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Edmonton Oilers Trade Rumors: Could the Oilers Bring in an Ex-Teammate of Corey Perry?

Today, we’re taking blurbs from Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts blog on Sportsnet. We’ll be talking about the latest “trend” amongst GMs going into the March 8th deadline and I’ve got some concerns regarding one name that keeps coming up in connection to the Edmonton Oilers. Also, there’s a future hall-of-famer that used to play with Corey Perry that Ken Holland might have his eyes on… Who could it be? Read on to find out!

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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Late First Rounders All the Rage?

“One trend gaining traction is teams destined to pick later in the first round aren’t married to their picks. Vancouver and Winnipeg already moved them. Sportsnet draft gurus Jason Bukala and Sam Cosentino see a drop, and several organizations agree with them.”

  • How is this a trend that is “gaining traction”? This happens every year… Edmonton will probably deal theirs too. More on that below!
More Walker to the Oilers Talk

“Philadelphia can extend Travis Konecny on July 1, but the Flyers are trying to get the legwork done sooner. You’re going to see a real attempt at this. The prediction is Nick Seeler stays, and Jamie Drysdale’s arrival puts Sean Walker on the move (Edmonton and Tampa Bay are among interested parties). Rasmus Ristolainen’s stock is up, but the contract is tricky.”

  • It’s a real kick in the nuts deciding what to do with this defense on Edmonton, eh? I mean, it’s flipped the switch and become quite good. So, do you want to muck around with that right now?
  • That’s why I wonder about Desharnais. He partners with Ekholm on the PK and hardly plays with Nurse, ever. If Holland is dealing Ceci, is the new guy coming in to replace him? Could be risky…
  • That said, I am of the belief that Nurse does need a better partner. Is that guy Sean Walker? I can’t tell you that. Maybe it’s Colton Parayko. Maybe it’s Evan Bouchard. Maybe it is Vinnie Desharnais. What I can tell you is that we’re unlikely to find out anytime soon.
  • Imagine if Holland traded for Ristolainen and really f*cked with everybody. lol. Campbell for Risto, who says no? C’mon! You don’t think the big Finn could have a resurgence in Edmonton? 😉
Who’s Up for Some Flower Power?

“This afternoon a new piece of information from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Minnesota Wild are open to trading Marc-Andre Fleury. If the Wild do end up parting ways with Fleury, Friedman says that the Edmonton Oilers are a team to watch out for..” – Hawks Insider

“Earlier this week, insider Frank Seravalli also connected the Oilers to be interesting in Fleury as a backup or tandem goalie. He reported there’s a good chance Fleury is traded to a contender in likely his last year, and he could be moved for as little as a third round draft pick.” – Oilers Daily

  • Yeah, those sources aren’t the most reliable but I have heard Seravalli talk about Fleury on Oilers Now! So I’m just going to go with this one. Bear with me.
  • I thought MAF had no intentions of playing for the Oilers. I mean, weren’t they hot for him last year and struck out?
  • Now, there’s a bit of a conundrum here for Edmonton acquiring the future HOFer. What do they do with Pickard. From what I’ve been told, he’s really loved in that dressing room and I don’t think it’d be well received if Holland lost him either in a trade or on waivers.
  • But, what do you do with him if MAF is acquired? I guess they could keep three goalies but it’d handcuff them a bit roster-wise. How often do you see a club bring in a netminder and keep all three on the main roster?
  • I think the other thing is his contract prevents the club from doing a whole lot more unless they can get a third team involved and burn even more of their futures for this year’s run.
  • Honestly, I think the Avs are going to get him. Georgiev has been okay, Francouz can’t stay healthy, and Annunen is way to young. Fleury would fit like a glove on that roster.

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2023/24 Edmonton Oilers GM24: Oilers VS. Wild – 3P2W – “Practically Their Entire Blueline is Available!” Says Insider

Hey y’all! Welcome back for another season of Edmonton Oilers hockey! I’m BLH and I’ll be giving you the skinny on today’s game!

If you’re new here and are wondering what 3P2W means, well, it stands for Three Players to Watch and seeing I’m as lazy as I am, I figured we’d shorten it to 3P2W.

So with that out of the way, let’s talk a little bit about what’s been going on lately in the Oilogospehere and then get into the player’s I’ve put under the spotlight for today’s matchup!

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“I think Columbus definitely has a lot going on out there… I think Toronto is obviously looking. I think at some point in time Carolina, if their goaltending doesn’t get better, they might have to do something because that is a team that could win the Stanley Cup. And now I’m looking at San Jose too in the sense that they’ve made it pretty clear that practically their entire blueline is available.” – Elliotte Friedman on Oilers Now (12/6/23)

  • Only hours before that comment from Friedman the Blue Jackets put Adam Boqvist, Elvis Merzlikins, and Cole Sillinger on IR… Bob brought that up with Elliotte and Friedman emphatically shot down the Sillinger hint that Stauffer was throwing out. Leading me to believe that the Oilers are trying to get the young forward in a swap for Philip Broberg.
  • I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that Edmonton could swing a deal for all three whilst forking over Jack Campbell, Broberg, and Holloway to get Jarmo to eat some salary on Boqvist. I wouldn’t do it but that’s just me. I like Holloway far too much.
  • Should we be really concerned that Broberg hasn’t developed into the guy they thought he was going to back in 2019? He’s only 22 years old for Christ’s sake and they’ve been yo-yoing him up and down instead of letting him simmer.
  • On top of that, Holland traded for Ekholm AND re-upped Kulak to a multi-year deal. Where in Sam’s sweet Hell does Broberg fit into that scheme?
  • Then you toss in the obligatory Oilers prospect injury(ies) and it only makes sense that when you draft a defenseman that you send him back to junior until he’s 20 or back to Europe until he’s 20, then bring him to the AHL for a season without call-ups. During his second professional season he gets a cup of tea but then spends most of the year back in the minors. Now at year three of pro hockey is when you slot him in on your 3rd pairing alongside a veteran IF everything is going swimmingly. If not, back to the minors for another year to be a stud for that team.
  • You don’t f*ck around with these guys when they’re young. There’s been no consistency with Edmonton and their blue-chip prospects for years aside from bringing them up too early and breaking them.
  • All that said, I like that Lavoie is being forced to come along slowly. I don’t mind that Bourgault is down in Bakersfield getting his chops. I’d like to see Xavier get more of a chance though. Colin Chaulk is coaching to win, not to develop his organization’s players and that can be quite aggravating.
  • Any idea what’s the deal with Carter Savoie? Are they trying to develop him into a grinder in the bottom-six? Is he the NCAA version of Nail Yakupov now?
  • Honestly, who’s running this shit show. They signed Carl Berglund out of college last year to a 2yr $1.9M deal and he’s not even at a point-per-game in the ECHL as a 23 year old!
  • I’ve heard NOTHING about Jayden Grubbe since that HUGE trade with New York last May. Edmonton media was talking him up like he could be playing in the NHL this year…
  • I’m just rambling now… Enjoy the game tonight. Minny’s rolling. It should be a good one. Battle of the new coaches! Hynes vs. Knobby.
  • Oh, one last thing, the Wild’s defenders aren’t afraid to get in front of the puck. That’ll be something to watch in this one.

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Three Players to Watch for the Bad Guys

  • #97 Kirill Kaprizov (8g 15a 23pts) – I wanted to throw Brock Faber in here because he’s a massive revelation for Minnesota but I think it would be a disservice to Kaprizov considering what a massive talent he is and how exciting he is to watch.
  • #36 Mats Zuccarello (6g 21a 27pts) – Does this guy score every time the Oilers play a team he’s on? 25 points in 21 games against the Oil. 14 points in his last ten games.
  • #12 Matt Boldy (5g 8a 13pts) – Has scored four of his five goals in his last five games. He’s now rounding into form with the arrival of John Hynes. FWIW, I liked him in the 2019 draft over Broberg.

Three Players to Watch for the Good Guys

  • #13 Mattias Janmark (1g 4a 5pts) – All of his points have been in his last five games (three of those coming in the victory vs. Carolina) which may or may not be a coincidence seeing as Edmonton has been on a solid heater in that time. Depth scoring… Pretty important eh?
  • #28 Connor Brown (0g 1a 1pt) – I think I’m just trying to will a goal into existence for him at this point. He nearly had it against the Hurricanes.
  • #25 Darnell Nurse (4g 5a 9pts) – Don’t get me wrong, I hate his contract with a passion that burns hotter than the sun but putting that aside, he’s been very good for Edmonton in this stretch of winning.

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2023/24 Edmonton Oilers GM6: Oilers @ Wild – 3P2W – Is Kane Able? The Pressure is on the Oilers Winger Now…

Hey y’all! Welcome back for another season of Edmonton Oilers hockey! I’m BLH and I’ll be giving you the skinny on today’s game!

If you’re new here and are wondering what 3P2W means, well, it stands for Three Players to Watch and seeing I’m as lazy as I am, I figured we’d shorten it to 3P2W.

So with that out of the way, let’s talk a little bit about what’s been going on lately in the Oilogospehere and then get into the player’s I’ve put under the spotlight for tonight’s matchup!

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Random Pontifications

  • So…  The Oilers are still entertaining the idea of playing McDavid in the Heritage Classic… This club never ceases to amaze me with regards to how it consistently shoots itself in the foot instead of doing the right thing.
  • Edmonton is 1-8-0 in their last nine visits to Minny but the Wild have been leaking goals like crazy for about a week now. Meaning, on one hand it’s a great opportunity for the Oilers to light somebody up and get this train back on track but on the other hand Minnesota could snap their own skid because the Oil love to help other teams out in their time of need.
  • Bill Guerin’s club should be without their no.1 dman, Jared Spurgeon, one of their better goal-scoring wingers in Matt Boldy, as well as another veteran dman in Alex Goligoski. You’d think with that in mind that the Oilers would be in a pretty good spot going into this game but they’d best not sleep on Zuccarello (1g 6a this year), Eriksson-Ek (7pts this season so far), or whoever’s in net be that Filip Gustavsson or Marc-Andre Fleury. Edmonton’s been getting goalied a lot this year, so why would that stop now?
  • This club MUST find that mindset that had them beating everybody left and right from last season’s trade deadline to the end of the regular season. They need it, the fans need it, and FFS, I need it!

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Three Players to Watch for the (team)

  • #97 Kirill Kaprizov (2g 4a 6pts) – Six points on the campaign so far to lead his team in scoring and with 9pts in his six career games vs Edmonton, besides being Minnesota’s best player, he’s probably a pretty good bet to get his name on the scoresheet.
  • #23 Marco Rossi (1g 0a 1pt) – The once highly touted prospect has gone through the ringer to get to the NHL but now he’s here to stay as he centers the Wild’s third line with Marcus Foligno and Freddy Gaudreau. He’s a high IQ playmaking center who’ll eat up the Oilers if given the time and space.
  • #7 Brock Faber (1g 1a 2pts) – This young defenseman is a smooth skating two-way blueliner who’ll block shots and put up points. He seems to have outstanding edges from what I’ve gleaned and is not an easy player to get around because of that. Lots of heart and grit in this guy to boot plus he’s eating some major TOI right now with Spurgeon out of the lineup.

Three Players to Watch for the Oilers

  • #91 Evander Kane (0g-1a-1pt) – It’s time to shit or get off the pot for Evander or else it could be the beginning of the end for him in Edmonton. The worst thing would be for him to go down the same road Milan Lucic did.
  • #93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2g-4a-6pt) – What better time for Nuge to assert himself just a little bit more. Not easy with Foegele and Janmark (what?!) as his wingers, but what are you going to do when the coach refuses to throw Holloway up into the top-6?
  • #36 Jack Campbell (1-2-0, 3.65GAA, .902%) – Sweet Jesus, this is just the game Edmonton needs their goalie to steal one for them and Campbell could use the pick-me-up too IF he’s starting which I think he is just from going off of how Woodcroft has been rotating him and Skinner.

The Next Twelve Games (#2-#13)

  • 10/14 vs. Canucks – I think the Oilers will take 2/2 vs. Vancouver to start the year. (W)
    • (4-3 LOSS)
  • 10/17 @. Predators – The Pred don’t scare me. Their roster is in shambles. Poor Jusse Saros and Roman Josi. (W)
    • (6-1 WIN)
  • 10/19 @ Flyers – Their forward group looks entertaining but they’ve got nobody on defense. (W)
    • (4-1 LOSS)
  • 10/21 vs. Winnipeg – The Jets are always a tough out. I like their chances. (L)
    • (3-2 OTL)
  • 10/24 @ Wild – Minny isn’t as good as they used to be but still very solid. (W)
  • 10/26 vs. Rangers – I like NY’s defense and goaltending here. (L)
  • 10/29 vs.Flames – Calgary is going to surprise a few this year. (L)
  • 11/2 vs. Stars – This will be a very tight game. (W)
  • 11/4 vs. Predators – Leon will continue to light the Preds up. (W)
  • 11/6 @ Canucks – I’ll take Edmonton for a third time here, Alex. (W)
  • 11/9 @ Sharks – I don’t even recognize half the names on SJ’s roster… (W)
  • 11/11 @ Kraken – I like Seattle’s roster. Well-rounded. (L)

(predictions made 10/11/2023)

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(3/22/21) BLH’s NHL Trade Rumors: “Elliotte Friedman said that the Ottawa Senators will be listening to teams inquiries about…”

BLH provides you with the latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation featuring Erik Gudbranson (OTT), Darcy Kuemper (ARI), Ryan Getzlaf (ANA), Mikael Granlund (NSH), and more!

Is Leon Draisaitl’s excellent two-way presence just a mirage? One Edmonton pundit says they may very well be, BLH says not so fast. Read about it here.

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Satiar Shah: The best-case scenario if the Vancouver Canucks were to trade Tanner Pearson would now be to get a conditional draft pick for him if he’s healthy enough to move before the trade deadline.

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said that the Ottawa Senators will be listening to teams inquiries about their pending unrestricted free agents including Artem Anisimov, Ryan Dzingel and Erik Gudbranson.

Sportsnet: The Montreal Canadiens have a deep prospect pool and plenty of draft picks. GM Marc Bergevin did a lot this past offseason and he’s said he may not do much. Friedman says that Bergevin is never afraid to make a deal.

“The thing about Bergevin is he’s unafraid and he’s shown that this is an enormous year for the Canadiens with all of his actions so far… So what he’s selling, not everybody is buying. He’s got a lot of picks, he’s got a lot of good players. He said he won’t use things like that to alleviate his cap burden, but if he wants to do something big, there’s probably nobody in Canada that’s more capable of doing it than Bergevin is.”

The Athletic took a look at some potential trade candidates for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Both James Mirtle and Jason Siegel listed their top five trade targets, focusing exclusively on forwards.

Siegel’s List Mirtle’s List
Alex Iafallo Mikael Granlund
Taylor Hall Kyle Palmieri
Filip Forsberg Tanner Pearson
Rickard Rakell Bobby Ryan
Matt Nieto Eric Staal

Honourable mentions include Nick Foligno, Adam Henrique, Darcy Kuemper, Mattias Ekholm, Jamie Oleksiak, and Dmitry Kulikov.

Shug McSween (nhltraderumors.me) believes the Los Angeles Kings have two forwards who are very likely to be traded, Alex Iafallo and Dustin Brown.

On Iafallo: The 27-year-old versatile forward is a pending unrestricted free-agent and drawing the most interest of Blake’s hockey team. So far this season he’s recorded seven goals and 19 points in 27 games and can easily jump into a top-six or top-nine forward group on a contender. Last season he finished with 43 points and has shown he’s capable of producing on a nightly basis. Iafallo is making $2.45 million this season and team’s interested include the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.

On Brown: Brown is battle tested, a proven winner and has outstanding leadership qualities, most playoff bound teams would love to have him. The 36-year-old veteran has one season left on his contract for 2021-22, making $5.6 million on the cap. A steep number for sure, however with the resurgence of 13 goals in 27 games this season, some team’s may be willing to pay it. If the Kings retain salary, their return gets even bigger, it’s likely this is the case if a trade transpires. Teams interested include the Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins.

The Fourth Period is reporting that the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs have been talking about goaltender Jonathan Quick as of late,

According to multiple sources, the Los Angeles Kings have spoken with the Maple Leafs about Quick. At this point, a move does not sound imminent, but the option appears to be available if Toronto decides to pursue it in the next three weeks.

There’s a belief out there that if Andersen isn’t severely injured, he (and his $5 million cap hit) would be sent to the Los Angeles, upon which Kings GM Rob Blake can hold on to him for their own playoff run until he hits the open market as a UFA in the summer or flip him to another team before the deadline – the Carolina Hurricanes had interest in him in the off-season.

Assuming this actually plays out and the Kings take back a portion of Quick’s deal, acquiring him takes care of Toronto’s starter’s role for the next two seasons at a lower cap figure… It also creates slightly more space for another add up front, which Dubas is trying to do ahead of the April 12 trade deadline.

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Ben Pope reports Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman is “actively having conversations” regarding trade possibilities with other clubs as deadline day approaches. Bowman suggested he could be a buyer and seller. He’s seeking players who can be a part of the club’s future but won’t ship out players he feels can be part of their long-term plans.

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: David Schoen reports the Vegas Golden Knights are unlikely to make moves before the trade deadline. They’ve made big splashes during the last two deadlines by acquiring Mark Stone and Robin Lehner but GM Kelly McCrimmon believes his club is in a different position now. He also pointed out his club has limited salary-cap space.

Sportsnet’s Luke Fox listed Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf, Buffalo’s Taylor Hall and Eric Staal, Columbus’ Nick Foligno, New Jersey’s Kyle Palmieri, Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund and Los Angeles’ Alex Iafallo as his top-seven pure rental targets for the Leafs.

TSN: Frank Seravalli considers the following clubs as “soft” buyers: Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Oilers need either a scoring left-winger or a second-pairing left-shot defenseman but they aren’t interested in rentals or moving draft picks.

Sources: Spector’s Hockey, NHLTradeRumors.me, The Athletic, NHLRumor.com, NHLTradeTalk.com, The Fourth Period,

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(3/16/21) BLH’s NHL Trade Rumors: Hall to the Oilers? Gaudreau to the Maple Leafs?

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Eric Duhatschek (The Athletic) recently listed off ten teams that MUST make a trade by the April 12th trade deadline this year. Here are some of the more interesting snippets of what he said in that article,

  • Buffalo Sabres – “Maybe the most intriguing player on the Sabres outside of Eichel is defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, 26, with this year and next left on a contract that pays him $5.4 million.”
  • Nashville Predators – “The Predators also have a long list of reasonable rentals (Granlund, Haula, Richardson) or players with reasonable term (Cousins, Borowiecki, Kunin, Calle Jarnkrok) that they could move. Duchene and Johansen likely are owed too much money ($8 million apiece) and have too much term remaining on their contracts to elicit anything more than lukewarm interest, unless two teams can get reasonably creative.”
  • Anaheim Ducks – “The most attractive bit of trade bait is Josh Manson, 29, a right-shot defenseman earning $4.1 million for this year and next, but someone who has had a difficult time staying healthy. But when he is, Manson is a tough, edgy player to play against.”
  • Boston Bruins – “There are some defensive upgrades that they could conceivably manage… Options that would fit the bill on a shorter-term basis include Ryan Murray from the Devils, David Savard from Columbus, Jamie Oleksiak from Dallas and Montour, from the Sabres.”
  • Colorado Avalanche – “If the Stars were to fall out of contention, wouldn’t it be something if the short-term solution in Colorado turns out to be Anton Khudobin? Other more realistic options: Jonathan Bernier from Detroit or Antti Raanta from Arizona, who put on a goaltending clinic vs. the Avs last Wednesday night.”
  • Toronto Maple Leafs – “The Predators’ Granlund has been linked to the Leafs in some speculative circles, but repatriating Josh Leivo would be an inexpensive insurance policy and someone such as Boone Jenner, 27, at $3.75 million for this year and next might be a nice fit as well.”
  • Minnesota Wild – “If (Bill) Guerin wants to be bold, he could dangle Matt Dumba on the market, given that if he doesn’t move Dumba either at the deadline or just before the expansion draft, he’s got a protection issue.”
  • Calgary Flames – “If they do fall further out of contention, it’s possible they’ll be sellers but other than Bennett or a depth piece such as Leivo, it’s hard to see a lot of major moves in Calgary until the offseason.”
  • Detroit Red Wings – “(Jonathan) Bernier, as an insurance policy on a contending team, probably has the greatest value here, unless they legitimately start listening on Mantha.”
  • Ottawa Senators – “The Senators can expect to get calls on their UFAs and maybe even a few signed players, such as Chris Tierney, Connor Brown or Austin Watson. Is it just me or does Watson seem like a Darryl Sutter type of player?”
  • New Jersey Devils – ” if the Devils can judiciously sell at this year’s deadline, they’ll be in a position to spend, spend, spend going forward – at a time when everyone else will be trying to shed, shed, shed salary. They will be worth monitoring, a team that could be genuinely impactful at the deadline.”

Scott Burnside (The Athletic) has written about six NHL trade deadline deals he’d like to see this year. Here are some clips of what he posted,

  • Buffalo Sabres trade Taylor Hall to Edmonton Oilers – “The Sabres would have to eat half of Hall’s $8 million salary and the return would be negligible, maybe a mid-range pick and a mid-range prospect… But maybe the Oilers sweeten the pot if the Sabres took Neal off their hands…
  • Calgary Flames trade Johnny Gaudreau to Toronto Maple Leafs – “The Flames will likely have to eat some of Gaudreau’s $6.75 million salary as well as likely take back some salary possibly in the form of Alex Kerfoot… a first-round pick in either this year’s draft or next and another solid pick plus a prospect like Timothy Liljegren.”
  • Arizona Coyotes trade Darcy Kuemper to Colorado Avalanche – “Perhaps adding Francouz, whom goaltending experts believe has NHL starter capability, plus perhaps a second-round pick for Kuemper is the smart play for the Coyotes.”
  • Los Angeles Kings trade Dustin Brown to Pittsburgh Penguins – “The Kings might eat some of that depending on what kind of piece gets sent back. Given the overloaded state of the Pittsburgh blue line maybe there’s a young defensive bauble that satisfies the Kings end of things.”
  • Dallas Stars trade John Klingberg to Philadelphia Flyers – “What would it cost? Plenty. A package that includes a first and maybe a second-round pick plus one of the Flyer’s top young offensive prospects.”
  • Los Angeles Kings trade Jonathan Quick to Carolina Hurricanes – “As for a return, at this stage of his career and given Quick’s contract a late-round pick or lower-tier prospect is likely all it would cost Carolina. Pretty small exposure for a possible big-time return on investment.”

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