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Oilers star engaged to marry girlfriend after proposal in Spain

Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl is engaged to be married.

The 28-year-old centre proposed to his girlfriend, actor Celeste Desjardins, sharing photos Thursday of the tender seaside moment with the word “Forever” and a heart emoji to his Instagram account from the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Desjardins, also 28, hails from Sudbury, Ont., and has starred in such TV productions as ‘Taken’ and ‘Fashionably in Love.’

She also posted about the moment(opens in a new tab) to her Instagram account, saying “The easiest yes. I love you forever.”

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The engagement comes less than three weeks after the Oilers played in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the victorious Florida Panthers. Draisaitl is entering the final year of an eight-year contract with the

The engagement also comes 16 days before another Oilers star ties the knot. Connor McDavid will marry fiance Lauren Kyle on July 27. The longtime couple announced their engagement in June last year(opens in a new tab).

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Insider Says Oilers Could Shop $13 Million Defensemen

The Edmonton Oilers could put Cody Ceci on the trade block, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli of DailyFaceoff.

The Oilers are currently over the salary cap, according to PuckPedia, and still need to sign RFAs Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. With Edmonton needing to create cap space, Seravalli believes Ceci could be on the trade block, as he’s entering the final year of the four-year $13 million deal he signed in 2021.

“I can tell you with 100 percent certainty there is a market for Cody Ceci. Right (shot) defencemen in that pay range are always in demand. Just go look at the pay range this summer and look at some of the money thrown around,” Seravalli said on OilersNow.