With just over five weeks to go until the NHL’s trade deadline on March 3, we’ve got you covered at Daily Faceoff with one trade-focused story each day leading up to Deadline Day. Today we’re going to drill down on the Edmonton Oilers.
We’re still just halfway through the season and while the offseason is still a ways away — hopefully very far for the Edmonton Oilers — the discussion of next contracts will slowly start happening.
Wednesday (Jan. 18) will mark exactly 10 weeks from when the Edmonton Oilers recalled forwards Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. The moves coincided with Evander Kane being placed on long-term injured reserve (LTIR).