Can the Edmonton Oilers add offense?
Alan Mitchell of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers are off to another slow start, and they’re not the same team that made it to the Stanley Cup Finals the past two years. We know the Oilers are known for their scoring depth, but that’s gone this year and they’re more of a four- or five-man team.
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As Mitchell wrote, in addition to their goaltending needs, they could use more offensive punch. However, the Edmonton Oilers are facing a salary cap, so Stan Bowman has to get creative and bring in players to improve the team. Players like Alex Tuch, Anthony Mantha, Mason Marchment and Kiefer Sherwood could solve the Oilers’ problems.
What’s the latest on the Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Drance of The Athletic: As Drance writes, the Vancouver Canucks made headlines when they announced their willingness to move veterans Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks are trying to change their dynamic, but any trade for short-term relief will be a player-for-player deal.
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As he writes, unrestricted free agents like Kiefer Sherwood (who the team is still looking to sign), Derek Forbot, Teddy Blueger and Evander Kane will be shopped before the deadline. However, Kane would be difficult to trade under the modified no-trade clause. Tyler Myers will draw interest, but there is a no-move clause, so it has to be who Myers wants to go for in order for him to win.
What does this mean for Quinn Hughes? For Vancouver, this is the million-dollar question. The Canucks and Hughes have plenty of options. His decision will likely come this summer and Quinn Hughes just knows what he wants to do.
Are the Maple Leafs looking to shake things up again?
James Mirtle of The Athletic: As Mirtle writes, this should be a different year for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Moving on from Mitch Marner will make them a more difficult team to play against. This is no longer a question of four or five stars, but a question of the team. But things didn’t go as planned.
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The Maple Leafs won the John Tavares negotiation, as he remains one of the Leafs’ best players along with William Nylander. However, the team still has many problematic contracts, including the ones they introduced such as Brandon Carlo, Nicolas Roy and Dakota Joshua. General manager Brad Treliving changed the club’s image to fit Craig Berube’s style of play.
Toronto will continue to look for answers and will look to part with the players they brought in, as a coaching change is currently out of the question.
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