The Edmonton Oilers find themselves in unfamiliar territory - picking outside of the top three in the NHL draft.

For only the second time in six seasons, the Oilers will have to select someone outside the top trio of prospects, and although they fell two positions to No. 4 in the newly designed lottery, general manager Peter Chiarelli has made it clear he has options.

Chiarelli indicated Sunday that the Oilers pick is "definitely in play," and on Monday, he re-affirmed his statement.

"There's a real legitimate chance to look to move this pick, to improve our team - to get bigger or to get a D and get something else," Chiarelli told Reid Wilkins of CHED. "There's also a chance, as I said in my previous comments, that we could move the pick to get an NHL defenseman, too. That is a top four defenseman. We're going to look at a lot of different things."

Considering the forward depth the Oilers already have, selecting a defenseman seems like the obvious choice at No. 4, but Chiarelli is enticed by the entire field of prospects - if he opts to keep the pick.

"In that next cluster of players there's some nice, big forwards, wings and centers, and there's like three really solid defensemen ... If we choose to move it and/or move down or move the pick, if we move down we're going to get a really good player. So the options are still available."

Finding a suitor for the fourth overall pick shouldn't be too tricky for Chiarelli, as long as it's for the right price. But if he opts to keep the pick and targets a defenseman, he should have his choice of Olli Juolevi of the London Knights or Jakob Chychrun of the Sarnia Sting - both considered the top blueliners available.

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Olli Maatta will miss time following a suspension-worthy hit from Brooks Orpik in Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round series with the Washington Capitals.

The defenseman has been ruled out of at least Game 3 with an upper-body injury, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed Monday.

His replacement will be made official at game time, with either Derrick Pouliot or Justin Schultz set to enter the fray.

Maatta was injured in the first period of Game 2 after a late, high hit by Orpik, who was suspended three games for interference.

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Andrew Ladd appears to be prioritizing winning and familiarity over money as he gets set to hit unrestricted free agency.

As such, he's willing to re-sign with the Chicago Blackhawks at a discounted rate.

"I'm at the point in my career where I can make decisions based on being in a good situation and at the end of the day, I don't think it's all about money for me," Ladd said, according to Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune.

"It's about being in a good place for my family and being on a team that's going to contend every year. You'd be crazy not to want to be a part of this group, this organization and we'll see what happens."

Ladd's coming off a five-year, $22-million contract he signed with the Winnipeg Jets in 2011, and is in line for a hefty raise on the open market.

Winger Andrew Shaw is a restricted free agent and the Blackhawks are usually right up against the salary-cap ceiling, so it remains to be seen how much of a discount Ladd would actually be willing to take to stick with the club.

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Alex Pietrangelo continues to blossom into one of the game's elite defenseman.

An offensive outburst saw him score six points in seven games against the Chicago Blackhawks, but the stalwart Blues defender is making his presence felt in other ways versus the Dallas Stars.

Pietrangelo didn't score any points in Game 2 Sunday, but he logged 35:37 of ice-time, and his teammates are always comfortable when he's on the ice.

"He's the captain of the back end," Blues goaltender Brian Elliott told ESPN's Craig Custance.

The 2008 fourth overall pick is tasked with the opponent's top forwards every game, and Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock - who's worked with Pietrangelo in St. Louis and at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 - believes he thrives under pressure.

"Petro is always a good player when the stakes are the highest," he said.

On a defensive corps that features veteran Jay Bouwmeester, rookie standout Colton Parayko, and offensive threat Kevin Shattenkirk, it's Pietrangelo's tendencies in the defensive zone that stick out to Blues captain David Backes.

"We'll call them short plays, but they're not small, they're huge," Backes said. "He gets into a corner, he can dig a puck out and start the breakout, that takes the pressure off a little bit. We're able to get the puck up the ice rather than being occupied by them."

Pietrangelo's stable defensive play has garnered the attention of his fellow blueliners as well.

"You see it being done and you think to yourself, 'If I'm in that situation, I can make that play.' He's just leading that way for us on the back end," Shattenkirk said. "It's tremendous."

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The Minnesota Wild appear willing to take the interim tag off head coach John Torchetti.

General manager Chuck Fletcher is set to meet with Torchetti sometime this week about the head coaching position, which the latter filled over the final weeks of the season.

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Torchetti will get the first crack at the job, with former Anaheim Ducks bench boss Bruce Boudreau also reportedly in consideration.

Torchetti led the Wild to a record of 15-11-1 after taking over for the deposed Mike Yeo, and Minnesota pushed the Dallas Stars to six games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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For a team that finished second in the NHL in goals, the Washington Capitals offense has been relatively tame to begin their second-round series versus the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Evgeny Kuznetsov, who led the Capitals in scoring, and Justin Williams, who Washington acquired for his accolades in the postseason, have two points each in eight playoff games, and they know they need to be better.

"We need to be a little firmer and (more) confident in our abilities," Williams told Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post. "You can't second guess if you don't score for a few games or you're not as productive as you were in the regular season. You just need to simplify it and do the same things you were doing when you were successful and trust your instincts. And for us to win, we know that we have to be a big part of it. So we're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves to be productive."

Williams has scored one goal in his last 15 games, and had a simple answer when asked if it's not the postseason production he's looking for.

"That's a nice way of putting it," Williams said.

Kuznetsov, meanwhile, has one goal in his last 28 games, but his teammates believe he's bound to snap the drought.

"He's still working hard. He's still doing some sick plays out there," Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky said. "I mean, we need him here in playoffs and I'm not worried. I still think he's doing really good plays out there and working hard and winning battles and beating his guys one-on-one. The only thing that's missing is points, but it's going to come. There's no question about it."

Pittsburgh has carried the play for most of the first two games, and production from Washington's second line could certainly help turn things around.

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A win is a win, but some aren't hoped to be repeated.

That's the sentiment of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello after his club won the 2016 NHL Draft lottery and the right to select first overall come June 24 in Buffalo.

"Never wanted the opportunity and hope it never happens again. How’s that?" he said in an interview with Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun.

"Let me put it this way,” Lamoriello added. “Having the opportunity to do it is not something you feel good about. But being able to select the player your organization thinks is the best player is what you look forward to."

Having said that, he's well aware that drafting a player like Auston Matthews - the expected top pick - doesn't amount to a quick fix.

"There is a lot of work to be done," Lamoriello said. "This is not something that is going to happen overnight.

"We are going to acquire a player who is going to be solid in that foundation, whenever that might be, for a long time. That has been the whole process here, putting something together that is going to be able to be sustained, not getting ahead of ourselves, not being teased by doing something for today without tomorrow in sight. We are going to need the same patience we have had and hopefully everyone understands that."

The Maple Leafs also hold the Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick, as well as 10 additional picks in rounds two through seven. Lamoriello and co. have a busy couple of months ahead of them in preparation for a franchise-altering day.

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Joey Hishon is Finland-bound.

The 24-year-old forward has signed with Finnish club Jokerit Helsinki.

Hishon was drafted 17th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in 2010, but the early years of his professional career were derailed by a concussion that kept him off the ice for almost two years.

In 13 career NHL games, Hishon recorded a goal and an assist. He appeared in 62 games for the AHL's San Antonio Rampage this past season, scoring 14 goals and adding 29 assists.

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