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Oilers GM: Bruins haven’t made offer for top pick

 06.10.10 at 4:31 pm ET
By DJ Bean

As rumors swirl regarding what the Bruins may or may not be offering Steve Tambellini in exchange for the first overall pick in this month’s NHL draft, the Oilers general manager confirmed Thursday that he has spoken to his Boston counterpart in Peter Chiarelli — just not about the pick.

Steve Tambellini insists he hasn't been talking trade with Peter Chiarelli. (AP)

Steve Tambellini insists he hasn't been talking trade with Peter Chiarelli. (AP)

“Last time I talked to Peter was the general managers’ meetings in Philly [between Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup finals]. Peter hasn’t thrown any names at me. No proposals. But I’m all ears,” Tambellini told the Edmonton Journal.

“I don’t know what it take to give up the first pick overall in this year’s draft. I know there will be proposals and I’m looking forward to seeing what they might be, but I don’t know if I would recommend to [Oilers president of hockey operations] Kevin (Lowe) or our ownership that we should move the first pick,” Tambellini told the paper.

Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson of the Journal writes in the report that Tembellini is “almost surely not giving up the first pick.” The Oilers brought highly coveted Windsor Spitfires left wing and anticipated top pick Taylor Hall in on Wednesday and were set to make him available to the media shortly after. If a trade isn’t made, the Bruins, who pick second, will take whomever is left between Hall and Plymouth Whalers center Tyler Seguin. Tambellini insists the team has yet to settle on who they will select.

“I don’t think there’s a wrong answer here … There’s lots of reasons to go either way,” Tambellini told the paper. “But it’s getting clearer as to what may be separating the players. We’re not making our final decision until the very end. We’ve told both kids we’re going to do that.”

The Bruins have already met with both Hall and Seguin and have ammunition for a trade in the form of the 15th and 32nd overall picks, as well as two picks in each of the first two rounds of the 2011 draft.

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  • Ben

    The B’s should keep their pick. Either player will do just fine in Boston. Seguin can play wing as well and he netted 48 goals in the OHL so he is just as capable of giving the B’s the scoring touch they need. He was also a monster at the combine. As for Hall… he’ll fit in great as well. Although this may be a perfect opportunity for the B’s to make some cap space. I’ll be happy to see either player in Black and Gold.

  • cp

    take the one who’s mostly to quit under pressure he will make the perfect bruin, with this team of gutless losers

  • Dan Patterson

    cp, with a response to Ben’s remarks like that I anticipate you are a Leaf or Habs fan. If this was your best reply you have proven your lack of wit!!

    ‘s

  • anonymous

    Haha cp’s comment was priceless. Sounds like it could be Felger on 98.5. They have proven to be gutless losers completely destroying the hearts of all Bruin’s fans with their epic 3-0, 3-0 collapse.

  • Craig

    Hey why not trade 2011 first round from leafs I assume Leafs would not doing well next year too….It would be nice if Bruins can draft both of them .

  • Joe

    Good Idea but don’t forget the salery cap. could they sign them both?

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