{"id":31344,"date":"2025-07-29T07:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31344\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T07:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:51:12","slug":"teased-trade-would-shake-up-oilers-youth-movement-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31344\/","title":{"rendered":"Teased Trade Would Shake Up Oilers Youth Movement This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Savoie is expected to play a major role in the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 lineup this season\u2014but that could change if the team shifts from development mode to all-in contention, where patience wears thin. In other words, the Oilers will start the season with Savoie a part of their youth movement, but if things turn south, he could be a trade candidate, derailing the organization\u2019s summer plans. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Savoie-Oilers-rookie-camp.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Savoie factor into Oilers trade deadline plans?\" class=\"wp-image-73426\"  \/>Does Matt Savoie factor into Oilers trade deadline plans?<\/p>\n<p>Allan Mitchell of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6517169\/2025\/07\/27\/edmonton-oilers-players-trades-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Athletic reports<\/a> that Savoie, a former first-round pick, will be given every opportunity to earn a spot on one of the Oilers\u2019 top two lines this fall. He\u2019s done about all he can do in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors. Now, the 21-year-old winger appears ready to make the full-time jump to the NHL. A young player couldn\u2019t ask for a better opportunity than to establish a strong foothold skating alongside Leon Draisaitl on Edmonton\u2019s second line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDraisaitl\u2019s ability to perform well with anyone should be a great boost for the rookie Matt Savoie,\u201d Mitchell wrote, adding that Savoie \u201clikely gets the first big push\u201d among Edmonton\u2019s forward prospects.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n<p>What Happens if Savoie Struggles?<\/p>\n<p>With fellow rookie Ike Howard also in the mix and Edmonton chasing a Stanley Cup, the Oilers may not have the luxury of developing two young wingers simultaneously. Mitchell suggests that if Savoie struggles to find his footing\u2014or if the Oilers need immediate help\u2014he could be \u201ccashed for a more established veteran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does that lead the Oilers to abandon their game plan, with youth and experience working together as the key to winning? Edmonton wants speed and skill, with energy throughout the lineup. The Oilers tried established veterans last season, and it didn\u2019t work. Going back to it if times get tough could be an issue in a couple of years\u2019 time. <\/p>\n<p>Savoie\u2019s offensive upside makes him an intriguing long-term piece, potentially even a future replacement for Zach Hyman on the top line. But Edmonton\u2019s window to win is now, and GM Stan Bowman may be forced to choose between keeping a strong young player in the system or giving him up for a temporary fix. <\/p>\n<p>A trade involving Savoie would certainly shake up the Oilers\u2019 youth strategy. The hope is that it never comes to that. The real test will be how patient the organization can be when he inevitably goes on a bit of a cold streak. <\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/nhltradetalk.com\/stuart-skinner-part-of-the-ask-in-goalie-upgrade-trade-for-oilers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Skinner \u201cPart of the Ask\u201d in Goalie Upgrade Trade for Oilers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NHLTradeTalkweblogo4.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matt Savoie is expected to play a major role in the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 lineup this season\u2014but that could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,24267,448,82,2008],"class_list":["post-31344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-matthew-savoie","tag-nhl","tag-sports","tag-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}