The oilers have spent six, seven years now developing a skilled nhl forward in Sam gagner.
But next year they have a threat of loosing him alltogether if they go into arbitration on July 22nd.The oilers do have the option of trading him but they would need a skilled second line center in return or at least a skilled right wing third liner and the signing of mikhail grabovsk.
Here's what I think,
Oilers trade gagner for an identical player without contract problems or a Gregory Campbell penelty killing type player(without injuries of course) and the signing of mikhail grabovski to get them help if needed.The oilers could also trade many of their peholtra of defensive prospects to help out their center man situation.
I will keep you posted for trades,signing and rumors from around the oilers world.