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There&#8217;s a big trade Oilers fans can see coming from a mile away. It may not happen, but the genesis of the deal came at the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/6/28/4475502/braydon-coburn-trade-rumors-philadelphia-flyers">NHL draft </a>one year ago. Will we see this deal go down one year later?

I&#8217;m not going to spend too much time discussing last season&#8217;s rumors (<a href="http://lowetide.ca/blog/2013/06/2013-entry-draft-post-24-lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels.html">Edmonton</a> and Philadelphia were clearly talking up to and through the draft), but there&#8217;s plenty to talk about this summer. First, the draft itself is in Philadelphia, and teams traditionally make a splash to excite the hometown fanbase. 
Second, these teams match up so bloody well it&#8217;s crazy. 
<ul>
<li>Example: The Flyers, who have almost no cap space, <a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-sign-kimmo-timonen-1-year-extension">signed Kimmo Timonen today</a>. Why? Because they had to, there was very little choice. Despite being 900 years old, Timonen can play the game. </li>
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Timonen is still facing tough competition deep into his 30&#8217;s and his blue bubble in the Vollman Sledgehammer tells us good things are happening. Also notice Braydon Coburn: lighter (less effective) blue bubble, tougher zone starts and the toughest opposition available. That&#8217;s a nice season, and a strong recovery from one year ago (Coburn struggled last season). Flyers had to make today&#8217;s move. 
<ul>
<li>Example: In that article, Tim Panaccio says &#8220;the Flyers are light years behind a number of NHL Stanley Cup 
contenders in terms of young, agile defensemen, and they desperately 
need to get faster on the back end.&#8221;
</li>
</ul>
Hmm. Braydon Coburn makes $4.5M this coming season and 2015-16 before entering free agency. The Oilers have loads of young agile defensemen, and can take on cap dollars. 
Is there a deal there? I think there is. Which defenseman heads out of town? You tell me. 
<h2>THAT&#8217;S NOT ALL&#8230;</h2>
Let&#8217;s say the Oilers trade a young defenseman for Braydon Coburn. That&#8217;s not the only match. Among the things Edmonton would find attractive on the Flyers roster:
<ul>
<li>Braydon Coburn</li>
<li>young center like Sean Couturier or Brayden Schenn</li>
<li>Luke Schenn (for the shutdown role)</li>
<li>Wayne Simmonds</li>
<li>Scott Hartnell</li>
</ul>
That&#8217;s a lot. And if you look the other way, there&#8217;s another impressive list of Oilers the Flyers might see as options:
<ul>
<li>Martin Marincin</li>
<li>Oscar Klefbom</li>
<li>3rd overall selection</li>
<li>Jordan Eberle</li>
<li>David Perron</li>
</ul>
<h2>IS THERE A DEAL?</h2>
No one wants to trade Marincin, and no one wants to trade No. 3 overall, but the Oilers and Flyers match up. Agile defensemen, cap dollars and a draft day splash could mean Edmonton does some one-stop shopping in Philadelphia later this month.

<img alt="mact holmgren" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/2a/97/article_2a972836-f292-47d2-b4a9-4188c2660fb9.PNG" height="265" width="469">There's a big trade Oilers fans can see coming from a mile away. It may not happen, but the genesis of the deal came at the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/6/28/4475502/braydon-coburn-trade-rumors-philadelphia-flyers">NHL draft </a>one year ago. Will we see this deal go down one year later?I'm not going to spend too much time discussing last season's rumors (<a href="http://lowetide.ca/blog/2013/06/2013-entry-draft-post-24-lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels.html">Edmonton</a> and Philadelphia were clearly talking up to and through the draft), but there's plenty to talk about this summer. First, the draft itself is in Philadelphia, and teams traditionally make a splash to excite the hometown fanbase. Second, these teams match up so bloody well it's crazy. <ul><li>Example: The Flyers, who have almost no cap space, <a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-sign-kimmo-timonen-1-year-extension">signed Kimmo Timonen today</a>. Why? Because they had to, there was very little choice. Despite being 900 years old, Timonen can play the game. </li></ul><img alt="coburn sledge" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/54/7b/article_547bd272-dace-4b73-ad63-49c91ee29150.PNG" height="383" width="400">Timonen is still facing tough competition deep into his 30's and his blue bubble in the Vollman Sledgehammer tells us good things are happening. Also notice Braydon Coburn: lighter (less effective) blue bubble, tougher zone starts and the toughest opposition available. That's a nice season, and a strong recovery from one year ago (Coburn struggled last season). Flyers had to make today's move. <ul><li>Example: In that article, Tim Panaccio says "the Flyers are light years behind a number of NHL Stanley Cup 
contenders in terms of young, agile defensemen, and they desperately 
need to get faster on the back end."
</li></ul>Hmm. Braydon Coburn makes $4.5M this coming season and 2015-16 before entering free agency. The Oilers have loads of young agile defensemen, and can take on cap dollars. Is there a deal there? I think there is. Which defenseman heads out of town? You tell me. <h2>THAT'S NOT ALL...</h2>Let's say the Oilers trade a young defenseman for Braydon Coburn. That's not the only match. Among the things Edmonton would find attractive on the Flyers roster:<ul>
<li>Braydon Coburn</li>
<li>young center like Sean Couturier or Brayden Schenn</li>
<li>Luke Schenn (for the shutdown role)</li>
<li>Wayne Simmonds</li>
<li>Scott Hartnell</li>
</ul>That's a lot. And if you look the other way, there's another impressive list of Oilers the Flyers might see as options:<ul>
<li>Martin Marincin</li>
<li>Oscar Klefbom</li>
<li>3rd overall selection</li>
<li>Jordan Eberle</li>
<li>David Perron</li>
</ul><h2>IS THERE A DEAL?</h2>No one wants to trade Marincin, and no one wants to trade No. 3 overall, but the Oilers and Flyers match up. Agile defensemen, cap dollars and a draft day splash could mean Edmonton does some one-stop shopping in Philadelphia later this month.

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