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Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles
If they were smart they would trade Eberle, and Hall for defense and goaltending. Run with McDavid- RNH- Draistail down the middle and the D/G pieces they get from the Eberle & Hall trades, fortunately they aren't and they'll continue to play run and gun hockey because......
Craig MacTavish: "Offence wins hockey games & we're going to be loaded with it"
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This is basically what Pittsburgh has done around Crosby and Malkin and it leaves you with scraps to sign the bottom half of your roster. Even if the Oilers keep and build around McD, Draisaitl, Nuge and Nurse it will leave the bottom half of the roster laughably thin to the point that they will have no hope of beating teams with solid, deep rosters built around 1 or 2 (less than McD level) stars and a whole bunch of solid players around them. The Oilers are going to have to get lucky to turn what they currently have + McD into a perennial cup contender by the time McD has a chance to bolt via free agency.