The Penguins helped put the Oilers in a bind by sending St. Louis’ second round pick back to the Blues on Tuesday. The Blues needed that selection back in order to meet the offer sheet compensation for what they signed restricted free agent defenseman Philip Broberg. STL went onto compound Edmonton’s problems by sending a third round level offer sheet their way when forward Dylan Holloway accepted a contract.
Now the ball is in Edmonton’s court. They can take up to a week to figure out what they want to do in response to the offer sheet news.