Trade rumors have been swirling around Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a while now. He has struggled somewhat this season. With the emergence of Leon Draisaitl and the inevitable return of phenom Connor McDavid, “Nuge” appears to be in a tough situation with two quality center men.
The appealing aspect is that he has very high trade value as a top centerman, which could undoubtably net the Oilers a very significant return in a deal with another team.
Since the Oil will at some point have to consider dealing a young star on their current roster, it makes sense in the eyes of some people to trade a player with high value.