While the Edmonton Oilers are said to be having conversations and working out trades to upgrade the defensive corps, General Manager Peter Chiarelli assured the media, as well as fans, that he will not be targeting a rumored Montréal Canadiens defenseman for next season. His name is P.K. Subban.
“Peter Chiarelli just told me point blank there’s been no conversation,” NHL Insider Darren Dreger said on TSN960 Tuesday. “Very likely wouldn’t be any conversation. This is all just industry fodder that you guys, and he’s talking to me, want to talk about when things get slow.