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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
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Oct 16, 2021; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Derek Ryan (10) celebrates after a first period goal against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2021; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Derek Ryan (10) celebrates after a first period goal against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports /

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Another Oilers player that should be traded this offseason is center Derek Ryan. A fourth-line center, Ryan only managed to get 12 points for the Oilers last season. To further continue our topic of allowing younger players to emerge for this team, trading Ryan, will allow the Oilers to do just that.

By trading a player like Ryan, who has a cap hit of $1.25 million this season, the Oilers will have a chance to analyze better what young players like Dylan Holloway, Brad Malone, and Seth Griffith can do. Also, Ryan does not carry a big enough cap hit that any other team might shy away from trading for. If Ken Holland and his brass can find a way to trade Ryan in a package for another player or draft pick, this will create an opportunity for the younger guns to show what they are made up.

The Oilers might also just keep Ryan for this season and let him walk away next offseason as he is an unrestricted free agent. However, doing so will create a log jam for the forward position for the team, and will restrict the younger players from trying to move up on the depth chart.

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