Oilers Make Surprising Decision With Jack Campbell Buyout
Also, revisiting the Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson trade and 5 things to know about Oilers’ first-round draft pick Sam O’Reilly
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Edmonton Oilers Select Sam O’Reilly 32nd Overall
June 28, 2024 by Jim Bay
Sam O’Reilly is constantly willing to get involved and does whatever it takes to regain possession with his strength and body positioning. He’s constantly battling and getting to the tough areas of the ice. Be it below the goal line, in the corners, or along the boards, O’Reilly is in the middle of it all and usually comes out on top. He tends to do most of his damage in tight spaces, driving hard to the net and creating havoc for a scoring or second-chance opportunity. He has a decent shot from outside and is regularly available in the open ice, putting himself in the right spots at the right time to make a play or finish them.
5 Things to Know About Oilers’ First-Round Draft Pick Sam O’Reilly
June 29, 2024 by Brian Swane
The Edmonton Oilers selected Sam O’Reilly with the final pick of the first round at the 2024 NHL Draft after making a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers at Sphere in Las Vegas on Friday (June 28). Edmonton sent a conditional first-round selection in the 2025 to 2026 NHL Draft to the Flyers in exchange for the No. 32 pick this year, which the Oilers then used to select the forward from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson Trade Revisited
June 29, 2024 by Brian Swane
It was eight years ago that then-Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli traded left winger Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for blueliner Adam Larsson, and perspectives have changed more than a couple of times since the deal was announced on June 29, 2016. Now going into an offseason where both are under contract, it’s still up for debate who got the better of the transaction.
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Oilers Make Surprising Decision With Jack Campbell Buyout
June 29, 2024 by Jim Parsons
The Edmonton Oilers have already made a couple of surprising moves at the NHL Entry Draft this weekend. First, trading into the first round and giving up a conditional first in either 2025 or 2026 was a bit out of left field. Second, word coming off the draft floor is that the Oilers are prioritizing trading Jack Campbell over buying out his contract and they are prepared to go down to the wire before buying him out on Sunday, should they have to do so.