Oilers connected to expensive trade for Vancouver Canucks bottom six forward

This comment about Bob Stauffer was posted on October 30th regarding about possible trade:

In addition, Vancouver Canucks' insider Rick Dhaliwal spoke of the Oilers having major interest in Sherwood, should he find himself on the trade market. Edmonton Oilers need a reliable, offensive-minded physical middle-six winger, one that compliments Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

Much like Zach Hyman, Sherwood creates space, wins board battles, and has the ability to finish plays. It does't hurt that he's right there with Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Hughes, Cole Caufield, and Mark Schiefele at the top of NHL goal scoring.

Vancouver is currently 3rd-last in the Pacific Division with a record of 6-7 and 13 points, well out of a playoff position. Though it's early in the season, if this were to continue, they'd become sellers at the trade-deadline.

Sherwood, who is 30-years old and a pending-UFA, would get them a good number assets in return.

The Oilers are faced with cap-restrictions, however, and don't really have the luxury of going after the bigger names and salaries at the dead-line; Keifer could be had at a very reasonable $1.5M cap hit.

Of course, Edmonton would have to give up one, or both of its 1st-round draft picks, 2027 and 2028, and a prospect with some upside, possibly right-shooting defenseman Beau Akey, a position of which the Canucks are in need.

At this point, it's too early in the campaign to know if Sherwood's production will continue at the current pro-rated pace of 56 goals over a full-season; he did, however, have a career year with Vancouver last season with 40 points is 78 games, including 19 goals.

If Bob Stauffer is right, the Oilers will continue to keep an eye on him.