Coming off the heels of Larry Brooks’ latest SLAP SHOTS column, Bob McKenzie confirms the report and added this nugget of info.
“And to the Larry Brooks report in The Post, it’s entirely accurate that the Oilers and Rangers were talking about a McDonagh to Edmonton for the 4th pick…I think too the idea of getting McDonagh made a lot of sense for the Oilers for that 4th overall pick, but then you start getting into, ‘Well, he wasn’t on an expiring contract, but he didn’t have that much time left and are you going to be able to sign him – American defenseman.