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Oilers Nearing Extension With Bruising Forward

The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly close to extending one of their trade deadline acquisitions.

Jon Alfano

Edmonton Oilers center Trent Frederic warms up before game one against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Edmonton Oilers center Trent Frederic warms up before game one against the Vegas Golden Knights. / Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images
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The Edmonton Oilers are nearing an eight-year extension worth roughly $4 million per year with forward Trent Frederic, Andy Strickland of FanDuel Sports Network reports.

Frederic, 27, joined the Oilers on March 4 via a three-team trade with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. He only appeared in one regular season game for Edmonton, but appeared in all 22 playoff games. The St. Louis native scored four points (one goal, three assists) while primarily playing in the bottom six.

Prior to his arrival in Edmonton, Frederic scored 109 points (55 goals, 54 assists) in 337 games with the Bruins. He added five points (three goals, two assists) in 22 playoff games over three years.

Frederic's main strength is his physical play. He's had more than 150 hits in each of the past two seasons, and his 85 hits in the playoffs ranked fourth among Oilers skaters.

Even taking that into consideration, this would be an incredibly steep contract for a player like Frederic. It's not uncommon for teams to hand out long-term deals to bottom-six players to keep the cap hit down, but the savings don't seem to be there for Edmonton. With a tight cap situation already, the Oilers - who, as a reminder, still need to extend Connor McDavid beyond next season - could be making a mistake with this deal.

Ultimately, it feels like a panic move after losing in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals.

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Jon Alfano
JON ALFANO

Jon is a lead writer for Baltimore Ravens On SI and contributes to other sites around the network as well. The Tampa native previously worked with sites such as ClutchPoints and GiveMeSport and earned his journalism degree at the University of Central Florida.

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