One week after acquiring Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Edmonton Oilers might need to dip into the goalie trade market again.
But they don't have much time to make a decision with the holiday roster freeze kicking in at midnight on Friday night.
Jarry was forced to leave Thursday's win over the Boston Bruins after coming up slowly while pushing his leg across the crease. On Friday, the Oilers placed Jarry on injured reserve and recalled Connor Ingram from the AHL.
One team that could provide a solution to the Oilers' goalie woes is the Buffalo Sabres, who are carrying three goalies on their NHL roster: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Colten Ellis and Alex Lyon. Ellis is currently out with a concussion, but new Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen has said the three-goalie setup "is not the ideal situation."
On Friday's edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman wondered if the Oilers and Sabres could be a match. Friedman said the Oilers looked into signing Lyon when he was a free agent in the summer and called the Sabres recently about the journeyman goalie.
"Edmonton has spoken about (Lyon), they've done their research on him, they've looked into him again this season, they called the Sabres a couple of times in recent weeks, I think before Kekalainen was officially hired," Friedman said. "It comes down to, is Buffalo ready to do this, and it also comes down to how serious Jarry might be hurt.
"But I wouldn't be surprised if Edmonton makes a call to Buffalo Friday if they haven't already."
The Oilers are travelling from Boston to Minnesota on Friday, and have games against the Wild, Golden Knights and Flames before the Christmas break. Jarry is eligible to be activated next Saturday, when they face the Flames again.
