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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
we gave up a guy with negative value for a guy on a bad contract...something he probably would've gotten in UFA
clearly they need another center...but Sam wasn't cutting it as a second line C...plain and simple
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Considering Edmonton is not a prime destination for UFA's it going to be almost impossible for MacT to find a center who could replace Gagner. Oilers would have been better off to keep Gagner for another year with hopes his value would rise and at the same time allow LD another year to develop.