Oilers reportedly working on contracts for Corey Perry and Connor Brown

It’s becoming increasingly clear that some players on the 2024-25 Edmonton Oilers will return for next season.

In the news lately is Trent Frederic, who is reportedly signing an eight-year deal worth between $3.5 million and $4 million annually. Well, it seems like the Oilers are attempting to bring back two right wings as well: Corey Perry and Connor Brown, according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta.

In his exit interview, Perry expressed a desire to re-sign with the Oilers, and it makes sense as to why the interest is mutual. At the age of 39, Perry scored 19 goals and 30 points in 81 games, averaging just under 12 minutes of ice time per game. Perry finished second (or third if you count Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as a winger) in goals for all wingers on the Oilers.

Perry’s torrid pace continued in the postseason, as he potted 10 goals and 14 points in 22 games, turning 40 years old mid-way through the postseason. He finished just one goal shy of Leon Draisaitl, finishing second on the team in goals.

Brown started his Oiler career going 54 consecutive games without scoring a goal to start the 2023-24 season. There was no such issue in 2024-25, as Brown scored 13 goals and 30 points in 82 regular-season games.

The right winger started the 2025 postseason hot, scoring four goals and six points in seven games. He was relatively quiet the rest of the Vegas series, picking up a lone point. After scoring in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Brown suffered a hit to the head that knocked him out for the remainder of the Stars series. He picked up one assist in the Stanley Cup Final, playing through a broken toe. 

According to Puckpedia, the Oilers have just under $12 million in cap space for the 2025-26 season, with a large chunk of that going to Evan Bouchard at some point in the off-season. To clear cap space, it looks as if the Oilers will try and trade Viktor Arvidsson and Evander Kane, both of whom are in the final season of their contract, with the former having a full no-move clause.

Assuming the Oilers can re-sign Brown and Perry, as well as move Arvidsson, that’d leave one right-wing spot open on their roster. They could look for outside help to fill that spot, or potentially get younger and turn to Matthew Savoie to fill the hole.

Either way, it’s going to be a busy off-season for the Oilers.