{"id":1160830,"date":"2020-09-23T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T21:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1160830"},"modified":"2020-10-01T01:29:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T06:29:39","slug":"edmonton-oilers-rumor-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/edmonton-oilers-rumor-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers Rumor Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NHL’s Entry Draft is slated for October 6th, 13 days from today. On Friday, we will officially be two weeks out from the start of free agency. That is set for October 9th at 12:00 pm eastern (10:00 am MT).<\/p>\n
Whether or not the Edmonton Oilers are active remains to be seen. There are plenty of rumors, however. In fact, it seems like there are more rumors this offseason than there were a little over a year ago. Perhaps now, with a season under his belt, Ken Holland has a better idea of what he needs to add to this team.<\/p>\n
Let’s take a look at all of the rumors surrounding the Oilers right now.<\/p>\n
Shopping In The Desert?<\/strong><\/p>\n Last summer, we saw Dave Tippett lobby to get former goalie Mike Smith to Edmonton. Holland, meanwhile, added former Red Wings Mike Green and Andreas Athanasiou during the season. Don’t be surprised if more former players make their way to Edmonton in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n The Arizona Coyotes are in shambles right now. The ownership situation is once again in flux, while the organization is set to lose Taylor Hall as a free agent and is spent in terms of draft capital. A rebuild is coming in Arizona, and some good veteran players are going to be moved out of town.<\/p>\n The Oilers have talked with the Coyotes about two impact veterans. One is defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who was elite under the eye of Tippett. OEL is coming off of a down year by his lofty standards, and carries a big ticket contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n The other player the Oilers are interested in? Goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who posted an outstanding .928 save percentage in 29 games in 2019-20. This wasn’t a new thing either. Kuemper posted a .925 save percentage in 55 games during the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n