The Edmonton Oilers stand two points out of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Fortunately, no team running away from them leaves them in a position to still make the playoffs.
Acting “GM” Keith Gretzky deals from a position of weakness this trade deadline. Some feel Edmonton must make the playoffs but their cap numbers hurt.
Edmonton sees themselves as buyers but also as sellers. Lateral moves become very possible because of what they have in possible dead weight. Lyle Richardson touched on this last month when opining about the team.