The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline Tuesday, acquiring hard-nosed forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins. Edmonton sent a 2025 second- and a 2026 fourth-round pick and prospect Max Wanner to Boston for the 6-foot-3,

The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring hard-nosed forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins

Trading Frederic is the first sell-off by the Bruins, who are among the teams vying for the final couple of playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

The Edmonton Oilers are acquiring forward Trent Frederic in a trade with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

Edmonton executes a pair of trades with Boston & New Jersey to add three forwards to the organization EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers have made a pair of trades with Boston and New Jersey to acquire forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones along with the rights to forward Petr Hauser.

Per an official report, the Toronto Maple Leafs are believed to have reached out to the Seattle Kraken to express interest in acquiring not one, but two players.

The Devils confirmed that the Bruins are shipping Trent Frederic and Max Jones to the Edmonton Oilers as part of a three-way trade with the New Jersey. The Bruins will get a Max Wanner, a lesser defenseman prospect, and two draft picks — a second-rounder in 2025 (from St. Louis) and a fourth-round pick in 2026.

BOSTON —Of all the players on the Bruins, who could be involved in deals before Friday’s NHL trade deadline, Trent Frederic always seemed like the most likely to get moved. He was about to be an unrestricted free agent and plays a physical style that makes him attractive to playoff teams.

Boston Bruins top trade candidate Trent Frederic is week to week with a lower-body injury and is unlikely to play before the trade deadline.

The Bruins got a great return for Trent Frederic, but how much more selling will they do before the 2025 NHL trade deadline?

As of Monday evening, the Bruins sit just one point out of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference ... agents include Morgan Geekie (RFA), Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau — and captain ...