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State of the Nation: We need your votes in our Oilers Fan Poll!
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Michael Menzies
Feb 10, 2026, 09:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 16, 2026, 22:57 EST
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The Olympic break is upon us, leaving a 21-day break between Edmonton Oilers games.
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Josh Samanski are preparing for the start of a great Olympic tournament, while others are getting a much-needed holiday for the breakneck pace of Oilers games.
As we wait for the first Team Canada game on Thursday, and for the Oilers to return on February 25, we want to hear from YOU!
There are many hot topics in Oilersnation right now: Kris Knoblauch and the coaching staff, Stan Bowman and his player personnel decisions, trade targets, and goaltending are all under the microscope with Edmonton’s 28-22-8 start.
We want to quantify these feelings with cold, hard data. This is your chance to have your voice reflected.
We call it: the State of the Nation.
The poll questions are below; responses are due by Saturday night, but all responses must go in this Google Form.
We’d love to hear from you!
Oilersnation wants to hear from you, the reader, in our new weekly “Letters to the Editor” segment. Letters can be emailed to Oilersnation’s managing editor Zach Laing (zach.laing@bettercollective.com), titled “Letters to the Editor.” Please include a letter up to 200 words, including your name, place of residence (city, town, province, or state). Your letters may be edited for length and/or clarity. Letters must be submitted by 6 PM MT Saturday night to be considered for feature on Sunday mornings.

Poll questions

Are you satisfied with Kris Knoblauch and the Oilers’ coaching staff? 
  • a) Yes
  • b) No 
Are you confident in general manager Stan Bowman’s ability to improve the team? 
  • a) Yes
  • b) No
What should the Oilers’ top trade priority be? 
  • a) 3rd-line centre 
  • b) Top-6 winger 
  • c) Defenceman 
Which soon-to-be unrestricted free-agent would be your highest priority to re-sign? 
  • a) Connor Ingram 
  • b) Jack Roslovic 
  • c) Kasperi Kapanen
Who are you more confident in: Tristan Jarry or Connor Ingram?
  • a) Tristan Jarry
  • b) Connor Ingram
From a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the Oilers’ season so far? (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest)
How far do the Oilers go in the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
  • a) Miss playoffs
  • b) Round 1
  • c) Round 2
  • d) Round 3 
  • e) Stanley Cup Final loss,
  • f) Stanley Cup victory? 
Michael Menzies is an Oilersnation columnist and has been the play-by-play voice of the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the AJHL since 2019. With seven years news experience as the Editor-at-Large of Lakeland Connect in Bonnyville, he also collects vinyl, books, and stomach issues.

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