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There is nothing about this trade to dislike. Horak found himself the odd man out in a world with Monahan, Colborne, Knight, Backlund, Reinhart, etc. Organizationally, he's been passed by. He goes to a team where he's similarly far down on the depth chart with all the small skilled centers the Oilers have. And he's not skilled enough to usurp either RNH or Gagner.

Brossoit is a 6th round pick, and we have Gilles. I'd argue that Olivier Roy isn't a huge step back from LB, since Roy actually made the WJHC team when he had the chance.

Smid is a legit top 4 defenseman. He's young and under contract at a decent hit for what he brings. The Oilers got weaker.

This is the sort of 'winning a trade walking away' we hoped for when Burke was brought on board.