Insider believes the Oilers should make a big move in goal.

Should the Oilers make this trade?

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Published 7 years ago
Insider believes the Oilers should make a big move in goal.

The talk around the Oilers has been relatively quiet just days away from the trade deadline, but one Oilers insider would like to see Peter Chiarelli pull the trigger on a big move.

From Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal:

If I’m Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli, I pursue goalie Jaroslav Halak, buried on the Islanders farm, as a security blanket for Cam Talbot even if he has another year at a $4.5-million cap hit. The Isles would eat some of that contract to dump it and the Oilers can leave Halak exposed in the expansion draft or try to trade him at the draft. He’s a starter, not an NHL backup.

The Islanders could retain up to 50% of Halak's current cap hit, and with him currently playing in the American Hockey League the Islanders would likely be happy to get anything back in return for Halak at this point.

While $2.25 million is certainly a big price tag for a backup goaltender, Halak would be a solid veteran to have behind Cam Talbot and it would solve two problems in one move by also giving the Oilers an option at the expansion draft.

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