NHL analyst Frank Corrado has urged the Edmonton Oilers to trade for Utah Hockey Club's Ian Cole, as they desperately need top-four defensive help. On Monday, <a href='https://x.com/frankcorrado22' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Frankie Corrado, a TSN Hockey analyst,</a> joined Jay Onrait on Sportscentre to address the personnel of the Edmonton Oilers. Although John Klingberg was signed, Corrado still thinks that the team is in need of a big, experienced defenseman. As an experienced and reliable defenseman who knows how to make it through the playoffs, Ian Cole is a good candidate for a trade. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1852914055985397912'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/utah/player/ian-cole-8474013' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cole</a> is currently with Utah but won two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, which would make him much better to obtain than Conor Murphy from Chicago. I still look at their top four and I say there's something missing there, like, just a bigger, kind of reliable veteran guy, Corrado said. So, you know, maybe Ian Cole, right? Like, that's a guy who's won Stanley Cups, uh, has been a minute guy, penalty kill guy, block shots type, like a playoff-type player on the back end. I think that could help them, and, like, I don't know how high the acquisition cost would be on someone like that, but it's different than going after, like, a Conor Murphy of Chicago, where that's going to cost you a ton, you might not have the assets, Corrado said. Furthermore, Corrado also indicated that the Edmonton Oilers are <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/trades/oilers-are-linked-to-former-first-round-pick-of-the-bruins-who-could-fill-important-need' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>facing a lack of depth on forward</a> which requires them to trade for Nick Bjugstad. He would be a great Oilers fit and is a strong bet for depth scoring who can also kill penalties. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1856915617812480108'> </a></blockquote></div> <h3>The Oilers struggle with their finishing</h3> Additionally, Corrado touched upon the topic of Edmonton's struggles with finishing. While the team does play aggressively, many problems stood out from their remarkable shooting percentage, which was essentially very low. Their performance during the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals showed why all of these aspects were so damaging. With the organization focused on speed, adding Kasperi Kapanen also as a finishing player will not be sufficient without dependable goal-scorers to aid the power play for the team as well.