The Edmonton Oilers were one of the teams that had found themselves in talks with the Vancouver Canucks around goaltender Arturs Silovs before a Sunday night trade sent him to Pittsburgh.

Quads agreed the trade was unavoidable, but noted the Canucks boxed themselves into this decision.

NHL draft has come and gone, and the Vancouver Canucks have introduced six new names to their prospect pool. It couldn’t have come at a better time, as the depth chart was getting relatively thin ...