The Edmonton Oilers still can’t seem to find their rhythm. Their struggles continued on Tuesday with an 8–3 blowout loss to the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 10-10-5 and placing them third from the bottom in the Pacific Division.
Goaltending remains one of the team’s biggest problems, and one name that keeps resurfacing as a potential trade target is St. Louis Blues’ Jordan Binnington. But an NHL insider has now thrown some cold water on that speculation.
What Did an NHL Insider Say About Oilers Trade Target Jordan Binnington?
Against Dallas, the Oilers pulled Stuart Skinner after he gave up four goals on just eight shots in the first period. Calvin Pickard replaced him, but the struggles continued as he also allowed four goals. Skinner now sits at 8-7-3 with an .878 save percentage. At the same time, Pickard is 2-3-2 with an .847 save percentage — numbers far below NHL standards.
Trade buzz around Binnington resurfaced after analyst Nick Kypreos reported that Edmonton was looking into a potential deal for the Blues goalie. Binnington has been linked to the Oilers before, including during the offseason, but nothing came of it at the time.
Speaking on TSN FanDuel OverDrive, NHL insider Darren Dreger addressed the situation and pumped the brakes on the rumors. “There’s a history of the Oilers’ interest in Jordan Binnington, whether or not, you know, Stan Bowman wants to revisit that,” Dreger said. “The problem that I hear about annual basis, almost around the quarter mark every year, yeah, there is interest, but you have to have somebody to deal with.”
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— OverDrive (@OverDrive1050) November 26, 2025
Dreger explained that Blues GM Doug Armstrong won’t move a starting goalie unless a team is willing to overpay, whether that means sacrificing pieces from their young core or giving up first-round picks. With many teams feeling they’re still in the playoff race, meaningful trades, especially for starting goalies, almost always require “overpaying at this point.”
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NHL insider Pierre LeBrun also weighed in, noting that before last year’s trade deadline, the Oilers explored potential goalie upgrades but ultimately decided that “they couldn’t see something that was tangibly 100% percent better than what they had in terms of what was available.”
