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Originally Posted by moon
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.
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also, Pacioretty was drafted 2 spots behind Esposito. Esposito just didn't pan out and is now the poster boy for "don't make rental trades" posts. Could have easily gone differently though.