The Oilers traded Brodziak and a conditional draft pick to Detroit in exchange for Mike Green on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

This is simply a cap move for the Oilers to facilitate the acquisition of Mike Green. Brodziak announced his retirement prior to the 2019-20 season due to back injuries. His contract expires at the end of this season.

Brodziak (back) has decided to retire, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports.

EDGE Analysis

Brodziak was originally selected by the Oilers in the seventh round of the 2003 NHL Draft. The 35-year-old had one season remaining on his two-year deal with Edmonton and was in jeopardy of missing the 2019-20 campaign with a serious back injury. Brodziak will retire having racked up 129 goals and 296 points over a 14-season career.

Brodziak is expected to be placed on long-term injured reserve for the entirety of the 2019-20 campaign due to back issues, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.

EDGE Analysis

Brodziak missed the final four games of the 2018-19 campaign due to an undisclosed injury, but at this point it's safe to assume that his back issues are what kept him sidelined. The 35-year-old pivot has one year remaining on his two-year deal with the Oilers, so if he does in fact land on LTIR for the duration of the upcoming season, he'll almost certainly hang up his skates ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. If that ends up being the case, Brodziak will retire having racked up 129 goals and 296 points in a career that spanned 14 seasons.

Brodziak (undisclosed) didn't accompany the Oilers on the Calgary trip for Saturday's regular-season finale against the Flames, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

That's a wrap on Brodziak's 2018-19 campaign, with the traditional bottom-six pivot producing six goals and three assists over 70 games. While there are hundreds of NHL players with more impressive attacking-zone totals, Brodziak actually performed at a decent clip considering he was only deployed for 11:42 of average ice time.

Brodziak (undisclosed) won't play Tuesday against the Avalanche, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

The severity of Brodziak's undisclosed injury remains a mystery, but it will cost him at least one contest. Either way, there's no reason for fantasy owners to track his availability, as he's only totaled nine points in 70 games this campaign.

Brodziak racked up 17 PIM in Monday's 3-2 overtime win versus the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Brodziak answered the bell after the Rangers' Connor Brickley delivered a check to the head of Oilers defenseman Matt Benning. For his troubles, he picked up an instigator minor and a misconduct in addition to the fighting major. Brodziak has only five goals and three assists in 63 games this season, and the festivities Monday more than doubled his season total in PIM to 31.

Brodziak's fifth goal of the season was the game-winner in a 4-3 victory over the Sabres on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The goal came with only five seconds left in the second period, and it was enough to make the Sabres swap Linus Ullmark out in favor of Carter Hutton to start the third period. Brodziak went 19 games without a goal and 15 skates without a point prior to his tally Monday. The 34-year-old center has been mired on the fourth line in his first season of his second stint with the Oilers, a graveyard for point production on the eight-worst offense in the league.

Brodziak has failed to find the back of the net in eight straight contests.

EDGE Analysis

Brodziak may struggle to reach the 10-goal mark for the sixth time in the last seven years. Once a 20-goal scorer with Minnesota, the center has failed to produce at that level with St. Louis or Edmonton. With a minimal cap hit ($1.15 million) and changes likely coming for the Oilers, the 34-year-old could find himself on the move ahead of the trade deadline.

Brodziak scored twice, including the game winner, in a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Saturday night.

EDGE Analysis

Brodziak isn't known as an offensive star -- he hadn't gotten a point in 11 games prior to this outburst. Plus he only saw 12:05 of ice time Saturday, the second-lowest of the Oilers' forwards. Still, Brodziak was a dominant force on the ice. Nice night, but it's just a moment in time. He's more valuable on the ice as a penalty killer than he is in fantasy.

Brodziak has not recorded a point in 2018-19 and is playing, on average, fewer than 10 minutes per game.

EDGE Analysis

The 34-year-old veteran is averaging 9:23 of ice time to this point in the season and has posted a minus-5 rating through 10 games. Brodziak put up 33 points just last season but has failed to follow it up, having whiffed out of the gates to begin 2018-19.