The New Jersey Devils retained half of Frederic’s $2.3 million salary and received the rights to unsigned draft pick Shane Lachance from the Oilers and Petr Hauser from the Bruins in return. Trading Frederic is the first sell-off by the Bruins,

The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring hard-nosed forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins

Edmonton executes a pair of trades with Boston & New Jersey to add three forwards to the organization EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers have made a pair of trades with Boston and New Jersey to acquire forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones along with the rights to forward Petr Hauser.

Here is everything you need to know about the Edmonton Oilers' newest acquisition, Trent Frederic, who is a former Boston Bruin.

The Edmonton Oilers made their first significant trade deadline move Tuesday, acquiring forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones in a three-team deal with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. According to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun and Chris Johnston,

The Edmonton Oilers added three players ahead of this season’s trade deadline. Max Jones made an impact in his debut on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens and Jake Walman will likely suit up for the team on Saturday when they host the Dallas Stars.

Trent Frederic has officially arrived in the Alberta capital after the Edmonton Oilers traded for him earlier this week.

Trent Frederic was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Boston Bruins as part of a three-team trade also involving the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.