuff that got done before July 1.
Cam MoonGUEST
When I think of Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy being... re-signed two guys that came in around trade deadline last year and fit in as well as they did.
Cam MoonGUEST
And both like fit a role that the Oilers needed and will continue to need.
Cam MoonGUEST
Like you think about it, if both of them or even one of them had chosen to go elsewhere for whatever reason, what a left, uh, a pretty big ball on either, either side, either forward or D and you'd be scrambling to try and fill that.
AdamHOST
The defensive restructuring is the key.
AdamHOST
We brought in Matthias Ekholm, Evan Bouchard, Ty Emberson, Connor Murphy, Ryan Shea, Spencer Stasny, and Jake Wallman.
AdamHOST
That's a lot of bodies to gel.
DianaHOST
And let's not forget the goaltending situation.
John ScottHOST
We got Jay Miller, one of the toughest players of all time coming up.
John ScottHOST
I'm gonna do an Edmonton Oilers deep dive, get maybe a Connor Murphy on, just see what the hell happened last year in the playoffs, and get his take on this season.
John ScottHOST
But lots of exciting stuff coming up.
John ScottHOST
Camp's around the corner.
Connor HalleyHOST
I mean, that one is one thing, but like Kaepernick re-signed, that's another one.
Connor HalleyHOST
To me, Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson re-signing was, all right, the guys are okay with this.
Connor HalleyHOST
Like there's obviously something there.
Connor HalleyHOST
Babcock has been a good coach and they're willing to play it out and see what happens.
KrustyHOST
And I believe this team starts hot and carries it through the whole year.
KrustyHOST
And then... loses in the first round that is the perfect would be the perfect gift for Krusty would be there would be all the incredible hype and they are just Toronto West that's what I'm looking for that's what I'm hoping for but the Oilers are the Oilers they've really got a good group of shut down people led by the deck you've got Connor Murphy there they've made enough changes.
KrustyHOST
They're pretty solid with role players.
KrustyHOST
Now the Babcock thing, I think that becomes a rallying cry.
Jason GregorHOST
So I'm, uh, that to me is, is the one-- like, when you look at training camp of, of things that, you know, are up for grabs, Jason Dickinson is your number one penalty killing forward, no questions asked.
Jason GregorHOST
I think Murphy and Shea are, are, are your top two penalty kill defensemen, and then you go down Ekholm, Walman, Emberson, Bouchard, however they mix in, they mix in.
Jason GregorHOST
But I think Edmonton's-- like, we talk about the importance of a first unit power play and how it work.
Jason GregorHOST
Well, get a first unit penalty kill.
Jason GregorHOST
Sure, guy slides in.
Jason GregorHOST
But if they're not in the box, they go out.
Jason GregorHOST
Like, Chicago had the best penalty kill in the NHL last year, and Dickinson and Murphy were half of it.
Jason GregorHOST
They were together virtually all the time on the penalty kill.
Jason GregorHOST
Now, they've added Jason Dickinson last year.
Jason GregorHOST
They added Connor Murphy last year.
Jason GregorHOST
They added Ryan Shea this year.
Jason GregorHOST
Those are guys who come with a pedigree of being good penalty killers.
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