Paul Gazzola of NHL.com: Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli yesterday:
“I’m not going to blow up the team.”
The Oilers are looking to ‘remodel’ and are looking to get faster.
“We’re looking for speed,” Chiarelli said. “We hope to address that a little bit as far as prospects in return. That’s the primary objective of this deadline. We could always get picks but I prefer not to.”
Chiarelli adds:
“You’re looking for a prospect that’s close to playing, if not ready to play.”
The Oilers have five pending unrestricted free agents in Patrick Maroon, Mark Letestu, Michael Cammalleri, Yohann Auvitu and Mark Fayne.