How should the Oilers approach a trade deadline that appears to be a sellers market? |
Parity is a big conversation in the NHL this season.
In the Eastern Conference, with just eight points separating 14th place and a playoff spot, there really only appears to be one team that is committed to being a seller, and that’s the New York Rangers.
Ryley Delaney wrote about them earlier this week in their ‘Meet The Sellers’ piece, and with Panarin out of the picture, it’s slim pickings when it comes to quality trade pieces on their roster.
In the Western Conference, there are a few more teams that appear to be locks to be sellers. The Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues are in that group, with the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks likely going to join in on the selling activities at some point.
Outside of that, there are a bunch of teams that are in awkward spots but aren’t necessarily going to be forced to sell.
That will result in prices likely being much higher than they have been in the past and that’s saying something considering that we haven’t really seen a true buyers market in the NHL in quite some time.
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