Oilers Trade for Murphy, Blackhawks Get Draft Pick

0:00You're listening to NHL News today. Subscribe now for fast daily updates on your team. The Edmonds and Oilers are bringing in right-handed defenseman Conor Murphy from the Chicago Black Hawks in a trade that sends a 20-28. Second round draft picked the other way. The Black Hawks are also retaining 50 percent of Murphy's $4.4 million cap hit. Murphy is a 32-year-old pending unrestricted free agent in the last year of his contract. This season was Chicago. He has played 60 games, scoring four goals and 13 points while averaging 16 minutes and 34 seconds of. Ice time per game. Meanwhile, the Oilers have had defensive issues, ranking 26th in the league for goals allow per game at 3.33 and their penalty kill sits at 26 with a 76.9 percent success rate. Murphy's 6-4 frame and shop blocking ability, where he leaves Chicago with 87 blocks, should help shore things up. On Edmonton's blue line, he joins right-shot players like Evan Boshard and Ty Emberson, giving them more depth.

1:05The veteran has over 800 regular season games under his belt from his time as a first-round pick back in 2011. For the Black Hawks, this nets them a valuable pick without losing Murphy for nothing in free agency. With their stodpile of draft choices, including plenty in the coming years, they are building toward future contention. The deal awaits official word. The Daily News Now is made possible with support from our sponsor. Your bedtime ritual just got better, built in sound, built in comfort, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.