OILERS MAKE A BRILLIANT TRADE: ISAAC HOWARD TO EDMONTON FOR SAM O’REILLY

OILERS MAKE A BRILLIANT TRADE: ISAAC HOWARD TO EDMONTON FOR SAM O’REILLY

Oh boy, that is a big trade. Oh my gosh, the Edmonton Oilers making some moves and making all the rival GMs jealous because Edmonton has acquired forward Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Sam O’Reilly. The Oilers also signed Howard to a three-year entrylevel contract. acquired Isaac Howard for the Edmonton Oilers. And this this was literally 20 minutes ago. It’s already at 150,000 views. A lot of people going out there and replying. Look at this comment from Cooerov for Hart. Now y’all got to sign him. Good luck. Uh yeah, thanks for the money. So they were farming engagement I guess. But ultimately the Edmonton Oilers acquire a prospect who was very highly touted who had a lot of excitement regarding his name and a guy that straight up refused to sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He didn’t agree with the path that they had for him. He didn’t feel like there was a reasonable opportunity for him to break out and become what he could become with Tampa Bay. He wanted to go elsewhere. And now here he is. He is in Edmonton. Let’s go over the profile of Isaac Howard and then we will talk about the guy that the Oilers sent over to Tampa. Isaac Howard is 21 years old, 5’11, 190 lbs, left-handed, leftwing dude. And this is a 31st overall pick from the 2022 NHL entry draft. Top round guy, somebody that you could debate should have gone a lot higher. Oh, by the way, look at the why I want video. It’s right up in there. Thank you, Elite Prospects, for curing me of my imposttor syndrome making these YouTube videos. But some folks had him as a top 20, top 25 guy. Others had him a little bit lower, like Elite Prospects, who placed Howard at the 41st overall spot in that 2022 draft. Ultimately though, this Hobie Baker winner stood out as a super skilled, super talented, high octane winger whose skating really stood out in the 2022 draft season. He pushes his knees past his toes, engages his hips, and maintains his posture in tight while digging or on the back check. His top hand moves freely around his body, which he turns into incredible stick handling displays. When handling, he is scanning, adjusting his body positioning to get pressure on his back and then using hesitations and changes of pace to slip around the check. Isaac Howard is, for lack of a better term, an offensive dynamo with a natural instinct for scoring. A deceptive shooter, changing the angle on goalies before ripping pucks home. This is why Isaac Howard ended up winning the Hobie Baker this year as he had scored 52 points in 37 games played for the Michigan State University NCAA team whilst also playing four games for team USA at the World Championships. Now that he is signed, it doesn’t look like he’ll be heading back over to Michigan State for next year. Seems like he’ll be trying to make an impact on the Edmonton Oilers. And this is where you start to talk about the Oilers and their depth. Okay, no more Arvdson, no more Skinner. They made a really interesting signing in who was it that they brought on? It was Mia Aani and they also lost out on Evander Kane too. So this Oilers team was looking for speed. They were looking for more winger support. Isaac Howard is capable of bringing just that. And the cost is one Sam O’Reilly whom we actually did make a YouTube video about back when he was drafted. Let’s see if we can find it here. Lego Rocks 999 Sam O’Reilly. And let’s see if that actually yields any results. Uh, no it doesn’t. Draft. We’ll look for that as well. Ah, here it is. So, we spoke about how last year the Edmonton Oilers drafted the next Ryan O’Reilly, and that was not really an ironic way to describe the situation here because Sam O’Reilly actually does have some really interesting defensive center qualities. And oddly enough, you know, last name be damned, a lot of folks were going out there and saying that one of the closest player comparables to Sam O’Reilly was Ryan O’Reilly, whom he actually has no relation to. There is no family connection here between Ryan O’Reilly and Sam O’Reilly, but he is a 19-year-old 61, 190lb right-handed center who was drafted by the Oilers 32nd overall in the 2024 NHL entry draft. He is a relentless shutdown defensive center with physicality, details, and a clever quick touch passing game. Moments where he is not perfectly positioned are rare, and his endless work rate allows him to impact plays many can’t. Sam O’Reilly checks the hands, ties up sticks, and torpedoes himself into opponents along the wall. He also scored 71 points in 62 games played this most recent London Knights season. And even the Elite Prospects draft guide says that Sam O’Reilly has shades of Ryan O’Reilly. It is totally unironic to compare this dude to Ryan because they both have very defensive qualities to their games as centers. They can win faceoffs. They can score points. They came alive in the playoffs. Let’s look at Sam O’Reilly here with 22 points in 17 London Knights playoffs games, allowing the Knights to qualify for the Memorial Cup this season. But now Sam O’Reilly is heading over to the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. He is already signed, so that is something that they won’t have to worry about. They have to do the entire signing process with Howard? Nah, they don’t have to do that with O’Reilly. He already has a contract. But now, one of the top prospects in the NHL has just been added to the Edmonton Oilers system. And all we got to do is just pay attention as to how this guy’s capable of making that transition. Will he fully take over the minutes that are left up by guys like Cory Perry, Evander Kane, Victor Arvdson, Connor Brown, and others? The Oilers had a lot of winger turnaround this season and Isaac Howard is coming in here saying, “Yeah, there’s an opportunity for me to step onto this team, be given that opportunity and show off what I can do.” He is coming off of a super hot NCAA season, and it’s apparent that he just didn’t feel like he would be able to get that opportunity with the Tampa Bay Lightning. If we head over to the lines for Tampa, we can take a look at this. I mean, other than maybe top six rightwing, there wasn’t really a legitimate spot for Isaac Howard to break on and fully win over an opportunity. There are some other guys here who have NHL experience already. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Connor Geeki is a dude. I mean, it would have been a little bit difficult to break onto this team. Not necessarily saying that Edmonton is a lot worse, but Edmonton does have so much turnaround that you have guys like Vasil Pog Coulson listed as a top six winger on this squad. There are opportunities for players on the Oilers. And for Isaac Howard, if he took a look at the daily faceoff list, he went out there and saw the exact same thing and now he is taking his Hobie Baker winning talents over to Edmonton. As a Vancouver Conucks fan, I am quite annoyed with this. So, let me know your thoughts in the comments section below about this trade over here. What are your opinions on Isaac Howard getting sent over for Sam O’Reilly? It is between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers. Some top prospects just got swapped around over here and I want you to let me know what you think in the comments section below. I hope you enjoyed this British trolls 999 and

SUPPORT the channel with SUPER THANKS! Contributors will be recognized with individualized comments, and my sincerest gratitude. CLICK the “$ THANKS” button to get started!

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired prospect Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward prospect Sam O’Reilly.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Isaac Howard was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich

Twitter: @LR99Gaming
Portfolio: http://giopalermo.ca/
Twitch: legorocks99

#NHL #NHLNews #NHLTrade #NHLTrades #NHLTradeRumours #NHLNewsToday #NHLDraft #NHLProspects #GoBolts #TampaBayLightning #TampaBay #Lightning #LetsGoOilers #EdmontonOilers #Oilers #Edmonton

Hi. I’m “Gio Palermo”, also known as “legorocks99” (“legorocks99Gaming”, “LR99Gaming”, or “LR99”). I post video game commentaries on YouTube revolving around “hockey”, with a primary focus on “Vancouver Canucks”, “Montreal Canadiens”, “Detroit Red Wings”, and top “NHL prospects” topics. These videos are uploaded with “NHL 25” gameplay in the background. I enjoy making these videos and I hope that you enjoy watching them!

legorocks99 and all its denominations function under “Gio Palermo Media Inc.”