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Elliotte Friedman confirms the one factor preventing the Edmonton Oilers from landing Tristan Jarry
Tonight, a new report from insider Elliotte Friedman has confirmed the one factor keeping the Edmonton Oilers from being able to land Tristan Jarry on the trade market.
Over the last week, reports have confirmed the Oilers and Penguins have discussed a trade centered around Tristan Jarry.
The Oilers are in desperate need of a goaltender to pair with Stuart Skinner and the Penguins have incredible depth at the position with several young players pushing for NHL opportunities.
This has led to a natural partnering of the two sides in trade talks that could lead Jarry to Edmonton at the deadline.
Despite the seemingly good fit, a trade has not been complete between the two sides and now Elliotte Friedman has confirmed what is slowing the process down.
Elliotte Friedman confirms what is holding up a Tristan Jarry to Edmonton trade
During tonight's segment on Hockey Night in Canada, Friedman spoke about the Jarry to Edmonton situation.
He confirmed that the Oilers are pushing for the Penguins to retain salary on Jarry's contact.
To this point, Penguins GM Kyle Dubas has been unwilling to retain salary to get the deal done.
At the moment, the Penguins are still in the Stanley Cup Playoff race in large part due to Jarry's play so they likely will hold out unless they get an offer they cannot refuse.
With Edmonton's lack of salary cap space, Dubas being unwilling to retain any money likely kills any chance of a deal getting done soon.
If Dubas changes his mind, then a deal seems likely but if not the Oilers will have to look elsewhere for goaltending help.
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