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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Oilers would have been screwed no matter what they did in that draft.
Ryan Murray who the scouts were supposedly leaning towards has missed 120 games in the last three seasons.
Galchenyuk missed all but 2 games in his draft year, and while looking better than Yakupov is also playing wing.
Rielly wasn't a realistic pick at number 1.
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Not sure why Rielly wasn't a realistic pick at number 1. If they felt he was the guy that would best fit them long-term he would have been a great pick.
It wasn't a great draft at the top end - but that doesn't excuse the fact that the Oilers made a bad choice.