I will try a different approach.
Would the Oiler's adding Lindholm considerably improve their talent pool , chances of making the playoffs and winning the SC???
How much harder are the Flames to play against than the Oilers? (answer: not any harder than playing against the Oilers)
Put yourself in the Oiler's position..... If the draft goesJones, Mackinnon, Drouin, Barkov as expected
That leaves Lindholm, Nurse, Nichushkin and Monahan available...
IF Nurse and Monahan were gone would they bother picking Linholm or Nichushkin???
Where would they fit in with the Oilers... Hall, Eberle, RNH, Yakapov, Gagner,..... so they would be back up if 2 of the Oilers 5 superstars got injured????
The oilers adding yet another soft talented forward does not improve them at all.
If it doesn't help the oilers why will it help the Flames???
If Nurse and Monahan are gone when the Oiler's pick.... and they hang onto their pick they would be far better off taking Mantha ....
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