The news today should be all about how Bob Stauffer’s basically laid out what the Edmonton Oilers are going to do at the deadline and how they’re going to do it. Now, your choice as fan here is to either believe it at face value or consider it misdirection and believe Ken Holland is going to take one more massive swing before he sails off into the sunset.
There’s a bit more chatter on Adam Henrique, too.
Three days before the deadline, and the following tweet get dropped… Remember when the Ekholm whispers begun last year?… I’m just saying.
I’m sensing with the D market quickly shrinking action around Jakob Chychrun has picked up. Doesn’t mean there’s a deal to be made, but teams are likely thinking at least two playoff runs with him may be worth the asking price. @TSNHockey
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 4, 2024
I should start prefacing these blogs with the fact that I write them a day in advance and because we’re getting so close to the deadline there’s a good chance I might write about a player or a team and it be old news by the time it gets to your beautiful eyes. If that happens, my apologies!
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The Latest Edmonton Oilers Trade Rumors
The Beat Goes On
“I see Edmonton adding a top nine forward, probably a second line guy who can play right wing, if not a 3C, a third line centre, and then I still think they’re going to add another centre, maybe another right shot.
There is a way they can make those additions, maybe a top 6 right wing with an expiring contract, a fourth line right shot centre and a depth defenceman without moving anybody else out of the forward unit and that would give them a lot deeper forward unit and a depth defenceman that can come in as a seven.” – Bob Stauffer
“On defence, Stauffer said he was “pragmatic” and did not want to see Edmonton give up a first round draft pick unless they’re getting back a player with term. “I wonder whether or not it’s just going to be a depth d.” – The Cult of Hockey
- Not trading Cody Ceci is going to piss off a lot of fans…
- So Ken Holland’s plan is to keep the band together and sacrifice the coffers instead. Interesting… I can’t say I mind it. The group has had a tremendous amount of success together this season and it sounds like the team chemistry is really important not only to him but the leadership core as well.
- Top-six RW on an expiring contract: Vladimir Tarasenko, Jordan Eberle, Tyler Toffoli, Viktor Olofsson, Jake DeBrusk
- 4th Line Center: Sam Carrick, Nic Dowd, Jake Evans, Mark Kastelic
- Depth Dman: Joel Edmundson, Johnathan Kovacevic, Mike Reilly, Brendan Smith, Jalen Chatfield, Jaycob Megna, Colin Miller
- Lastly, Edmonton’s only going to have about $3M to spend here, do you think they’re going to get three players in on that without subtracting a contract? I suppose where there’s a will, there’s a way.
“I don’t expect to see [Holloway and Broberg] being moved between now and Friday, but you never know until the phone rings” – Holland#LetsGoOilers
— Adhi (@OilerAlert) March 6, 2024
Duck Season
“Chris Johnston on TSN Insider Trading reported the priority for Edmonton is to acquire Henrique. It is assumed the Oilers see him as a strong third-line center option who can also play wing and take key matchups. He is a reliable two-way forward and the Ducks can retain salary in any trade.” – The Hockey Writers
“It seems at this point, the top priority for Edmonton is to try to acquire Adam Henrique from the Anaheim Ducks,” Johnston said in the latest edition of Insider Trading. “He’s viewed as a good fit on multiple levels.” – Daily Hive
- Now, remember when I said to pay attention to the verbiage is when these things are reported. Not so long ago I remember talking about Stauffer saying the Oilers want someone “who can play top-6 RW”, right? And I’m noticing that Adam Henrique’s name isn’t in my list above, but we know that the Oilers really want him. So, might he be somebody that is considered a player “who can play” as a top-6 RWer or has the ship on Henrique sailed?
- Although, you do wonder if Holland strikes out on a winger for Leon, he knows that McLeod can skate there. Maybe he brings in Henrique and has him run the 3rd line. It’s not a bad option at all.
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