Edmonton Oilers appear to have fired former player from organization

The website had shown Kassian was replaced by former Buffalo Sabres assistant coach Jason Christie who now is part of the smallest scouting and player development staff in the NHL.

The 34-year-old former right winger was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 2000 and 913th overall and had a playing career that stretched from 2011 to 2024.

He was traded to the Oilers from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for goaltender Ben Scrivens on December 28th, 2015.

He had spent seven seasons as a player with the Oilers where he had and been inconsistent at times and had many seasons where he never played a full 82 games but was a very physical player and delivered many hits and fights over that time.

His time came to an end with the Oilers back in 2022-23 when he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes including the Oilers 1st round pick for several picks.

Much like Kassian's physicality, the Oilers are putting theirs on display in this series against the Golden Knights as several players including Trent Frederic and Evander Kane are showing their worth.

As the series has gone on the Oilers have grown stronger and have essentially run over the golden Knights especially in Game 4 were the team dominated from the start to finish which left the golden Knights bewildered and unable to mount any offense.

The Oilers are looking to closeout the series as Game 5 is going on currently at T-Mobile arena.

If the Oilers managed to defeat the Golden Knights, the team would get another chance to go to the Western Conference Finals and would await the finale between the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars.