Vancouver power forward a "pretty good fit" for Edmonton at trade deadline, Oilers insider speculates

This in from Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, his speculation that power forward Kieffer Sherwood of the Vancouver Canucks would be a good fit for the Oilers, provided Sherwood does not sign a new contract in Vancouver. Article content

On today’s show, Stauffer was asked if the Oilers might try to bring back gritty veterans Corey Perry from Los Angeles or Evander Kane from Vancouver at the 2026 trade deadline. Article content Article content

Stauffer suggested he’d like to see Edmonton go in a different direction.

“There’s a different pending UFA in Vancouver that I would look at that might be a better situational fit for what Edmonton needs,” Stauffer said of Sherwood, at first only hinting at the player’s identity, saying, “We’re probably talking a third line forward, a second slas