REJECTED OILERS TRADE FOR ISAAC HOWARD REVEALED: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARROGANT IN NEGOTIATIONS

REJECTED OILERS TRADE FOR ISAAC HOWARD REVEALED: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARROGANT IN NEGOTIATIONS

[Music] Let’s talk today about the Edmonton Oilers and a rejected trade that was just revealed by Frank Saravey a couple of days ago. In order to help us out, I wanted to refer to an article posted on oilersaily.com by Liam McCormack that goes out there and talks about how Frank Saravei places personal blame for an Oilers and Lightning trade that ended up falling through. This, of course, is a pretty hot topic for Edmonton folks who are interested in seeing their team acquire some of the top free agents and some of the best prospects that the league has to offer. We are referring to a guy in the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. a guy who was super highly touted back in his draft eligible season, who inevitably went to the NCAA, who had himself a really good stint the previous year, who was the Hopy Baker winner, and who refuses to sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is none other than Isaac Howard. According to NHL insider Frank Sarah on a recent episode of the Kevin Carious show, the Edmonton Oilers met the Tampa Bay Lightning’s trade price for Isaac Howard, but Tampa Bay is declining out of arrogance that they could get more. Here’s the quote from Sarah Bailey. The Oilers, to my understanding, had told Tampa that they could and would do a late first round pick in exchange for the rights to Isaac Howard. And that apparently wasn’t good enough. Again, there’s a clock ticking to this. If the Lightning lose Howard’s rights, if he doesn’t sign next August, they’re going to get a late second round pick. It’s the last pick of the second round as compensation. So if you’re Julian Breezebo, you want to do a lot better than that, right? And I don’t know why, a late first because that’s what Howard was to begin with. Doesn’t just square you off and make you whole, but it seems like the arrogance of the Tampa Bay Lightning are what’s gotten in the way with this player. So according to Frank Sarah, the Edmonton Oilers were indeed in on trying to trade for Tampa Bay top prospect Isaac Howard, and they even met Tempa’s trade demands, but the Lightning said, [Music] “Probably not. Sorry.” Isaac Howard, by the way, was drafted 31st overall by Tampa in the 2022 NHL entry draft, 5’11 190 pounds. So Frank Saravelli is kind of right here. Isaac Howard was a 31st overall pick. The Oilers are probably going to be good enough to continue drafting in, let’s just say, the 28, 29, 31, 32 range over the next few years, assuming they keep on making the final four and inevitably Stanley Cup finals. Is even if they don’t, they’ll still be a team that’s sort of in that middle range of the first round. If the Tampa Bay Lightning are getting a little stingy here, they have a price, the Oilers met it, and then they’re just saying, “Oh, no, sorry. We actually want more than that.” Frank is uh maybe kind of right going out there and saying, “Oh, arrogance, Tampa Bay. There’s an arrogance there.” And maybe in a way, you can say that that is part of the reason why Isaac Howard wants out in the first place. No, he’s a top prospect, first round guy. Hobe Baker winner. This previous season with Michigan State University, he had 52 points in 37 games played. I mean, he’s a stud. This Isaac Howard is. Not to mention the buzzsaw like qualities, the skill. He plays with a lot of pace. This is a very versatile allaround skilled hockey player. And I’m just sitting here thinking, man, if he doesn’t see a path to becoming an NHL contributor with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he thinks there are too many roadblocks there. Maybe he’s just not really vibing with the plan that they have for him. I do kind of wonder, you know, I’m not saying necessarily that Tampa Bay is a lot better than Edmonton, but I do think they have more depth and I do think the Oilers are in a spot where anybody who is in that lineup gets utilized and most players are probably comfortable with where it is they are in the lineup. Like it doesn’t seem like Vasil Kohl’s of all people is disappointed with his deployment in his spot. You have guys rotating around all the time getting chances with the top dogs. And this is where more the versatility comes in with the Oilers compared to Tampa. I do think Tampa is a deeper team, but as a result, that’s why they have guys that are more put into place. For Isaac Howard, if he gets played on Edmonton, for example, he plays with Vilipod Coulson and all of a sudden that’s a super effective checking line with some bite and scoring touch. He plays on a shift with dry cidle, then he maybe gets some points and he maybe looks really good in that spot. Isaac Howard probably does have a better shot, a more versatile opportunity at having a significant NHL impact sooner if he plays with the Edmonton Oilers versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. And I’m not saying that Isaac Howard has a say in any of this. Absolutely not. That’s not how these sort of things work. But if it is true that he does want out and the Tampa Bay Lightning are interested in moving on from his services, then this is where we have to start thinking about whether or not the Lightning are biting off more than they can chew. If they are biting the hand that feeds them, if they had a 31st overall guy who inevitably won the Hobie Baker and they’re getting the chance to get, let’s just say, another 31st overall pick in exchange for him. I mean, I can understand the philosophy where it’s like, okay, if another team ended up asking for this player, maybe they’ll offer us a pick that’s projected 25th overall rather than 31st like Edmonton is going to give us. So, let’s hold out for that. But, uh, what if that doesn’t happen? What if Isaac Howard doesn’t demand that sort of a return around the NHL market? Don’t get me wrong, I think he will, but I feel like if Tampa is really interested in giving Isaac Howard a chance to be his own player and his own star, I think giving him that opportunity in Edmonton would be pretty good for the player, too. Although, I understand you don’t owe anything to a prospect that you drafted that doesn’t want to play for you. I can understand if Tampa is like, “Yeah, screw that guy. Why would we want to go out there and give him a good opportunity? Let’s wait till some bottom feeder NHL team asks for Howard and gives us a 15th overall pick and then we’ll send him over there. Sarah Bailey labels it as ignorance. I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. How do you feel about the whole situation? It is a bet that I guess the Lightning are willing to take because the worst case scenario is next year no team goes out there and gives a price that they’re okay with and then they lose him out for just a measly old late second round compensatory draft pick. So, I guess it’s a bet worth taking if you’re confident that this player will demand some sort of a market. But I also do think why would an NHL team go out there and waste an asset if they know that he’s going to go to free agency anyway? If you’re confident you have a pitch that will make him want to sign, then just wait it out like a hyena just in the shadows looking at a limping dog on the way back home. This is a chance for a team to really put their money where their mouth is and try to entice him in free agency. The ultimate get him for nothing type of move. If you want to make the trade and risk having him walk out on your team in the same way like Adam Fox did on a bunch of teams before he went over to New York, for example, then maybe that is your prerogative, too. You want to try it. If it doesn’t work, then you lose out on a first or something like that. You just have to make sure that Isaac Howard would be interested in signing with you if you wanted to go out there and commit the assets to make that trade. And from that angle, it becomes a lot more risky for these teams to trade for him. The fact that Edmonton offered a first round pick and they’re okay with it means that they’re confident in getting him signed. But after all that risk assessment and after evaluating all the hurdles to get by these obstacles, all of that was for not because Tampa Bay said no arrogance. I don’t know. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. I hope you enjoyed this roll and bye. [Music] [Music]

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We’re going over Frank Seravalli’s update on the Edmonton Oilers’ attempt at trading for Tampa Bay Lightning forward prospect Isaac Howard.

Article: https://www.oilersdaily.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/nhl-insider-places-personal-blame-for-oilers-and-lightning-trade-falling-through

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Isaac Howard was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich

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