Nick Bjugstad

The Oilers have obtained gigantic centre/right wing Nick Bjugstad, with half retained no less, from Arizona Coyotes for a third round pick along with defence ...

Or one of the three future draft picks dealt away in the packages. That would clear the way for the acquisition of another $850,000 player, or one of up to $1.7 million with cap retained. (Perhaps the folks who decry Ken Holland’s supposed lack of creativity can file that away for future reference.) Long a favourite of this blog, he was ranked the Oilers’ The first-round pick was traded on Tuesday as part of the package for Mattias Ekholm, and the fourth-rounder last trade deadline for Derick Brassard under similar circumstances as today’s deal (half retained). That bumps the active roster to 22 players, including the injured Evander Kane and the banged-up Kailer Yamamoto, meaning the Oilers could ice 20 players vs.

Nick Bjugstad became the latest player to leave the Coyotes, who traded the forward to the Oilers on Thursday for a 2023 third-round draft pick, a source ...

They also have another $990,000 on the books from former captain [Oliver Ekman-Larsson](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5488/oliver-ekman-larsson), who is now with the [Vancouver Canucks](/nhl/team/_/name/van/vancouver-canucks). [Jesse Puljujarvi](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024839/jesse-puljujarvi) to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Coyotes retained $2.625 million of After the multiple deals, the Coyotes own 11 picks for the 2023 draft, 14 picks for the 2024 draft and 11 picks for the 2025 draft as of Thursday afternoon. 1 player in Connor Bedard. The trade was first reported by Daily Faceoff.

The Arizona Coyotes have traded forward Nick Bjugstad to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and a third-round pick.

Bjugstad, 30, has never quite lived up to the high expectations from his early career in Florida, but has played at a relatively high level for the Coyotes this ...

A lot of eyebrows raised when the Predators only held onto 4% of the total, but it ended up being exactly what general manager [Ken Holland](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/hollake01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-02_hr) needed to bring in Bjugstad. [Connor McDavid](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mcdavco01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-02_hr) with enough firepower to win the Stanley Cup. [Mattias Ekholm](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/e/ekholma01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-02_hr)’s addition to the blueline already paid dividends last night, and now Bjugstad can bring a little more punch down the middle. [Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman also reports](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1631398852682022913) that defenseman [Cam Dineen](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dineeca01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-02_hr) is heading to Edmonton in the deal, and he’ll report to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. For Arizona, though, completing another short-term salary retention to squeeze a draft pick out of Edmonton is good work. With more regular ice time, some of his offensive production has returned, and he brings size, physicality, and versatility to the Oilers bottom six.

Arizona Coyotes center Nick Bjugstad will join the Edmonton Oilers after he was traded for a 2023 third-round draft selection on Thursday.

He led all Coyotes defensemen with 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) and was fourth on the team in scoring. Gostisbehere spent the last two seasons with the Coyotes and registered 82 points (24 goals, 58 assists) in 134 games. In his only season in Arizona, Bjugstad struck gold on the second line with Lawson Crouse and Matias Maccelli and accounted for 84 points together.

Ken Holland continues to make moves. According to Frank Seravalli, the Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes in ...

Through 59 games this season, Bjugstad has 13 goals and 23 points, his highest point total since the 2018-19 season split between Florida and Pittsburgh. Bjugstad was selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2010 draft and broke into the league in 2013-14 with 16 goals and 38 points in his rookie season. Bjugstad was moved in a multi-player deal to the Pittsburgh Penguins in February of 2019 and he’s been bouncing around the league since.

The Coyotes receive Michael Kesselring, Cam Dineen and a 2023 third-round pick in the deal.

The trade does come at a cost. He also has the ability to be a top-six fill-in for short spurts. — Duhatschek He should be a great addition to Edmonton’s high-power forward ranks. Here’s what you need to know: [Arizona Coyotes](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/coyotes/) traded forward [Nick Bjugstad](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/nick-bjugstad-owLbqiuRHwd7W8ML/) to the [Edmonton Oilers](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/oilers/), the teams announced Thursday.

The Edmonton Oilers worked to further bolster their roster ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline acquiring forward Nick Bjugstad and defenceman Cam Dineen on ...

While he’s still got a ways to go to becoming an NHL player, namely with work needed in the defensive zone, there has been a massive spike in offence this year from him and that was a great sign about his future prospects of making the next level. I had a chance to see him back in early February in Calgary and was impressed with his play. In the 2017-18 season, his most productive in the NHL, he scored 19 goals and 49 points and had a solid year in 2014-15 scoring 24 goals and 43 points in 72 games. According to hockeyviz.com, at even strength this year Bjugstad has contributed offence at a one percent rate above league average and defence at a seven percent rate above league average. This year against those elites, the Coyotes controlled 43.7 percent of the shot attempts and outscored the opposition 7-6. Dineen, 26, was drafted by the Coyotes in the third round of the 2016 draft and has appeared in 34 NHL games, all in the 2021-22 season, where he scored seven assists in 34 games.

After making a big splash to acquire Mattias Ekholm from the Predators, Ken Holland made a deal with the Coyotes for Nick Bjugstad. Edmonton Oilers.

A third rounder for a pending UFA is a little rich, but Holland has made two deals (Ekholm and Bjugstad) which improve the team today. A southpaw drafted in the third round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Dineen has spent some time in the NHL this year (0-7-7 in 34 GP). A sixth rounder is a longshot to make the show, but Kesselring will have a very good chance in Arizona. Bjugstad is a pending UFA at the end of the season, though his 900K cap hit in 2022-23 would make him a realistic signing should that cap hit remain somewhere near where it is today . [#Oilers]have acquired forward Nick Bjugstad & defenceman Cam Dineen from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenceman Michael Kesselring & a 2023 third-round pick. Bjugstad is a solid bottom six player with decent numbers at the dot.

Going to the Coyotes are defenceman Michael Kesselring and a third round draft pick in 2023.

The 24-year-old has spent all of this season in the minors. I know the fans are unbelievable. Going to the Coyotes are defenceman Michael Kesselring and a third round draft pick in 2023. “I was in The Brick Tournament when I was kid. “To be on the same side is going to be fun. They’re had to play against,” said Bjugstad of the Oilers.