According to insider Elliotte Friedman, the Vancouver Canucks weren’t the only team interested in acquiring Drew O’Connor. While the Canucks did land the forward as part of the trade that brought O’Connor and defenseman Marcus Pettersson in,

Back in September of 2022, the Edmonton Oilers got extremely close on a trade for Carson Soucy. In fact, the Oilers were so confident a deal was nearly done that they had a jersey made up for him in the event they could finalize the trade and get him over to play a game.

The Edmonton Oilers were reportedly close to a deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins to acquire forward Drew O'Connor before the Vancouver Canucks completed their trade.