We are fully in speculation season in the NHL.

It’s too early for any significant moves to actually happen, and outside of a few players re-signing with their current clubs, we probably won’t see any real significant moves until after the Stanley Cup final concludes.

So, for now, all we have are bits and pieces of reporting and rumours to quench our thirst for hockey talk. Wednesday, Bob Stauffer, as he’s known to do, sent out a tweet that got the Edmonton Oilers fanbase buzzing a bit:

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FWIW. Not sure how the @EdmontonOilers make it happen. But. IMO. The Oilers need to target a legit top-6 FWD via trade. Possibly a distressed asset on another team.

9:39 PM · May 27, 2026

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So who are some players who fit that description? Let’s take a look:

Jordan Kyrou

There are many reasons why Jordan Kyrou would be a perfect fit with the Oilers. He’s a 28-year-old who has already scored 30 goals three different times in his career, has pretty strong defensive metrics, and has the foot speed to keep up with the Oilers’ big guns. 

On paper, it’s a perfect match.

He’s signed for five more years with a cap hit of $8.125 million so even though the Oilers are tight to the cap, they could find a way to squeeze him in.

Is Kyrou a distressed asset, though? I’m not sure that’s a fair way to describe him.

His production fell this season, scoring just 18 goals, but I think it’s easy to look at his track record and see that this past season was likely just an anomaly.

With the free agent market being as weak as it is, even if Kyrou’s value isn’t at its peak, the Blues will likely still be seeking a pretty big haul for Kyrou, and since he has so much term left, they don’t have to trade him this summer.

Kyrou does have a full no-trade clause, so if Kyrou is only interested in joining the Oilers and a small list of other teams, that could........

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