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Originally Posted by Bunk
I wonder if Edmonton trades the pick or takes a defensemen if they're 4th. The Finns or Matthews might be too hard to pass up in the top 3, but Dubois doesn't seem to make that much sense for them. But then again very little they do makes sense.
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Well I think Chiarelli is one step ahead of MacTavish/Lowe in that he's identified that the Oilers (much like the Flames) need to get bigger and stronger. He's tried to help that by acquiring Kassian, Maroon, Cracknell and Pardy late last season. In a way Dubois and Tkachuk do make sense for the Oilers in that they give them a much needed power forward. But it fails to address their biggest need on defense.
If they can trade for a defensemen or two prior to the draft starting then I don't think them drafting Tkachuk/Dubois is out of the question at 4/5