The Edmonton Oilers were amongst the much more energetic groups at this year’s NHL Trade Deadline, and while they could not have actually obtained whatever achieved that they desired to, GM Ken Holland has an active week and was proactively associated with a variety of profession discussions– some that took place and some that really did not.
The Oilers included Mattias Ekholm and Nick Bjugstad while sendingJesse Puljujarvi and Tyson Barrie They’re a much deeper group with the offers and one that numerous think is much more defensively appear, with a boosted charge kill. But, those weren’t the only offers Holland had his hand in.
Friedman reported previously today that Holland made a pitch for Timo Meier of theSan Jose Sharks The concept was that he can obtain Meier for a playoff run, the ahead would certainly take place a heating unit, and the gamer would certainly deserve much more in profession at the NHL Draft than he was at the NHL target date. Friedman recommends Holland had not been the only group thinking of attempting this buy-low, sell-high relocation.
That bargain could not have actually been horribly close (Meier went to New Jersey), yet there were a number of defensemen the Oilers were fairly close on obtaining. The initially was Jakob Chychrun out ofArizona Friedman notes in his most recent 32 Thoughts column that the Oilers thought about both Ekholm and Jakob Chychrun and obtained fairly close on Chychrun when it had not been completely clear the Nashville Predators were going to be vendors. Once GM David Poile allow the Oilers understand they were open to relocating him, the Oilers changed equipments and established their views on the hugeSwede Friedman creates the Oilers “ultimately chose Ekholm because they considered him a better fit for two reasons — they felt his skillset better fit what they needed and, even though he’s older, his history is much healthier.” Ekholm has actually been fairly healthy and balanced, having actually missed out on around 20 video games in the previous 9 periods. Meanwhile, Chychrun has actually had injury problems in the past and also had a scare on his opening night inOttawa
The Oilers were additionally curious about Radko Gudas out ofFlorida Again, a group that had not been a clear vendor at the target date, there was no assurance that the Panthers were open to relocating Gudas, yet those discussions were had in the occasion they changed equipments. Friedman creates that Tampa Bay Lightning were additionally interested, yet the Panthers were not likely to relocation Gudas to an in-state opponent.
However, when the Oilers obtained Ekholm, Gudas was no more on their radar and Bjugstad was the last item of the problem that fit Edmonton’s income cap scenario.
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