The Edmonton Oilers are currently second place in the Pacific Division standings. Due to this, there is a clear expectation that they will be buyers at the 2026 NHL trade deadline.<\/p>\n
One specific trade need that the Oilers could look to address ahead of the deadline is their third-line center spot. Adding an impactful 3C would be good for the Oilers, and they have an interesting option to consider in Columbus Blue Jackets forward Charlie Coyle.<\/p>\n
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Coyle is a pending unrestricted free agent on a Blue Jackets club that is currently seventh in the Metropolitan Division standings. Due to this, he has been starting to create some chatter as a potential trade candidate.<\/p>\n
When noting that Coyle is a smart two-way center with a good amount of experience, he would have the potential to be a strong addition to the Oilers’ roster. This is especially so when noting that he can also play on the wing, move up the lineup, and kill penalties.<\/p>\n
Coyle is also in the middle of a solid 2025-26 season with the Blue Jackets. In 46 games on the year, the 6-foot-3 center has recorded nine goals, 20 assists, 29 points, and 64 hits. He also put together a 60-point season with the Boston Bruins in 2023-24, so he comes with some solid offensive upside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers are currently second place in the Pacific Division standings. Due to this, there is a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5125],"tags":[95,1285,230,198,146,5300,5,2218,4,548,24,2219],"class_list":{"0":"post-409854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edmonton-oilers","8":"tag-boston-bruins","9":"tag-charlie-coyle","10":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","11":"tag-edmonton","12":"tag-edmonton-oilers","13":"tag-edmontonoilers","14":"tag-hockey","15":"tag-metropolitan-division","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-nhl-trade-deadline","18":"tag-oilers","19":"tag-pacific-division"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115902004962679543","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}