Trade rumours swirling in Edmonton after TSN's latest report on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Edmonton Oilers insider Ryan Rishaug of TSN reports that the pending free agent Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could find himself on the trade market if he and Oilers GM Ken Holland can't come to an agreement ahead of the NHL's trade deadline on April 12th.

Rishaug reports that talks between the Nugent-Hopkins camp and Holland broke off "abruptly" prior to the start of the season and that it's been "radio silence" ever since. That rarely bodes well...

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I have to say Nugent-Hopkins may never live up to his billing as a 1st overall draft pick, but he's still a very valuable player. He's never going to be Connor McDavid and that's okay. There's big difference between a bad player and a disappointing player. You can maybe make the case that Nugent-Hopkins is a disappointing player, but no one with half a brain would call him a bad player.

The fact of the matter is that Nugent-Hopkins will get his money, either in Edmonton or on the free market. He has said that he wants to stay in Edmonton and would like to sign their long-term. To put in bluntly, the ball is in Holland's court. Does he want The Nuge around long term or not? If not, I'm sure he could fetch a pretty package on the trade market. Stay tuned, Oilers fans.