A new trade proposal provided by Heavy Sports has connected the Edmonton Oilers to a young former first round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks. This summer, the Edmonton Oilers have shifted toward investing in their young up and coming players while moving on from veterans The Oilers moved on from Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry, and Evander Kane all at different points of the offseason without bringing in experienced players to replace them. As a result, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/oilers-analyst-advises-fans-to-lower-expectations-for-rookie-forwards-matt-savoie-and-isaac-howard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>prospects such as Matt Savoie and Isaac Howard are expected to step up</a> and take on a major role. Tonight, a new mock trade from Heavy Sports has suggested the Oilers lean fully into the youth movement by trading Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks. <h3>Edmonton Oilers Acquire Former First-Round Pick Lukas Reichel In New Mock Trade</h3> In the mock trade, the Oilers would acquire Reichel in exchange for Mattias Janmark and a pair of mid-round picks. Oilers Get: Lukas Reichel Blackhawks Get: 2026 Second-Round Pick 2028 Third-Round Pick Mattias Janmark Reichel, 23, has spent the last two seasons as a depth forward for the Blackhawks and struggled to breakout offensively tallying 16 points and then 22 points over those two NHL seasons. Despite the lack of points, Reichel has been an effective forward and forechecker when given proper opportunities and would come at a cheaper price than Janmark. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/benchrates/status/1948473762267238721'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This would allow the Oilers to have some flexibility to fill other bigger needs such as a new backup goaltender or an addition on defense. While a trade involving the Oilers adding more young talent is unlikely a move to create salary cap space for a proven young player could make sense. As more information is provided on the Oilers trade market plans we will pass along all of the latest news.