Holland said that they are looking for a third liner in return for Poolparty, Glendening is a good fit and Holland knows him and values him ( didn’t trade him at the deadline even though there were teams offering for him ) that third rounder ( which still has a chance to be a second if San Jose resigns Nyquist ) and then add the second rounder for this year and Green who can help Edmonton’s defensive gaps. If they are in the basement again for next year they can easily flip Green.

Yzerman moves two aging vets who can help the oilers 3rd line scoring and blue line holes.

Glendening is a reliable 3rd liner who is great at face offs and effective on the PK while Green is still a serviceable offensive d man. I’m not saying they’d be the reasons that the oilers would be in the playoffs next year but they certainly would help the young team. The picks are only to sweeten the pot for Holland and make the deal go through.