One trusted NHL insider — a minimum of in relation to the Edmonton Oilers — is Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer. When he drops a touch or repeatedly talks about the identical concept, it’s actually because he’s gotten wind of discussions behind the scenes. In a tweet on Wednesday, he opened up about what he believes the workforce’s most rational addition shall be, suggesting the Oilers may pull off an surprising commerce.
He tweeted:
“FWIW. IMO the @EdmontonOilers most rational addition through commerce sooner or later shall be a puck-moving 2nd pairing D with just a little time period left. Doesn’t essentially must be a proper shot, however the participant must be snug taking part in the correct facet.”
Suggesting the Oilers can be wonderful with a left-shot or a right-shot blueliner, their handedness is much less vital than their means to play either side. Later within the day on his personal present, he particularly dropped the names of David Jiricek and Ivan Provorov. He felt the Oilers would lean extra strongly towards Provorov.
Don Waddell did verify with the media that Columbus is working to kind out the Jiricek state of affairs within the subsequent couple of days and a commerce appears to be brewing.
Might the Oilers Pull Off an Surprising Commerce for a Defenseman?
In the course of the broadcast of the Oilers vs. Senators recreation, Stauffer mentioned throughout the intermission that the Oilers might need their hooks in on a shock defenseman that isn’t on anybody’s radar. He in contrast a possible future commerce to the deal that noticed Edmonton purchase Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators. Nobody appeared to know that Ekholm was obtainable however the Oilers pulled off the deal final minute. Stauffer believes the GM Stan Bowman might need one thing comparable within the works.
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