The St. Louis Blues made some interesting moves on Tuesday. St. Louis President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced that his team has extended offers to two players from the Edmonton Oilers, defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway, according to the Blues’ official website.
In a separate deal with another team, St. Louis got back its 2025 second-round pick and also acquired a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for St. Louis’ 2026 second-round pick and the Ottawa Senators’ 2025 third-round pick.
Both Broberg and Holloway are restricted free agents, so if the Oilers decide not to match the offer or make counter offers that would allow them to keep the two players, the draft picks acquired from the Blues will be part of the compensation for Edmonton.
The Oilers have up to seven days to decide whether to acquire or release one (or both) players.
According to the Blues’ website, the Blues will also not comment on the pending transactions until the Oilers make their decision.
The Blues’ offer for Holloway is for a two-year deal with a salary cap hit of $2.290 million, while Broberg’s offer is for two years and has a salary cap hit of $4.58 million, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Offer conditions from the Blues: Dylan Holloway, two years with a salary cap hit of $2,290,457. Philip Broberg, two years with a cap hit of $4,580,917.
The Oilers are over the NHL salary cap by $354,000, but still have two players without a contract (Broberg and Holloway).
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Broberg, 23, was selected eighth overall in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft and played in just 12 games for the Oilers during the 2023-24 NHL season, recording just two points (both assists) for a minus-3 rating. Overall, he has two goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 81 NHL games so far, all with the Oilers.
In the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he received more attention from the coaching staff, as evidenced by his playing time increasing from 11:37 in the regular season to 15:48 in the postseason, where he appeared in 10 games and scored two goals, one assist and a plus-8 rating.
Holloway, on the other hand, turns 23 in September. He played more games than Broberg last season, playing 38 games and scoring six goals and three assists for nine points.
Since being selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft by Edmonton, Holloway has recorded nine goals and nine assists in 89 games. He also played in 25 games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where he recorded five goals and two assists and averaged 11:30 minutes of ice time.
