August 20, 2021 /

#NHL22 Edmonton Oilers Rumors: “I have heard Edmonton remains interested in…”

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Oilersnation (Lewis)

The Oilers are reportedly still interested in Jake DeBrusk
  • Over at The Athletic Boston,Fluto Shinzawa answered mailbag questions from Bruins fans, and one of the topics that came up was the future of Edmonton native Jake DeBrusk.

“I have heard Edmonton remains interested in DeBrusk. Calgary to a lesser degree. Combine that with the cluster of left-shot forwards and the shortness of cap space, and trading DeBrusk remains a possibility. A No. 2 center would be the ideal return. But they are not in a great spot to trade picks. It would have to be someone of DeBrusk’s profile: an underperforming player with potential to play better elsewhere.”

  • Back in February, I wrote about DeBrusk being a possible fit for the Oilers as the team had a hole on the left wing in their top-six. Since then, though, the Oilers have added Zach Hyman and Warren Foegele and they re-signed Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, so the need for a player like DeBrusk isn’t quite so glaring.

BLH’s Thoughts: DeBrusk is more effective on the left-side and as Lewis so points out, the Oilers have Hyman, Foegele, and RNH already on the roster. They’ve also got Holloway, Shore, Benson, and Perlini down the line. 

Now, one scenario might open up the possibility for DeBrusk to come to Edmonton and that’s if somebody on the RW is traded like Zack Kassian, for instance. This would allow the team to move Zach Hyman to his strong side and then a spot would open up on the LW, but I’m not sure why they’d do that with Dylan Holloway coming unless they want to play him at center, but they what do they do with Ryan McLeod?

A little bit of a conundrum, you see… 

The Hockey Writers (Couch)

Oilers Should Target These 3 Goaltenders in 2021-22

Anton Khodobin

  • …he is a prime target to be moved after Holtby was signed cheaper.
  • If the Oilers can acquire him and move on from Koskinen, it would save them $1.167 million for the 2021-22 season, and they would have a tandem in net for this season and next at a very reasonable $5.533 million.
  • …with a reliable tandem in net, age and exhaustion might not catch up to them by the time the playoffs come around.

Joonas Korpisalo

  • …at only age 27 and with years of experience, he is just the type of young goalie Edmonton is looking for to fill that void long-term.
  • In the first season after Bobrovsky left for Florida, Korpisalo seemed to shine, posting a 2.60 goals-against average (GAA), a .911 save percentage (SV%), and 19 wins in 38 games to help Columbus into the playoffs.
  • Korpisalo also has a very fair deal in place at only $2.8 million for this season.

Alexandar Georgiev

  • Through almost 100 games in the NHL, Georgiev has shown great promise with a .912 SV% through parts of four seasons.
  • Considering his age, contract, and stats so far in his career, he may be worth a pretty significant haul going back to the Rangers if Edmonton doesn’t retain any salary for Koskinen.

BLH’s Thoughts: I don’t think the Oilers will acquire any of these goalies, to be honest. I’m of the belief that the organization feels like Mikko Koskinen is at the same level as those three. The fact that they’ve been unable to find a taker for Koskinen’s contract is also a factor that plays in here and as convenient as it would be for Dallas, New York, or Columbus to take Edmonton’s Finnish netminder off their hands, I don’t see any of those clubs having an appetite in doing that unless Ken Holland offers up a ridiculous sweetener to do so. 

Spector’s Hockey

Tim Campbell believes the Edmonton Oilers still need a long-term plan between the pipes. They’ll be riding 39-year-old Mike Smith as their starter with Mikko Koskinen and Alex Stalock in relief. Campbell points out a succession plan for the future remains elusive.

NHL.COM: With Shea Weber’s career potentially over, Mike Zeisberger believes the Montreal Canadiens must find a top-four defenseman for the long term. David Savard, Jeff Petry, Ben Chiarot and Joel Edmundson are their likely top four while Alexander Romanov will be expected to step up in his sophomore season.

BLH’s Thoughts: I reckon that Alex Stalock is going to give Mikko Koskinen a run for the backup spot in training camp and force Oilers management into a difficult decision. 

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