<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a> have scored a couple of young and talented players.</p>



<p>On Tuesday, after the seven-day deadline passed to match offer sheets for the two restricted free agents, the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations">Edmonton Oilers</a> have decided to give up defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to the Blues.</p>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oilers</a> have declined their right of first refusal on contracts for Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway, so both players are now members of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stlblues</a>.<br><br>Broberg: Two years, $4,580,917 AAV<br>Holloway: Two years, $2,290,457 AAV<br><br>Edmonton gets a 2025 2nd and 3rd as compensation.</p>— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1825885297919340672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<p>Last week, St. Louis tendered the offer sheets to the two players. Broberg has signed a two-year contract with an AAV of $4,580,917, and Holloway’s deal is also for two years with an AAV of $2,290,457. Since the Oilers didn’t match, they will be compensated with the Blues’ 2025 second-round pick for Broberg and their third-round pick for Holloway. Had either contract been for one dollar more, the compensation would have increased.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="162"></div>



<p>As a result, the Oilers have $1,958,333 in cap space. That will increase<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;as forward&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/report-edmonton-oilers-evander-kane-set-for-surgery-could-miss-multiple-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Evander Kane is set to have surgery</a>&nbsp;for a lower-body injury and is expected to be out for months. Edmonton will be able</span> to place him on long-term injured reserve at the beginning of the season, with his $5.5 million cap hit coming off the book, giving Edmonton some more flexibility.</p>



<p>Broberg’s tenure with the Oilers has been rocky. The eighth-overall pick from the 2019 draft has played 81 games with the team over the past three seasons, but spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with Edmonton’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. This past December, the team granted the Swedish blueliner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/oilers-broberg-granted-permission-to-seek-a-trade">permission to seek a trade</a>, though nothing happened by the trade deadline. Over his time in the NHL, Broberg has scored two goals and 13 points, with a plus/minus of -5. He did play in 10 playoff games this past spring, as the Oilers made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="168"></div>



<p>Holloway played a little bit more last season with Edmonton, scoring six goals and nine points in 38 games. In 25 games in last year’s playoffs, the 22-year-old notched five goals and seven points. The former Wisconsin Badger joined the Oilers organization during the 2021-22 season, after being taken by the team 14th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. In 89 career games, Holloway has notched nine goals and nine assists.</p>


Edmonton Oilers defensemen Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway