NHL Rumors: Trade Chatter Surrounding Taylor Hall, Matt Bartkowski and More

February 27th, 2016 by Steve Silverman Leave a reply »

The St. Louis Blues have joined the trading party, executing a trade early Saturday with the Edmonton Oilers for backup goalie Anders Nilsson. The Blues sent Nicklas Lundstrom and a 2016 fifth-round draft choice to Edmonton in exchange.

The deal comes on the heels of three trades made by the Chicago Blackhawks that saw the defending champions announce the acquisitions of Andrew Ladd, Dale Weise and two veteran defensemen in Tomas Fleischmann and Christian Ehrhoff over the past three days.

These trades indicate that Monday could be a busy trade deadline day. The 30 teams in the NHL have until 3 p.m. ET to complete all deals.

The Edmonton Oilers have continued to struggle this season despite the plethora of high draft picks that they have had in recent seasons.

General manager Peter Chiarelli is in the midst of his first season at the helm of the Oilers, and he is apparently willing to part with some of the Oilers' big-name talent. However, that does not include 2015 No. 1 draft pick Connor McDavid, who will likely be the Oilers' centerpiece/superstar for years to come.

Chiarielli was asked about the ...

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