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Also Tuesday, defenseman Oscar Klefbom
announced his retirement after 378 games with the Oilers, who
selected him with the 19th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft.
The 31-year-old from Sweden hadn't played in the NHL since 2020
because of a shoulder injury.
With the Blues, 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 the third-round pick.
"We took our time and exhausted all opportunities and decided
not to match," Oilers general manager Stan Bowman said Tuesday,
per Sportsnet. "This became a business decision, short/long
term. We moved forward with best moves going into training
camp."
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).
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