As trade season ramps up, so do the rumors. To no one’s surprise, the Edmonton Oilers are at the forefront of the rumor mill. The Oilers, a team with the best player on the planet, find themselves struggling to stay at .500 and can’t seem to pull themselves out of the basement in an already weak Pacific Division. On Monday, TSN’s Edmonton reporter Ryan Rishaug stoked the coals of trade rumors with a tasty tidbit on Twitter:
Oilers organization is on a full court press to find help at forward. Scouts and staff deployed en masse.