Barring a last minute contract extension ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jeff Petry is about to find himself a new NHL home.

The Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks have been rumoured to be interested in Petry.

Elliotte Friedman cited the St. Louis Blues as another potential landing spot for the 27-year-old during this Saturday’s edition of “Headlines” on Hockey Night in Canada. Friedman also said the Blues could lean on estranged centre Vladimir Sobotka as a piece to help facilitate a potential deal.

Sobotka is currently playing with Omsk Avangard in the KHL. The Blues received a one-year arbitration award for forward Vladimir Sobotka in July and they retain the rights to his services upon a return to the NHL. With the Oilers in desperate need of help down the middle, Sobotka could be a nice addition.

Petry has four goals and 15 points in 59 games this season. The Oilers made him a healthy scratch for their Saturday night meeting with the Blues to avoid the risk of injury.

Could Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish and his Blues counterpart Doug Armstrong pull the trigger on a deal tonight? Never underestimate the commodity of convenience.