David Pagnotta: Have been told that the Oilers had recently offer goaltender Cam Talbot to an Eastern Conference non-playoff team. They had previously spoken with that team about a larger deal that had involved Talbot. He has a 10-team no trade list and it appears that this team may be on his list.
Group decision on Koskinen
Daniel Nugent-Bowman: Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson said that the re-signing of goaltender Mikko Koskinen was a collaborative effort and decisions and not just done by former GM Peter Chiarelli. They looked at the future goalie market and decided this was their best route.