I know that Esposito is an easy target to go after when talking about deadline deals but Alex Plante was drafted 1 spot after Shattenkirk. It isn't crazy to think that those two could have swapped spots and the Oilers end up with Shattenkirk for Smyth which would have been a great deal.
If people aren't willing to trade Iginla and others because late 1st's and 2nd rounders will just get wasted by this management group it is probably time to can the management right now.
Plenty of valuable guys have come from those picks and the chance of getting someone from those picks is more valuable than keeping old pieces that have shown they are not leading this team to the Cup in the next 5 years.
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