Global Edmonton’s Kevin Karius will be in Florida for the NHL Draft, with live TV coverage beginning Thursday on the Morning News and continuing through to Friday night on News Hour Final. Global News will also have extensive online coverage. Follow @KevinKarius on Twitter and Global News on Snapchat.
SUNRISE, FL — Ever since NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly opened the golden envelope April 18, the Oilers have known they will be selecting Connor McDavid first overall at the NHL Entry Draft on June 26.
Earlier this week, Oilers General Manager Peter Chiarelli said he is very much open to trade talk, not just draft discussions.
“I’m open to all types of offers, except for the 1st pick overall. No, I’m serious.”
He wasn’t kidding.
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But what if a team made Chiarelli an outlandish offer? What would it take for Chiarelli to hold the phone to his ear longer than a few seconds? What if a team offered both a top-five defenceman and a goaltender? Pekka Rinne and Shea Weber, for example. Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty?
It’s no secret those two positions are where the Oilers are thin. But there’s no way Nashville or Los Angeles would even think about it, would they?
On Friday, Chiarelli will step up to the podium and select McDavid first overall. But wouldn’t it be something to hear what teams, if any, made an “off the charts offer” to make him think twice about it?
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