{"id":257403,"date":"2025-11-02T20:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257403\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T20:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:51:12","slug":"edmonton-oilers-looking-to-trade-away-veteran-d-man-nhl-insider-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257403\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers looking to trade away veteran d-man, NHL insider reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

This in from Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman, news that the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> are trying to find a \u201csoft landing\u201d for veteran d-man Troy Stecher in a trade.<\/p>\n

Said Friedman on Hockey Night in Canada of the Oilers: \u201cThey got a lot of players coming back from injury, right? Like there\u2019s (Zach) Hyman can come back and (Mattias) Janmark can come back, (Alec) Regula can come back. And one of the names that\u2019s definitely going around there is Troy Stecher\u2026 He\u2019s one of the extra D and they have a couple extra right now. Now it doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be Stecher. Like I think the Oilers have considered a bunch of things, but he is definitely one of the people who is being considered. I\u2019ve heard there is some interest, and I think the Oilers are trying to find him a soft landing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Grade<\/a><\/p>\n

Grade A dmen 13 games<\/p>\n

My take<\/p>\n

1. Stecher has been a solid veteran in a support role for the Oilers, but he\u2019s 31 years old and if there\u2019s a roster crunch, the team would be wise to hold on to younger d-men Ty Emberson and Alec Regula over him. Both Regula and Emberson are 25.<\/p>\n

2. Stecher has been solid and low event in the defensive end. He keeps it simple and safe. But his attacking game isn\u2019t strong. Regula looked like a solid puck-mover in two games before he went out with injury. Emberson started out weak this year but has been trending up fast, asserting himself in games on the attack while keeping things looked up tight on defence. He and Kulak have been the Oil\u2019s best pairing for two weeks, though it\u2019s worth stressing they face weaker competition than the other d-men.<\/p>\n

3. The real question is what to do with Regula, who looked so promising in his two games. Emberson has been playing so well that it\u2019s difficult to take him out of the line-up. If Walman is still struggling with injury to some extent, perhaps giving him a night off now and then makes sense.<\/p>\n

But Regula has got to play if he\u2019s going to develop.<\/p>\n

At the Cult of Hockey<\/p>\n

LEAVINS: When outward appearances start to smell of double-standards: 9 Things<\/a><\/p>\n

STAPLES: Player Grades: Bouchard with OT magic for Oilers in win over Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

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