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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I agree with SCH - they may in fact have Draisaitl higher than Ekblad.
Oilers need a defencemen, but you can argue that organizationally, they need a center with size even more.
Oilers are really no good!! In all their rebuilding, they haven't two 2 of the top 3 needs for a team - Center and Defence. Highly questionable if they even addressed their third - goaltending.
In light of that, I wouldn't put it past them to rank Draisaitl high. They need a big presence up front, and and they need a better center than Gagner. Draisaitl helps address two holes in one swoop.
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Yep in the future he could allow them to give RNH some more sheltered minutes and they could actually ice two decent scoring lines. I mean we all know they wanted Monahan last year and Draisaitl may fit a similar need for them.
It's funny with so many high picks how they've failed to find what I consider the key components of a cup contender.
Top pairing defensemen, preferably with size (they might actually have one in Nurse if they don't screw up his development, I actually didn't mind that pick). Haven't seen him at all this year so I don't know how his development has gone
Top two line centres with size
Big, strong powerforwards with skill
Franchise goalie
I've always though you can trade for goalscorers more easily than any of the above types of players or find them later in the first round. They wasted a lot of their 1st rounders grabbing the same type of player.