The Edmonton Oilers have made a big swing ahead of Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring defenseman Mattias Ekholm from the rebuilding Nashville Predators along with a sixth-round pick in exchange for powerplay specialist Tyson Barrie, prospect Reid Schaefer, a first-round pick and fourth-round pick. Brett Holden of Locked On Oilers joins Gil Martin of Locked On NHL to break down the deal for Edmonton’s perspective. Will Ken Holland acquire any more help for Connor McDavid before Friday? Let us know your thoughts on the move in the comments!
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4 Comments
Love this trade. Barrie is gone( only good on the pp) we get ekholm (someone who can play pk, play the d game, great pick passer and will eat some of nurses mins)
Nurse can load up for some one-timers on the right side
First thought going through my mind after hearing Barrie is going to the Preds was who else is going to play on the right side?
I also hope the PP doesn't take a hit.
Love the idea of Ekholm, want to see who he plays with and how many mins.
I suspected this was the year to trade a prospect/pick/roster player for someone.
Hope they get max domi