The only scenario i would trade up to take Ekblad - regardless of cost is if he is falling into the Oilers lap somehow ala Seth Jones OR if we hear they are in talks to trade up.
Im OK with not getting Ekblad. Im not OK with the Oilers getting the 2nd best ranked Dman from last years draft (Nurse), and the best one from this years draft. That would be a bit scary for me. But if anyone can ruin 2 top defensive prospects like Nurse and Ekblad - and even Klefbom - its deadmonton. How is a player supposed to develop defensively with hall, rnh, eberle and yakupov giving the puck away every second.
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