McKenzie: Oilers still looking for a centre

Bob McKenzie was on TSN 1040 Tuesday morning.

On the NHL trade front:

“They’re talking, but there’s nothing - I don’t get the sense there’s anything imminent. Most of the teams are still relatively optimistic that the players they’ve got in-house are going to get the job done.

“The Edmonton Oilers, I think, are looking for a centre. They’d like a little more depth at the position and maybe insulate the 19-year-old, Leon Draisaitl a little bit. He’s staying. He’s going to play his 10th game against Nashville. That’ll burn the first year of his entry level deal, but I still think Craig MacTavish is probably looking for a centre and some help.

“But moves aren’t easy to make and we’ll see where things go. It’s usually as we get closer to American Thanksgiving, towards the third week of November – that’s when you’re more likely to see deals than maybe right now.”

Source: TSN 1040/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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