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Could the Edmonton Oilers trade for Jordan Kyrou this offseason?

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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May 29 2026, 7:41 pm
Could the Edmonton Oilers trade for Jordan Kyrou this offseason?
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It seems as though one of the biggest goals for the Edmonton Oilers this offseason is to add a top-six forward.

Bob Stauffer sent out a tweet earlier in the week suggesting that the Oilers will need to make a trade to bring in a top-six forward. While it may have been more speculation than inside information, it’s sparked plenty of chatter from the fan base.

One name that garnered plenty of mentions was Jordan Kyrou. The 28-year-old has been involved in plenty of trade speculation as of late, and would certainly provide a boost to the Oilers’ top six.

Earlier in the month, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period said that he wouldn’t at all be surprised to see the Oilers try and make a move involving Kyrou.

“With how much cap space they have now, it makes it a lot easier to make a move like that versus what they had to go through this season. It made it impossible to make that type of acquisition,” Pagnotta said regarding Kyrou on Oilers Nation Everyday.

“There’s a lot more wiggle room now for the Edmonton Oilers to perhaps go after a player, not just of his calibre, but his financial means. I don’t know what that would look like, but that would be a player the Oilers would have interest in, certainly.”

Kyrou, who has hit the 30-goal mark three times in his career, struggled in 2025-26 with 18 goals and 46 points. He struggled to adapt under head coach Jim Montgomery, hence why he’s being discussed so frequently in trade rumours.

As Pagnotta mentioned, the Oilers do have some cap space to work with this offseason, though whether they could afford to bring in Kyrou and his $8.125 million cap hit remains to be seen.

The other difficult element in this is the package that would need to be put together. Presumably, any trade involving Kyrou and the Oilers would start with including Matt Savoie, but would also likely need to include draft picks and/or a prospect, neither of which the Oilers have a lot of right now.

Given both the cap aspect and the package it would take to land Kyrou, it’s difficult to envision the Oilers being able to pull off such a trade. That said, there does seem to be some smoke behind this speculation, giving fans in Edmonton plenty to monitor as the offseason continues.

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