Devan

[Glen Mah❤️💙🧡🇨🇦 @GlenMah]

An Open Letter to the Edmonton Oilers

Dear @EdmontonOilers,

As the saying goes, was the juice worth the squeeze?

Was signing Alex Formenton to a one-year contract worth the backlash, the scrutiny, the division, and the hurt it has brought to so many people who love this team?

Was it worth alienating survivors of sexual assault and violence, and fans who stand with them?

Was it worth putting your loyal supporters in the position of questioning whether they can still cheer freely for the team they grew up loving?

Was it worth it?

You did not have to make this signing. This was not an unavoidable decision. There would have been other roster options, through trade, waivers, or simply patience. Instead, the Oilers chose to bring a profoundly divisive player into the organization and asked fans to carry the consequences of that choice.

Yes, Alex Formenton was acquitted. Yes, he was cleared to return to hockey. But a legal outcome does not require the Edmonton Oilers to offer him a place on this team. Playing in the NHL is not a right. It is a privilege, and the Oilers chose to extend that privilege despite the league itself describing the events as “deeply troubling and unacceptable” and falling short of its standards of moral integrity.

That is the part I cannot understand.

Stan Bowman spoke about due diligence, private information, “growth,” and moving forward. Alex Formenton spoke about being open and honest, learning life lessons, and earning another opportunity.

But where is the substance behind those words?

What growth has been demonstrated publicly? What specific accountability has taken place? What has he done to acknowledge the harm connected to these events, to support survivors, or to show that this is more than a public-relations exercise built around phrases like “fresh start,” “maturity,” and “moving forward”?

Neither Bowman nor Formenton gave meaningful answers to those questions.

They spoke at length about Formenton’s opportunity, his hockey career, and the difficulty this has caused him and his family. Yet there was no direct acknowledgment of the survivors of sexual assault and violence whose pain is being reopened by this signing. No apology. No concrete example of accountability. No survivor-centred commitment. No explanation of why the Oilers believe this decision does not minimize the harm at the centre of this story.

That silence matters.

Calling this merely a “difference of opinion” is not respectful of the gravity of the issue. This is not an argument about pizza toppings or how someone likes their steak cooked. This is about values, character, accountability, and what kind of organization the Edmonton Oilers want to be.

I will still watch the Oilers. I will still cheer for Connor, Leon, Nuge, and the players who have given this city so much to believe in. I want this team to win the Stanley Cup. But this signing has placed a cloud over that excitement, and it has forced many fans, including me, to question what our support now represents.

The Oilers had a choice. They chose this.

So I ask again: was the juice really worth the squeeze?

To survivors of sexual assault and violence: your pain matters. You deserve more than being treated as an inconvenient part of a hockey transaction. You deserve to be heard, believed, and supported.

#Oilers #LetGoOilers

[zach @zjlaing]

oilers superfan mama stanley says she will no longer support the oilers in the wake of them signing alex formenton.

in an instagram post, she wrote: "With a VERY, VERY BROKEN HEART, I am making an announcement I never imagined I would have to make.

I am deeply disappointed by the Edmonton Oilers' decision to sign Alex Formenton.

Although he was acquitted in court, I cannot ignore my conscience or what this decision represents to me.

As a sexual assault survivor, I must stand by my morals and stand with the woman at the centre of this case.

For that reason, as long as Formenton remains an Oiler, I CANNOT AND WILL NOT support or cheer for this team.

This isn't about the players who have been there—I will always love my boys.

This is about the organization's decision to bring in this one player. I just cannot support that decision!

I did not make this choice lightly or simply out of anger.

I've cried in waves because I feel betrayed by an organization I have proudly loved and represented for years.

Losing Game 7 two years ago meant losing a Stanley Cup; this feels like losing a team I have loved with my heart for most of my life.

CLEAR: I am still Mama Stanley. Mama Stanley belongs to ME—not the Edmonton Oilers organization.

She represents BELIEVE, kindness, children, survivors and community. I will not abandon her or EVER compromise her values." https://t.co/Uq1uMrw4z2

[Devan @devannn_c]

@SportsnetSpec Ben Kindel would like a word

[Connor McDavid @cmcdavid97]

Our journey here continues 🧡💙

[Devan @devannn_c]

@bcurlock Ceiling for o'reilly?

[Devan @devannn_c]

@TheDithyK 💀

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

The Oilers have had a save percentage below 89% in 23 of their 47 playoff games in the past two seasons and came within one and two wins of winning the Cup. I would say that that's probably the main culprit IMO

[Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers]

LEOVERTIME 🇩🇪 #LetsGoOilers

[Devan @devannn_c]

@BlueBullet1981 Just saw this last night https://t.co/yHIlRCDHGX

[Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers]

WE WANT THE CUP‼️ #LetsGoOilers

[Kennedy @kennedystrash]

OILERS DUB

[Adam @OilersAdam]

What an unreal photo. I love the playoffs.

[Shawn DePaz @shawn_depaz]

Get in losers, we’re watching Jack Eichel get dog walked by the only man drafted ahead of him until our phones die

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

If I send you this just know I'm about to put on a show in Vegas

[Devan @devannn_c]

@TaylorMadeCA @lchowsy @BrendonMah @SaidRick18