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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
As soon as Jones fell to Nashville at the draft, I suggested it was probably time for the Oil to make their splash - Yakupov-plus for that pick.
Oilers fans - "you don't trade a 1st overall for a 4th overall!"
Yikes.
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Not to mention that Poile would have laughed at Lowe, MacTavish or whatever puppet made the call before stepping up to the podium to take Jones.
Benefit of hindsight notwithstanding, I'm not even sure Nashville would have taken Yakupov and the seventh overall pick. Not when Jones fell into their laps.