Nyorai zvekuenderera mberi kwechikamu chino - The Oilers yaizotanga mwaka zvishoma nezvishoma, yakagara ne 9<unk>9<unk>1 rekodhi mushure memitambo 19, asi kirabhu yaizopisa, ichienda 21<unk>9<unk>7 mumitambo yavo inotevera 37. Sezvo nguva yekupedzisira yekutengesa yakasvika, kirabhu yakanga isina chiziviso chepamusoro chepamusoro, uye vakagadzirisa nyaya iyi nekutengesa yavo yekutanga-kutenderera dhizaini muna 2006
kuMinnesota Wild nokuda kwaDwayne Roloson. Edmonton aizowedzerawo aimbova Calder Memorial Trophy anokunda Sergei Samsonov kukirabhu, achitumira Marty Reasoner, Yan Stastny uye wechipiri-kutenderera dhizaini (Milan Lucic) kuBoston Bruins kuti amuwane. VaOilers vakatamba hockey yepakati nepakati kwemwaka wese, asi zvakadaro vakakwanisa kupedza vari pachinhanho chechisere muWestern Conference uye vakakwanisa kuenda kuma playoffs kekutanga kubva muna 2003.