Blues swipe pair of RFAs from Oilers

Field Level Media|published: 08/20/2024, 10:22am EDT

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) skates away form Edmonton Oilers left wing Dylan Holloway (55) and defenseman Philip Broberg (86) in the first period in game four of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway are joining the Blues after the Edmonton Oilers declined the option to match the offer sheets extended by St. Louis last week.

The restricted free agents head to St. Louis, and the Oilers will receive the Blues' second- and third-round draft picks in 2025. Edmonton confirmed Tuesday it wouldn't match the offers and also executed a separate trade for defenseman Doug Fischer and the Blues' third-round pick in 2028.

Broberg will receive a two-year contract worth $9.16 million, resulting in the second-round pick going to the Oilers. Holloway, offered two years and $4.58 million, cost St. Louis its 2025 third-round pick.

Expecting Edmonton wouldn't match, the Blues made a move with the Pittsburgh Penguins to start lining up the required picks. The Blues sent their 2026 second-round pick and the Ottawa Senators' 2025 third-round selection to the Penguins for a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fifth-round selection from Pittsburgh.

That 2025 second-rounder originally belonged to the Blues, who dealt it to the Penguins for forward Kevin Hayes on June 29.

The Oilers selected Broberg with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2019 draft, and the 23-year-old has played in 81 regular-season games, tallying two goals and 11 assists. He also appeared in 20 playoff games.

Holloway was the No. 14 overall pick of the 2020 draft and has appeared in 89 regular-season games, recording nine goals and nine assists. In 25 games in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, Holloway, 22, scored seven points (five goals, two assists).

--Field Level Media