cant wait to see the comments on the edm trade. i think they not going to be nice lol

don’t see how that’s a bad trade they get a hood shut down dman on 3.6 mill and give up nothing

It might work, if Tyson Barrie was traded away for draft picks and/or a prospect. Although, if the Oilers did get that kind of return for Barrie, they would be in a pretty strong position to outbid Toronto for Peeke. He's younger, less expensive, and could play bottom pairing with Broberg.

From the perspective of an Oilers fan, Puljujarvi and Foegele, and maybe a draft pick, to Columbus for Peeke and Nyquist works well if Barrie's cap hit is moved out in a separate trade. That gives the Oilers a top-6 forward on an expiring contract, and a young and inexpensive shut-down RD. Columbus gets a bit of extra cap space to sign Laine, and they bring in one of his buddies.

Keep Foegele in that case. No physical room on the roster for him. Don’t see them moving Peeke, one of the few defensive defensemen on the roster, but maybe as part of a Nyquist/Puljujarvi deal.

As I pointed out at the beginning of that scenario, it is the perspective of an Oilers fan. If Edmonton could somehow unload Foegele, there would be space for Holloway and his ELC. That creates plenty of cap space for one of Yamamoto or Puljujarvi. Moving Barrie is not quite as straight forward because the Oilers simply do not have another RD on the NHL roster. They need a less costly player, and preferably one who can steady and support Broberg on the 3rd pairing.

The original post had Muzzin headed to Edmonton. That could work, but it's not ideal. Peeke isn't ideal either, because he has limited NHL experience. Still, he is a stay-at-home type defender who is younger and less expensive.

I'm sure Ken Holland would prefer a more veteran player than Peeke who is more suitable to a depth role than Muzzin. In the meantime, the cap situation is so bad across the league that it's difficult for any GM to find the ideal.