A surprise trade could reunite two NHL brothers in Edmonton

Kirby Dach could be on his way out of Montreal, and the Edmonton Oilers are reportedly in the mix this weekend.

According to insider Brandon of The City of Champs, Edmonton has interest in Dach as part of a broader forward search this offseason.

The report, posted Saturday, says Montreal's price for a similar depth forward target could run a second-round pick plus a mid-grade prospect, with Dach likely costing more.

Dach put up 8 goals and 7 assists for 15 points in 37 games with the Canadiens this past season, but he went minus-2 on a club that finished 48-24-10 for 106 points.

His last ten games weren't kind. One point. A minus-5 stretch that had him buried in the lineup mix down the stretch.

Zoom out to his last five and it's zero points, minus-4. That's the kind of form that gets a name floated in trade rumors instead of extension talks.

Here's the hook nobody's ignoring: his brother Colton already suits up for the Oilers.

Colton Dach's road tells a different story in Edmonton

Colton put up 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points in 61 games this year, carrying a minus-15 that reflects tougher deployment on a rebuilding depth chart.

He's making $825,000 against the cap. Kirby carries a $3,362,500 hit, a number Edmonton's front office under GM Stan Bowman would have to find room for.

Would adding a $3.3 million center who scored one point in his final ten games actually move the needle for a team that finished 41-30-11? That's the part fans should be asking out loud.

Edmonton closed the year on a six-game surge in their last ten, riding a one-game win streak into the summer after a 6-1 win over Vancouver.

Dach fits a real need up front. Center depth behind McDavid and Draisaitl has been thin, and a versatile forward who can slide across the lineup has value beyond the box score.

But pairing a cooling scorer with a struggling depth piece isn't automatically a fix. Sometimes a reunion story is just a nice subplot, not a hockey decision.

Montreal, for its part, closed strong, going 7-3-0 in their final ten games before a 2-4 loss at Philadelphia to end things.

Nothing here is signed, sealed, or official. It's a name in a report and a family connection that makes for a good headline, and right now, that's all it is.