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Throwback Thursday: Tom Gilbert’s trade was one of two the Oilers have made with the Avalanche

Throwback Thursday: Tom Gilbert’s trade was one of two the Oilers have made with the Avalanche

On Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers face the Colorado Avalanche for the second time this season. Funnily enough, the two franchises have only made two trades since the Québec Nordiques moved to Denver, the most recent one being on Feb.

NHL News / Oilersnation / February 28, 2024
On this day in 2012, the Edmonton Oilers trade Tom Gilbert to the Minnesota Wild for Nick Schultz

On this day in 2012, the Edmonton Oilers trade Tom Gilbert to the Minnesota Wild for Nick Schultz

On this day in 2012, the Edmonton Oilers traded Tom Gilbert to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for 10-year veteran Nick Schultz. It was a one-for-one blueliner swap, and the Oilers market was particularly skeptical about it.

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