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Oilers add some goaltending depth, sign veteran goalie from Edmonton

One of these goalies has to work out... right? Riiiiight?

Trevor Connors

Trevor Connors

This just in, the Edmonton Oilers have signed 31 year old journeyman goaltender Matt Tomkins.

Tomkins, an Edmonton native, has just six NHL games in his 9 year pro career, all with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has played mostly in a backup role for the AHL's Syracuse Crunch the past two seasons after spending two seasons in Sweden.

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Trevor Connors
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A lifelong hockey fan with a background in professional writing for major international brands, Trevor joined Attraction Media in 2017. Since then, he's been breaking news, analyzing moves and serving up hot takes from around the hockey world for Hockey Feed's 500,000+ followers.

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