NHL Insider Drops Huge Update on Carter Hart-Edmonton Oilers Rumors

NHL Insider Drops Huge Update on Carter Hart-Edmonton Oilers Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports.Goaltender is arguably the biggest position of need for the Edmonton Oilers, whove finished the last two seasons in heartbreaking fashion, losing to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final both times.And while the Oilers are likely turning over many stones in trying to find an upgrade over the tandem of Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard, the team has effectively ruled out one of the biggest wild cards.Though ex-Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is one of five former NHL players (along with Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton) who were acquitted of sexual assault last week, it doesnt appear that the Oilers have any interest in pursuing the former World Junior Championship gold medalist, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, formerly of Daily Faceoff.Former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart makes a save against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at Wells Fargo Center.Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsHart, 26, posted a 96-93-29 record with a 2.94 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and six shutouts in six seasons with the Flyers before becoming an unrestricted free agent last July.I was told that Carter Hart is a non-starter for the Edmonton Oilers, and beyond that, hes a non-starter for everyone right now coming off of his acquittal in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case in court in London, Ontario, as ruled upon last week, Seravalli reported for Bleacher Report.Look, him and the other four former NHL players have been labeled by the NHL as ineligible and theyre going to continue to review the file before determining next steps in the commissioners office.

So, until they care cleared to play, its not even really a conversation worth having even though the NHLPA has strongly voiced their objection to how the NHL has viewed the situation.Carter Hart is a "non-starter" for the Edmonton Oilers as the five former Hockey Canada players acquitted of sexual assault remain ineligible to play in the NHL (w/ @frank_seravalli) pic.twitter.com/4FNDVaYRAA B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) July 29, 2025Multiple media outlets had floated Hart's name in recent weeks as a possibility for the goaltender-needy Oilers if he's reinstated.None of the five from players who faced trial have been cleared by the NHL to return to play, though the NHLPA is fighting for all five players to be reinstated.Hart and the others all pleaded not guilty of the sexual assault of an unidentified accuser in 2018, when they were on Canadas World Juniors team.Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled that prosecutors didnt meet the onus of proof and that the plaintiff lacked the credibility needed to justify the charges.This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared..

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