EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are clearing cap space by trading forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations on Thursday.
Yamamoto, 24, had 10 goals and 15 assists in 58 games last season, his sixth in Edmonton.
In 2021-22, 5-foot-8, 153-pound Yamamoto hit career highs of 20 goals and 41 points.
The 2017 Oilers first-round draft pick has one year remaining on his contract at $3.1 million.
Kostin, also 24, is a restricted free agent. He had 11 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Oilers after joining the club from the St. Louis Blues via trade in October.
Edmonton general manager Ken Holland said the Russian winger's asking price was too high.