Oilers’ Josh Samanski Gets His 2025-26 Report Card

Every NHL team has a player who leaves the most interesting paper trail, and Josh Samanski is getting his turn under the microscope. This report card looks at what he brought to the Oilers in 2025-26 and what still needs to sharpen up if he wants to matter more than a depth name. In this league, the back end of the roster is where reputations are either built quietly or buried just as fast. The evaluation matters because those are the margins that decide who gets another look.