Oilers send Bourgault, Chiasson to Senators for Jarventie pick

The Edmonton Oilers have traded forwards Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for winger Roby Jarventie and a 2025 fourth-round pick, the teams announced Monday.

Ottawa and Edmonton discussed the deal during the draft in late June, but have so far been unable to complete it, according to Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal.

Selected by the Oilers with the 22nd overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, Bourgault has spent the last two campaigns with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. The 21-year-old struggled with a shoulder injury last season, collecting eight goals and 20 points in 55 games. It was a step back from his rookie year, when he posted 34 points in 62 games.

Expectations were high for Bourgault after he finished his junior career with 36 goals and 75 points in 43 games as a member of the QMJHL’s Shawinigan Cataractes in 2021-22.

Chiasson was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft. He appeared in 68 games for the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets in 2023-24, totaling nine goals and 20 points. The 21-year-old also played one AHL game with the Condors in April.

Jarventie, meanwhile, was drafted early in the second round by the Senators in 2020. He made his NHL debut in November, playing in seven games, with one assist and five shots. The 21-year-old also played in 22 games with the AHL’s Belleville Senators, recording nine goals and 20 points before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in February.

The Oilers have been fans of Jarventie for a while, according to commentator Bob Stauffer. The Tampere, Finland native is 6-foot-3 and weighs 200 pounds.