This in from Oilers Now host and team insider Bob Stauffer, his take on what incoming forward Isaac Howard — voted the Hobey Baker Award winner as the best player in U.S. college hockey last season —

The Oilers have made a trade, picking up Isaac Howard from the Oilers for their 2024 first-round pick Sam O'Reilly,

This past season, Michigan State hockey had the top player in all of college hockey, Isaac Howard, who won the Hobey Baker award for what many thought would be one last ride. After a trade on Wednesday between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers, Howard will be leaving East Lansing after all.