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3 Oilers That Could Still Be Traded This Offseason

By Almar Reyes

Edmonton Oilers Tyson Barrie, #22. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Edmonton Oilers Tyson Barrie, #22. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; Edmonton Oilers left wing Warren Foegele (37) is congratulated by teammates, including defenseman Tyson Barrie (22), defenseman Evan Bouchard (75), and defenseman Slater Koekkoek (20) after scoring a goal against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; Edmonton Oilers left wing Warren Foegele (37) is congratulated by teammates, including defenseman Tyson Barrie (22), defenseman Evan Bouchard (75), and defenseman Slater Koekkoek (20) after scoring a goal against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports /

LD Slater Koekkoek

A player the Oilers should trade this offseason is defenseman Slater Koekkoek. Not because we have a hard time spelling and pronouncing his last name, it is the fact that the Oilers need to find a way to get their young defenseman a chance to see what they got at the NHL level.

Koekkoek only managed to get 4 points last season and has been up and down the minors and majors for the most part of last season. It will be a waste if Slater stays in the minors for most of this season, the Oilers much rather trade him to allow their younger defenseman to emerge and develop with the team. Although Koekkoek is still relatively young at age 28, he is a good trading piece to a team in need of defense depth, and also, he will be an unrestricted free agent next year which will not scare other teams. Edmonton can add Koekkoek to a package trade with another player or draft picks to allow the team to see what young defensemen Philip Broberg and Dmitri Samorukov can do.

By opting to trade Slater Koekkoek, the Edmonton Oilers will free up $925,000 this season, it might not be much, but that’s money that the Oilers can add to be able to re-sign defenseman Evan Bouchard who will be a restricted free agent next year.

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