Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner were two big signings for the Oilers this off-season, and now it's been revealed they shunned two top teams to sign with them. 2024 was almost a historic year for the Edmonton Oilers, but a tough Florida Panthers team stopped them from becoming the first Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup in over 30 years. Now, the team are clearly readying themselves for another deep Stanley Cup run, adding the likes of Adam Henrique, Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson this off-season already. Now, a new report has come to light that has stated Skinner and Henrique both shunned contending teams in the Eastern Conference to link up with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers. <q>Dreger says Jon Cooper gave Adam Henrique a call, but he chose to return to Edmonton. (Ray & Dregs Podcast)</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1808577049298415794'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>Chris Johnston on TCJS says Leafs talked to Jeff Skinner, pitched him on the idea of playing next to Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, ultimately he chose Edmonton.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1808224519703699673'> </a></blockquote></div> While those offers must have been tempting, neither of those teams escaped the first-round in 2024, and with the Oilers having a clear path back to the Stanley Cup Finals, the decision makes sense. On top of that, both forwards remain in a group with arguably the best duo in the NHL in decades, so it's easy to see why they both made the decisions that they did.