Insider Trading: What comes next for the Edmonton Oilers?

With the firing of Dave Tippett in Edmonton and hiring of Jay Woodcroft as his replacement, Oilers' GM Ken Holland's work is just beginning. The TSN Hockey insiders discuss what moves the Oilers may make next; the potential of Vincent Lecavalier joining the Canadiens; Claude Giroux's future in Philadelphia and more.

Duthie: Here are your Insiders. Pierre LeBrun, Darren Dreger and Chris Johnston. Well, now that the Edmonton Oilers have done the obvious first move for a struggling, desperate team. Fire the coach. What do they do next to try and fix their problems?

Oilers D more of a concern than goaltending

Dreger: Well, goaltending of course could become a real priority one more time for Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers. That seems pretty obvious given the storylines that have swirled around the crease of the Oilers. But you’ve got to look much deeper than that and look at the defensive core of the Edmonton Oilers. What they need is a top three, top four right shot defence, because their defence collectively has not been good enough. They give up Grade ‘A’ chances night after night, which obviously puts more stress on the Edmonton Oilers. So you can’t afford to give the assets to upgrade your goaltending and add a top three, top four defenceman. So tough decisions ahead for Holland but that right shot d-man is a priority.

Could Vincent Lecavalier join Habs organization?

Duthie: As soon as Marty St. Louis was named the coach in Montreal, I think all hockey minds moved quickly to Vinny Lecavalier, his old teammate in Tampa Bay. And in Montreal, radio reports said that Lecavalier could become the assistant general manager. Lecavalier denies this. But Pierre, is there a possibility he joins the Habs in some capacity?

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