With several teams looking to load up at the NHL Trade Deadline a new insider report has linked the Edmonton Oiler and Vegas Golden Knights to a forward. Earlier this month <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/stan-bowman-reveals-what-two-positions-the-edmonton-oilers-are-planning-to-upgrade-at-the-trade-deadline' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Oilers GM Stan Bowman spoke about the team's biggest needs at the deadline.</a> With depth down the middle being a concern for the Oilers many different insider reports have linked them to potential upgrades at the center position. Tonight a report has come out from Stefen Rosner that has linked both the Oilers and their Western Conference rival the Golden Knights to a center from the New York Islanders. <h3>Oilers & Golden Knights Linked To Islanders Veteran Center</h3> In a new piece for <a href='https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/new-york-islanders-jean-gabriel-pageau-vegas-golden-knights-2025-nhl-trade-deadline' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Hockey News</a> Stefen Rosner has put together a list of potential landing spots for Jean-Gabriel Pageau of the New York Islanders. Pageau is in the 5th year of a 6 year deal with the Islanders and could be on the move as he looks to capture a Stanley Cup before retiring. On top of his shut-down style playing on the Islanders' third line, Pageau is also the team's top penalty killer, which makes him a valuable asset to any kind of playoff-hopeful or Stanley Cup-contending team. The Islanders currently sit 4 points out of a playoff spot and seem to be looking to rebuild or retool instead of going all in to make the playoffs. This could lead Pageau to be a prime candidate for teams like the Oilers and Golden Knights according to Rosner. I've heard a few teams out west, including the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers, have shown interest in Pageau. - Stefen Rosner. In the case of the Oilers, they are looking to still replace the production of Ryan McLeod who they traded to the Buffalo Sabres this past offseason. As for the Golden Knights with William Karlsson out due to injury they are in desperate need of center depth to keep them going in the regular season and even beyond once Karlsson returns. With the trade deadline looming it seems as though Pageau could be one of those players that creates a bidding war out of nowhere for his services once the deadline comes close.