The Oilers were very busy signing tons of forwards during the free agency period, and they are now looking to turn their attention to acquiring defenders. The Oilers are heavily strapped for cash, as they currently sit $354k above the salary cap, with 2 remaining RFA's still unsigned, being Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. It appears the only way the Oilers will be able to get under the cap by the start of the regular season will be to <a href='https://www.oilersdaily.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/top-defence-trade-targets-for-edmonton-oilers-this-offseason' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>trade one or more</a> of either Brett Kulak, Evander Kane, or Cody Ceci. <q>Sounds like the Oilers aren't done cooking yet. @TheFourthPeriod discussed what Edmonton might be trying to do with the defence. Keep in mind the team still needs to free up cap space as well</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/bellezy7/status/1810009773384863961'> </a></blockquote></div> The likely scenario is that only one of the above mentioned players gets moved, which is likely to be Cody Ceci. By doing this, they would free up enough cap space to sign the two remaining free agents. Key players whose names have been floating around as possible fits for the Oilers are Timothy Liljegren of the Leafs, Colton Parayko from St. Louis, and Dante Fabbro of the Predators. Free agent defencemen that would be available for cheap but would not be considered an upgrade would be Tyson Barrie, John Klingberg, Ryan Suter, Marco Scandella, and Justin Schwartz. <q>«If they can get a player capable of being a second pair guy, like a four or five defenceman, I think that is what they would like to do,» Pagnotta said. «We're hearing [Brett] Kulak's name out there again, [Cody] Ceci's name out there as well.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/OADsBraydonW/status/1810122426069500382'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>«I think it's due diligence on management's part just to see what else is out there and what the options may be available to them, but if they could bring in a player who is capable of being a four-five guy, I think that's something they would like to do.»</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/OADsBraydonW/status/1810122427512345081'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/445919.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> President Jeff Jackson has been filling in quite well while the Oilers continue to search for a GM. If he's able to clear up enough space to sign, say, a Timothy Liljegren, the Oilers are going to look very deadly next year at both ends of the ice. Credit Oilers Daily: <a href='https://www.oilersdaily.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/top-defence-trade-targets-for-edmonton-oilers-this-offseason' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Top defence trade targets for Edmonton Oilers this offseason</a>