The Edmonton Oilers keep circling the same need: a top-six winger who can ride shotgun with Connor McDavid. Internal options like Matthew Savoie still have people buzzing, but if the goal is to add a proven scorer right now, one name stands out - Philadelphia Flyers forward Owen Tippett.
Tippett checks a lot of boxes for Edmonton. He’s 27, he skates like a threat every time he touches the puck, and he brings the kind of heavy shot and aggressive mindset that can change how a line attacks.
He’s also not the sort of winger who waits around to be fed chances. Tippett shoots, creates, and puts pressure on defenses himself.
That’s the kind of profile that could fit cleanly next to McDavid.
The proposed deal is a big one:
Edmonton Oilers receive: Owen Tippett
Philadelphia Flyers receive: Trent Frederic
Isaac Howard Beau Akey
2028 First-Round Pick
For Edmonton, the appeal is obvious. The championship window is open, and McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in their primes. The Oilers have shown they’re willing to move future pieces if it improves their odds of winning the Stanley Cup, and Tippett would fit that all-in approach.
There’s also a key wrinkle here: Edmonton would keep Savoie out of the trade. That matters. The Oilers would still be paying a steep price - Howard, Akey, Frederic, and a first-round pick is no small package - but they’d be holding onto one of their most intriguing forward prospects while landing an established top-line winger on a long-term contract.
Howard has top-six upside. Akey projects as an NHL defenseman.
Frederic has value as a bottom-six piece. And a first-round pick is a first-round pick.
Still, those are futures. Tippett is already doing it at the NHL level.
From Philadelphia’s side, this would be a tougher call. Tippett is part of a young core, he’s in his prime, and he’s signed long term.
That’s not the kind of player teams casually move. But if the Flyers ever decide that turning one major asset into multiple premium pieces makes more sense, this is at least a conversation starter.
Howard would give them another winger with real upside. Akey would help the blue-line pipeline.
The 2028 first-round pick adds more future value. Frederic’s role in the deal is mostly about making the money work, and his seven-year, $3.85 million contract has not gone the way Edmonton hoped.
Philadelphia would be taking on that deal largely to complete the trade, with the real value centered on Howard, Akey, and the pick.
So would it get done?
For Edmonton, yes. This is the kind of swing contenders are supposed to take. They get the top-line right winger they’ve been hunting, and they move on from a contract that hasn’t worked out as planned.
For Philadelphia, probably not. But if the Flyers ever decide to cash in Tippett, this is the sort of package that would at least make Daniel Brière stop and think.
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