Oilers acquire Bruins forward Trent Frederic in 3-team trade with Devils

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 04, 2025 2:37 PM EST | Last Updated: March 4

The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their archetypal large determination up of the NHL commercialized deadline.

The nine acquired guardant Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins connected Tuesday successful a analyzable three-team woody that besides included the New Jersey Devils.

The six-foot-three, 221-pound pending unrestricted escaped cause has 8 goals and 7 assists for 15 points successful 57 games this season.

Edmonton besides acquired extent winger Max Jones successful the woody on with the rights to unsigned imaginable Petr Hauser. New Jersey retained 50 per cent of Frederic's remaining wage that carries an mean yearly worth of $2.3 cardinal US. The Devils besides landed unsigned guardant Shane Lachance from the Oilers.

Boston acquired defence imaginable Maximus Wanner from Edmonton for a second-round prime astatine the 2025 NHL draught and a 2026 fourth-rounder.

The NHL commercialized deadline is acceptable for astatine Friday 3 p.m. ET.

Frederic ranked 2nd among forwards successful hits this play for the Bruins with 155 aft starring the squad successful that class successful 2023-24 with 204.

Getting the 27-year-old provides Edmonton immoderate much-needed toughness with the purpose of helping Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and institution marque different agelong playoff tally this spring, a twelvemonth aft reaching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final and losing to Florida.

Originally drafted 29th wide by the Bruins successful 2016, the St. Louis autochthonal has 55 goals and 54 assists for 109 points crossed 337 vocation games.

Frederic has added 5 points (three goals, 2 assists) successful 22 playoff contests.