According to Mike Boone of the Montreal Gazette, there are rumors the Toronto Maple Leafs could trade defenseman Luke Schenn and their No. 5 pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to the Edmonton Oilers for the top selection overall. In which case, the Maple Leafs would conceivably draft Nail Yakupov or Alex Galchenyuk.

Jack Johnson scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime to give the United States a 5-4 victory over Canada on Saturday in the hockey world championships. Other quick hits from around the league: Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch wonders if Guy Boucher, Alain Vigneault, Joel Quenneville and Todd McLellan will return to their respective [...]

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal chatted with Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini and he indicated there’s no rush in deciding whether to offer Tom Renney a new contract as head coach, or go in a different direction. “We’ll get it done,” Tambellini said. “I’m going to our meetings, then to the worlds. Sometime in there, hopefully.” The [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The seventh round traded picks are below: The Edmonton Oilersseventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2011 that sent Ryan Smyth to Edmonton in exchange [...]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Adam Henrique were named finalists for the Calder Trophy, the NHL’s rookie of the year award. Nugent-Hopkins, a center with the Edmonton Oilers, missed a chunk of time earlier this year with two separate shoulder injuries, but still finished with 52 points (18 goals, 34 assists) in 62 games. Nugent-Hopkins was the No. 1 pick in [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: The Edmonton Sun reports that Nail Yakupov is hoping the Edmonton Oilers take him with the top overall pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft. ”I definitely want to go to Edmonton and play for the Oilers, for sure,” said Yakupov. “I’ve played in Canada, in Sarnia, for the last two years. [...]

The Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson hears that people in Montreal are pushing for an Linus Omark for Yannick Weber deal. There’s long been speculation that Linus Omark wants out of Edmonton Oilers organization because of the crowded, young front line, and he tweeted recently: “I live to show that the “two” are wrong. But I really hope edm let me have [...]

The Edmonton Oilers landed the No. 1 pick, and Hockey Night in Canada’s Glenn Healy thinks they are keeping the pick. He’s not the only one who thinks that and, if they are right, the Oilers will likely draft Sarnia forward Nail Yakupov at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. This could be bad news for veteran Ryan Smyth who hits unrestricted free agency this [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets appear unwilling to relinquish their No. 2 pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports the Blue Jackets have little interest in trading the selection. Portzline tweeted “Told it’s unlikely not out of the question, but unlikely that the #CBJ trade No. 2 overall pick. They’d gladly [...]

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini might end up trading the first overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Nail Yakupov is likely to go first overall and while Tambellini has good things to say about him, that doesn’t change the fact that the Oilers already have a young and talented group of skilled [...]