McKenzie: Serious trade talks between Oilers, Blue Jackets

Bob McKenzie was on Montreal’s TSN 690 on Wednesday morning.

On trade talks with the Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets:

"There’s lots of talks going on between Edmonton and Columbus, as well as Edmonton and a lot of other teams. One of the things the Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets have been discussing and discussing seriously over the last little while is a trade that would send David Perron to Columbus, possibly in exchange for Artem Anisimov – a centre that would really help the Edmonton Oilers.

“It’s a tough trade in some ways for Columbus to make because Anisimov gives them good depth at centre. They’ve got Ryan Johansen obviously. They’ve got Mark Letestu. Normally they would have Dubinsky, although he’s coming back from injury. But I guess they feel they’re insulated at that position a little bit. If they need to they can move Boone Jenner to the middle. So Anisimov may be expendable.

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“We’re not saying it’s done. We’re just saying it’s being discussed quite seriously. As far as the Oilers go, they need help in the middle of the ice and there is some talk – and it’s just talk at this point – that perhaps Columbus and Edmonton would roll this out to include bigger and more high-profile players, but it remains to be seen whether that is, in fact, the case.”

Source: TSN 690/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey