Oilers swap Letestu for Aberg in 3-team trade
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The Edmonton Oilers traded center Mark Letestu to the Nashville Predators on Sunday for forward Pontus Aberg.
Nashville then shipped Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018.
Columbus lands an experienced pivot for its playoff push who can chip in offensively and win faceoffs, as Letestu owns a career win percentage of 51.5 percent to go along with 92 goals and 114 assists.
As for the Oilers, they receive the 37th overall pick from the 2012 draft in Aberg, a 24-year-old Swedish forward with eight points in 37 games for Nashville this season.