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NHL Rumors: The Edmonton Oilers Won’t Blow It Up, But Players Will Be Moved

Paul Gazzola of NHL.com: Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli yesterday:

“I’m not going to blow up the team.”

The Oilers are looking to ‘remodel’ and are looking to get faster.

“We’re looking for speed,” Chiarelli said. “We hope to address that a little bit as far as prospects in return. That’s the primary objective of this deadline. We could always get picks but I prefer not to.”

Chiarelli adds:

“You’re looking for a prospect that’s close to playing, if not ready to play.”

The Oilers have five pending unrestricted free agents in Patrick Maroon, Mark Letestu, Michael Cammalleri, Yohann Auvitu and Mark Fayne.