Assuming the Oilers aren’t able to find a suitor to trade Milan Lucic…or Kris Russell… or one of the other overpaid contracts that Edmonton currently has, they will have to look at the bargain bin in order to fix the depth issues throughout their forward lineup.
Brandon Pirri is a peculiar player in that whenever he has played in the NHL, he has managed to produce goals, however has been constantly bounced by his coaches between the AHL and NHL. Last season in only 31 games, Pirri scored 12 goals. Through those 31 games, his most common linemates were Paul Stastny and Alex Tuch.