The Edmonton Oilers are not finished making moves to improve their team for the the 2016-17 season. When they traded former No. 1 pick Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson, it was a move that made a bold statement.
Larsson is a solid defenseman with a bright future, but he simply does not appear to be the impact player Hall can be when he turns on the jets and takes a direct line to the net.
The statement was that the Oilers needed to improve on defense, and while Larsson helps in that area, it seems unlikely that general manager Peter Chiarelli believes that enough moves have been made to turn the Oilers into a good defensive team.
A better team? Yes. A good team? No.
That's why the talk of the Oilers acquiring defenseman Tyson Barrie from the Colorado Avalanche is still alive. Those rumors have been out there for a while, and they will remain in the forefront until Avs coach Patrick Roy and general manager Joe Sakic say that Barrie is not available.
That has not happened, and David Staples of the Edmonton Journal expects Chiarelli to make a move for Barrie if the Colora ...
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