They need to do a shake up trade, but there are some issues.
Yak is the likely forward to get traded, but with the exception of the 6 goals in 3 games in no pressure time last year, he's been below what you expect for a number one pick. He's pretty much one dimensional, he's a selfish player who's not producing. So at the end of the day his stock is very low, and other GM's know it, I doubt he's going to get the Oilers that top pairing defenseman without a major throw in, and frankly his attitude seems to be pretty stinky.
Justin Schultz. Ok, the kid has decent offensive skill sets, but he's expensive offense because his defensive stupidity is actually costing them more then his offense is bringing in. He doesn't seem to be learning in his own end either, he's at the end of his contract, and this kid is going to want bank to stay in Edmonton. I would be surprised if any team will offer more then a 2nd for him, and I don't see competitive teams lining up for him. I think he's going to end up like MAB, a power play specialist who's dangerous to put on the ice in key situations where you need to prevent a goal. Teams will keep looking at him as someone who can man a power play and not much else. Remember Mab was pretty hyped as well and ended up floating around the league and the AHL.
The Oilers really did a number on these two players by rushing them like they did.
The tradable guys that will get you the top flight defenseman that the Oilers need are Hall and RNH, But Hall has questions around his durability and his insistance on skating around with his head down while either making blind passes or trying junior type toe drags. RNH is going to be a great player for the Oilers and would demand an overpayment.
Eberle is to me going to top out as a 2nd line guy, but his physical game needs a ton of work.
The Oilers don't have much else that's going to bring them back what they need which is a op pairing dman and a bonifide starting game changer goalie.
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