The Oilers announced Wednesday that forwards Mattias Janmark and Matt Savoie, defenseman Alec Regula, and goaltender Frederik Andersen will all sit out next month's training camp while they recover from offseason injuries and procedures. That's four bodies gone before a single puck drops, and two of them belong to players Edmonton was counting on to actually change the roster this year.
The #oilers announce four players won't be available for next month's training camp while recovering from injuries: Mattias Janmark, Alec Regula, Matt Savoie and Frederik Andersen. Savoie and Andersen were injured during offseason training sessions.
Janmark's case is the least surprising of the bunch. He underwent surgery in March for a chronic, undisclosed injury that ended his 2025-26 season early and kept him out of the playoffs entirely, so a slow track back into camp lines up with that recovery timeline. Regula's absence is tied to a procedure as well, though neither the team nor reporting has spelled out specifics on what exactly he had done.
The Savoie and Andersen news stings more because both injuries happened on the Oilers' own watch, during summer training. Savoie is the centerpiece of the return Edmonton got from Buffalo in the Ryan McLeod trade, a 2022 first-rounder the organization has been grooming for a real NHL role after a full pro season in Bakersfield. Losing camp reps right as he's trying to lock down a full-time job is not the plan anyone drew up.
The Edmonton Oilers announced Wednesday that F Mattias Janmark and D Alec Regula (recovering from procedures), along with F Matt Savoie and G Frederik Andersen (rehabilitating injuries) will not participate in training camp next month: t.co/S5UQVj400i
Andersen's absence is the one that actually changes how camp looks. Edmonton signed him to a one-year, $2.8 million deal on July 1 after he helped Carolina win the Stanley Cup, banking on him to stabilize a crease that's been shaky for years. Now the 36-year-old is out before he's even put on the pads in Oilers gear, which pushes more early reps toward Tristan Jarry and prospect Devon Levi.
None of this is a season-derailing crisis on its own — teams manage camp absences every August. But stacking Janmark, Savoie, Regula and Andersen together means Edmonton opens the exhibition schedule thinner up front, thinner on the blue line, and still searching for certainty in net, the same question mark that's followed this roster deep into recent playoff runs. How fast each of the four gets cleared will say a lot about whether opening night looks like the team Edmonton built this summer or a patchwork version of it.