A Player From Each Team The Edmonton Oilers Could Trade For

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Arizona Coyotes center Ryan Dzingel (10)
Arizona Coyotes center Ryan Dzingel (10) Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Central Division

Arizona Coyotes- Ryan Dzingel(26GP-4G-3A)

Ryan Dzingel early in his career was a fairly consistent goal scorer. In the last couple years his offensive numbers have come down, but he is still a solid two way forward. The Edmonton Oilers need a couple more two way players.

The top part of the Edmonton Oilers lineup is designed to score goals, so the bottom part needs to not allow goals. By adding Dzingel he will definitely be a solid depth forward that will help keep the puck out of the Oilers net, and may also put a couple in the opposing one.

Chicago Blackhawks- Dylan Strome(35GP-9G-12A)

Dylan Strome could arguably be the Blackhawks best player, so why would they want to trade him? The Blackhawks will be a team that will be rebuilding, if not this year then soon. Their older players will be retiring and they will need to be replaced. The best way to replace star players is to draft them.

In order to add more draft picks the Blackhawks are going to have to trade away their better players. It doesn’t get much better than Strome. After having a 20 goal season in 2018-2019 Strome hasn’t been able to crack the 15 goal mark. This is mostly due to injuries. In his 6 years in the NHL he has yet to play a full season.

The high end skill of Strome would be almost a perfect fit in this Oilers lineup. All he would have to do is likely move from center to winger.

Colorado Avalanche- Ryan Murray(23GP-0G-4A)

Ryan Murray, the 2nd overall pick in the 2012 entry draft, is a d-man that the Edmonton Oilers should take a hard look at. He is a defenseman that in the past has been able to handle large amounts minutes and play against harder competition.

When it comes to the NHL playoffs you need a defenseman like that. Colorado would be okay with trading him away, as he is currently on their third pairing. So it shouldn’t take much to get him out of there. Plus the fact that he is a pending UFA, makes he come out of there even easier.

Dallas Stars- Braden Holtby(0.912SV%-2.78GAA)

Braden Holtby has been having one of his better seasons since leaving Washington. He is not quite putting up his Vezina numbers, but his numbers are definitely better than the current goalies we have.

The Stars have 3 NHL caliber goalies on their roster right now. This is something the Oilers can use to take advantage of. An NHL team doesn’t need 3 goalies, even more important they don’t want to pay 3 goalies. This could be leverage that Edmonton can use.

Minnesota Wild- Nico Sturm(41GP-8G-8A)

Nico Sturm is currently playing on the 4th line in Minnesota. He would play in a similar position if he was on the Edmonton Oilers. He will be a UFA at the end of the year and has a cap hit of $725,000 so there is no issue in bringing him in as cheap rental.

He is also strong in the faceoff dot, with a 52.5FO% so he would be a good player on the powerplay. He could also be put out there to take faceoffs in important places if need be. He would be a very moveable piece in any lineup.

Nashville Predators- Nick Cousins(42GP-6G-7A)

Nick Cousins currently has a cap hit of $1.5 million and has a contract that expires at the end of the season this year. Cousins is the left winger on the second line in Nashville right now. The Predators are in a push for a playoff spot right now also.

So if they were to trade away their second line winger they would need something back in return. What that is would likely be on the blue line. The Edmonton Oilers do have a abundance of d-men both older and younger so that would be how the deal would get done.

St. Louis Blues- David Perron(33GP-9G-13A)

David Perron has been an Oiler before earlier in his career. It may have only been for a season and a half, but while he was here he was able to have his best scoring season with 28 goals. The Blues are currently in the fight for a playoff spot, but if they start to slide they may turn into a team that will become sellers.

If he becomes available this could be a good veteran rental player to bring in to help this team. Place him in the bottom six and he will help out in almost every angle of play. He can help with offence and he will help in the defensive end.

Winnipeg Jets- Andrew Copp(45GP-12G-16A)

Averaging just over 0.5 points per game, Andrew Copp, is a player that would help every team. The only reason he is on this list is that he is a pending UFA. If the Jets don’t think they will be able to get him signed they may want to move him out.

He also plays on the 1st unit penalty kill for the Jets. The penalty kill is an area that the Oilers need help in. So he will be a much sought after player.