There are risks, and potential rewards, to a trade for Wright, but it's more intriguing than most other rumor out there at the moment. NHL hockey is fast hockeyFour years ago, I watched Wright in the NHL pre-season and wrote that he didn't look NHL ready. But player development isn't always linear, and Wright's production declined significantly in 2025-26. If he'd scored twenty goals or more, the conversations around a trade wouldn't be happening, but this kneejerk reaction to negative regression could work in Edmonton's favour. And in Edmonton, behind a very strong Oilers Top 6, Wright wouldn't need to score in bunches.