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Originally Posted by SanFranFlamesFan
One question - why is everyone under the impression that Edmonton wants Draisitl? Why wouldn't they want one of the big 3 (Reinhart, Ekblad or Bennett) that most of us want?
Did I miss an interview where Edmonton pumped him up? Or is it just because he's 30 lbs heavier? He's about the same height as Reinhart and 2" taller than Bennett.
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It's coming from a few people who are close to the Oilers organization.
Jim Matheson and Bob Stauffer are pumping Draisaitl. Stauffer has been for the past few weeks been preaching on Edmonton radio that the Oilers aren't necessarily going for Ekblad.
Also a poster on this board who works for the Oilers is implying that the Oilers may have Draisaitl ranked even higher than Ekblad.
Draisaitl plays a physical type of game and has the size to back it up that the Oilers are sorely missing in their top 6.