{"id":32815,"date":"2025-07-29T22:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32815\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:10:13","slug":"oilers-fans-eyeing-carter-hart-wont-like-latest-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32815\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Fans Eyeing Carter Hart Won\u2019t Like Latest Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite recent speculation, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hartca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_hr\">Carter Hart<\/a> is not an option for the Edmonton Oilers\u2014or any NHL team\u2014at this time. Bleacher Report\u2019s Frank Seravalli explained in a recent video that rumors of Hart being on the Oilers\u2019 radar are just that, rumors. There is nothing to it, if for no other reason than he\u2019s not eligible to sign anywhere. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BR_OpenIce\/status\/1950255683577770383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Seravalli said<\/a> that following last week\u2019s acquittal in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case in a London, Ontario court, Hart and four other former NHL players remain labeled as ineligible by the league.<\/p>\n<p>According to NHL sources, commissioner Gary Bettman\u2019s office is still reviewing the case and has not cleared any of the involved players to return. As a result, teams have been instructed not to pursue them. Hart, specifically, has been described as a \u201cnon-starter\u201d for the Oilers as the league determines its next steps.<\/p>\n<p>Does It Matter That Carter Hart Can\u2019t Sign Yet?<\/p>\n<p>While the NHLPA has voiced strong objections to the way the NHL has handled and is handling the situation\u2014arguing the players should be reinstated following the acquittal\u2014the league is taking a cautious approach. For the Oilers, that\u2019s not much of an issue. Even if they were to show an interest in Hart, it\u2019s unlikely they would sign him now. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Carter-Hart-Montreal-Canadiens-trade-rumors.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Hart Montreal Canadiens trade rumors\" class=\"wp-image-52718\"  \/>Carter Hart Montreal Canadiens trade rumors<\/p>\n<p>It appears the Oilers are leaning toward starting the season with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/skinnst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_hr\">Stuart Skinner<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pickaca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nhltradetalk.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_hr\">Calvin Pickard<\/a> and assessing their goaltending situation as the season rolls along. By then, perhaps there is some clarity on the status of all five players. Until the commissioner\u2019s office issues a formal ruling or clearance, the conversation around Hart\u2019s playing future remains effectively paused.<\/p>\n<p>For now, any talk of a trade or return to play involving Carter Hart is premature, regardless of public or media speculation.<\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhltradetalk.com\/rodrigues-trade-to-leafs-for-robertson-not-for-panthers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Proposed Rodrigues Trade to Leafs Makes Little Sense for the Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NHLTradeTalkweblogo4.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite recent speculation, Carter Hart is not an option for the Edmonton Oilers\u2014or any NHL team\u2014at this time.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,17788,448,82,2008],"class_list":{"0":"post-32815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-carter-hart","11":"tag-nhl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-top-story"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}