Elliotte Friedman was speaking on his Saturday Headlines last night, where he mentioned the Oilers are heavily pursuing Blackhawks' Ryan Donato. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/news/4-nations-face-off-schedule-rosters-canada-united-states-sweden-finland' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>With the 4 Nations Face-Off looming,</a> the NHL is now set to enter a very interesting time. Unlike past best-on-best tournaments, there's no trade freeze in place. <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'>Edmonton is shopping around,</a> and GM Stan Bowman acknowledged that the team wants a left-shot depth defenseman and a bottom-six forward. Sure enough, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/trades/frank-seravalli-names-the-oilers-as-a-prime-suior-for-islanders-star-30-goal-player' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli connected them to Islanders</a> winger Kyle Palmieri, but another name has cropped up: Ryan Donato. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported Edmonton's possible interest in the Chicago Blackhawks forward. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1888408075725365290'> </a></blockquote></div> «Ryan Donato scored his 19th goal of the season tonight. He's had an excellent year and is a $2-million player, a UFA at the end of the year,» he said on the network's Saturday Headlines segment. «I think a few of the Canadian teams are looking around on him. «I think Edmonton is one of them and he is doing nothing to hurt his value. I think because of the price and the fact he's a UFA, he's going to be a pretty attractive piece.» - Elliotte Friedman <a href='https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/player/ryan-donato-8477987' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Donato</a>, a 6'0, 190 lb. left-shot winger, is having a breakout season with 19 goals and 37 points in 53 games. He's really hot lately, with 12 points in his last 10 games. <h3>Donato would rank 1st in goals per hour with the Oilers</h3> His offensive impact is strong, scoring 1.43 goals and 2.32 points per hour at five-on-five, rates that would rank first and third on the Oilers, respectively. While his speed has fallen below the 50th percentile over the past couple of years, the rest of his offensive metrics remain very strong. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1888382916398547245'> </a></blockquote></div> He's averaging less than 15 minutes of ice time a night but is on pace to set career highs while driving play efficiently. The Edmonton Oilers want players who can produce without power-play time, and that's exactly what Donato has been. He's a nice secondary scorer who can fit in with elite talent like Connor McDavid, which makes him a very interesting target.