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Originally Posted by Jimmy Krack Korn
I believe Gagner could have been a decent to good player if he wasn't thrown into the oiler cesspool. Now he's probably ruined, but maybe he has a chance to try to help himself.
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It's really hard to judge how good any of these young Oilers prospects are because the Oilers are such a mess as the kids are rushed and often coached poorly. Gagner may have a bit of an easier go of it in the Eastern Confernce where there will be more room for him and he may be properly used and coached. That said I watch a lot of Oilers games and he's usually been their softest forward and really needs a lot of work on his defensive game. Funny to say given how long he's already been around but he's kind of a project.
Purcell will probably get some quality ice time in Edmonton as slick really doesn't like Yakupov and he will now be able to put Purcell on the 2nd line and bump down Yakupov to the 3rd line. He's going to find that his soft ways won't translate well to the Western Conference. Could be okay for them or could be another passenger on the loser train.