Tonight, according to Elliotte Friedman the Oilers have placed a former Canucks defenseman on the trade block looking for a new home. The NHL trade deadline is still a few months away but NHL GMs are already getting ahead of things and starting negotiations. This includes Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman who has reportedly been active on the trade market exploring different options. One move the Edmonton Oilers are considering is a deal involving veteran defenseman Troy Stecher. <h3>Oilers Looking to Move On From Defenseman Troy Stecher</h3> According to Elliotte Friedman, the Oilers are ready to go in a different direction after Stecher has struggled to get in a lineup. And one of the names that's definitely going around there is Troy Stecher. And Stecher is not playing tonight in our late game against Chicago. He's one of the extra D, and they have a couple extra right now. This season, Stecher has played just 4 games after playing 66 for the Edmonton Oilers last season along with 8 Stanley Cup Playoff games. As a result, the Oilers are hoping to find him a new home where he can be in the starting lineup every single night. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1985197493068742894'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> At the moment, the exact details of what a Stecher trade would look like are unknown but there likely will be a healthy market for the 10 year veteran. Now, GM Stan Bowman will have to determine what the right price is to give up his defensive depth heading into what the Oilers expect to be a deep Stanley Cup Playoff run. As this situation continues to develop we will pass along all of the latest details.