EDMONTON — Jack Roslovic waited the entire offseason for another NHL opportunity and wants to make the most of the one he now has with the Edmonton Oilers.

The 28-year-old forward practiced with Edmonton for the first time Friday after signing a one-year, $1.5 million contract Wednesday.

“That’s going to be the theme here, is opportunity: an opportunity to win, an opportunity to play with great players,” Roslovic said Friday. “They (the Oilers) have been to the [Western] Conference Final the last two years and obviously they want to go all the way, and the fire is in me too. I want to win. I know how hard it is and it’s a great opportunity.”

Playing with forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl is appealing to Roslovic, who knows the two well from his four seasons in the West with the Winnipeg Jets (2016-20).

Selected by Winnipeg in the first round (No. 25) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Roslovic has 260 points (102 goals, 158 assists) in 526 regular-season games for the Jets, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes, and 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in 45 playoff games.

“It’s fun seeing those guy go to work,” Roslovic said. “You kind of have two guys like that on every team that drive and lead the way. Obviously these two are a little bit different caliber, but it’ll be fun. Going back to opportunity, it’s going to be great to see how these guys perform not just on the ice, but see them off the ice and in practice.”

Roslovic had 39 points (22 goals, 17 assists) in 81 games for the Hurricanes last season and four points (one goal, three assists) in nine playoff games. He was not offered a contract by Carolina after his one-year, $2.8 million deal expired and became an unrestricted free agent.

Roslovic did not attend an NHL training camp this year and had been skating on his own in his hometown of Columbus, weighing the initial offer from the Oilers.

“It’s the business side of it of course, but I’m a hockey player. I don’t get into the business side of it,” Roslovic said. “It’s not fun, but it doesn’t stop you from working or keep you from moving forward, and looking forward to be a part of something.

“I’m here now, and want to focus on being here, playing well, doing things well that I bring from a hockey standpoint. That’s what the focus is. This summer was the summer, and we’re onwards and upwards.”