The Edmonton Oilers have added another depth piece, landing forward Mathieu Joseph on a one-year, $1 million contract, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Joseph, 29, split last season between two teams. He posted two goals and 11 points in 39 games with the St. Louis Blues, then finished with the Los Angeles Kings, where he was held without a point in 12 appearances.
A fourth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2015 draft, Joseph has built a long NHL resume. He has played 471 games and produced 61 goals and 160 points across stops with the Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Blues, and Kings.
The move fits the kind of profile Edmonton’s analytics department tends to target. HockeyViz data from last season showed Joseph driving offence at a six per cent rate below league average, while his defensive impact came in at a 12 per cent rate above league average.
His penalty kill work also checked in six per cent above league average. Over the course of his career, Joseph has typically driven play at a level somewhere between a low-end second-line player and an average first-line player, with last season landing between second- and third-line contributions.
Joseph’s signing comes amid a busy stretch for the Oilers. The club also made headline moves by trading for goaltender Devon Levi from the Buffalo Sabres and sending Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks in a deal that brought back Shakir Mukhamadullin and defensive prospect Zack Sharp.
Edmonton has also added defenceman Ryan Shea on a five-year, $4 million AAV deal, signed forward Eduards Tralmaks to a one-year, $850,000 contract, and brought back winger Kasperi Kapanen on a one-year, $2.6 million pact.
With Joseph in the fold, the Oilers now have $8.253 million in cap space, according to PuckPedia, and still have restricted free agents Colton Dach, Spencer Stastney, and Mukhamadullin to sign.
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