I think I'm alone here, but I actually kind of think the oilers didn't make a terrible move.
The two guys they moved out were very fringe players and I doubt they ever get much/if any NHL time. Maybe Hartikainen develops into a solid 2-way kind of guy and comes in, but it's still better for the oilers to add some older more experienced guys for the moment.
The guy they get back fits their needs and has decent NHL experience (~150+ games). I'm not saying he's an incredible defenceman but they got a guy who can and likely will play for them, giving up assets they had all but given up on and it improves their team. Please don't come back with hyperbole but their team is better than it was before the trade.
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