My take is that the Oilers are legitimately interested in Draisaitl and have put his name out there in order to sway their fans, as he wasn't originally considered a possible top three pick. This doesn't mean they are guaranteed to draft him as like the Flames they probably haven't made a final decision on their list.
As for the idea is that they are trying to throw off other teams, I don't think so. I believe most GMs have a pretty good idea of what each team wants.
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