Blackhawks' Murphy Key to Oilers' D-Fix?

The Oilers' blueline woes have Stan Bowman dialing up old Chicago connections, zeroing in on Connor Murphy as the right-shot answer to their right-side headache. With just $1.089 million in cap space and a thin prospect pool, Edmonton eyes a multi-player swap that could pair Murphy with a top-nine forward, leveraging Bowman's Blackhawks history. Chicago sellers know Murphy's shutdown value spikes at deadline, especially with few righties available, setting up high-stakes haggling before March 6.