The Boston Bruins are struggling to put the puck in the back of the net. The Edmonton Oilers are rumored to be selling many of their assets in their never ending rebuilding project.

Put the two together, and it sounds like the two could use each other for a potential trade.

According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kyperos (via Twitter), there’s some strong speculation that the Bruins and Oilers are discussing about a potential trade.

Some strong speculation tonite #Oilers #Bruins revisiting trade talk… told both teams desperate to change things up. Eberle perhaps?

— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) December 5, 2014

Also wouldn’t surprise me to hear of a 3rd team involved in any major #Bruins trade. Gives more flexibility with player(s) and salary cap.

— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) December 5, 2014

Currently, the Bruins are a little over $6.9 million under the cap according to Cap Geek. But even with a little more flexibility, General Manager Peter Chiarelli, who has made appearances in Buffalo and Chicago during the current west coast trip, will need to move some assets.

Additionally, with the amount of no-trade clauses given over the years by Chiarelli – a tactic that’s recently been highly questionable – the Black and Gold could be in a bit of a hole. It’s hard to imagine Brad Marchand, Chris Kelly, Loui Eriksson, Milan Lucic and others wanting to go to Edmonton to be a part of the Oilers’ rebuilding project, and those are just a few names that could say no to any potential deal with their NTC’s.

Moreover, the Bruins’ will be crunched with cap space when Zdeno Chara is taken off of long-term injured reserve.

Jordan Eberle, David Perron and Nail Yakupov are the most notable names to be rumored to be on the Oilers’ trade block. Eberle makes $6 million per year for the next five years while Perron and his $3.8 million-plus cap hit – for the next two years – is a little more affordable, and Yakupov, the Oilers’ No. 1 pick in 2012, is on the final year of his entry level deal.

Keep checking Bruins Daily for any further developments on the Bruins-Oilers trade speculation.