Oilers at Wild, G56, 09-10

There are whispers afoot regarding the Edmonton Oilers and defenseman Tom Gilbert. I regard this as a rumor most foul, considering it would be an extreme example of selling low. Tom Gilbert is not having a good season, in fact this is the worst season (by my eye) of his NHL career. Why then would I consider this a bad time to deal off a defenseman with a very healthy cap hit?Tom Gilbert's resume includes some very good play over a long stretch of games. He's not 40 and he's also not injury prone, plus Gilbert's offensive ability (not in use this season) will still be on the blue when Lubo or Souray are gone this summer.Gilbert belongs to a small group of current Oilers who have two major items in common:They're not covering their cap bet this seasonThere is no known physical reason (chronic injury, age) for a downturn in performanceThe family includes Gilbert, O'Sullivan and Denis Grebeshkov. Steve Tambellini is in real danger with these players, who are like...