Can the Montreal Canadiens work out a trade with the Edmonton Oilers?

However, Marc Bergevin did something about it over the summer. He moved Max Pacioretty for Tomas Tatar, who has been an impact player on the top line, and prospect Nick Suzuki, flipped Alex Galchenyuk in exchange for Max Domi, another name to quickly leave his mark on the Montreal Canadiens, drafted and inserted third-overall pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi into the fold, and added Joel Armia in a cap-dump.

Chiarelli, on the other hand, had nothing going for him in the offseason save for a good first-round selection in Noah Dobson and signing KHL goaltender Mikko Koskinen to a one-year deal with a no-movement clause. Nolan Vesey, a late-round Leafs pick who wasn’t going to be signed, joined the organization as well but he’s spent most of the year in the ECHL playing for the Wichita Thunder.

Fast forward to the present date, and the Oilers have had two waves of streaks. One had them fall in the standings, another had them rise, and they’re now bobbing in the water. They had a big win over the Buffalo Sabres defeating them 7-2 (thanks for that by the way) yet their only hope to make the playoffs looks to be a wild-card spot.

The Vegas Golden Knights hold third in the Pacific Division with 60 points leaving a 13-point gap there. But they’re tied with the Minnesota Wild who have 47 points in the second wild-card spot and three behind Colorado for the first. The downside is Anaheim and Vancouver are right there as well with 47 of their own points.