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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Looking at what the Edmonton Oilers desperately need, and have needed for at least five years, this is what had to happen. They were never going to get a Weber/Subban calibre player for one of their golden children. They were going to have to a tier down and get someone with upside, but who wasn't necessarily the sexiest name.
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Why should management get a pass for building a flawed team to begin with and taking this long to get a d-man.
What is the return for Hall, RNH, or Eberle if they would have traded one for a d-man the second they won the McDavid Lottery?
If Draisaitl was the player Montreal wanted for Subban why wouldn't they make that move and get a true #1 d-man.
Sure they had to move out of desperation now but if they would have been forward thinking and were terrible at managing their assets to begin with this wouldn't have happened.
The rumor was they wouldn't put Hall/Draisaitl on the table for Jones, only RNH - so now instead they trade Hall for the lesser d-man in Larsson.
Last season they were involved in plenty of rumors tied to the team and it always fell apart because the Oilers wanted the extra piece back or wouldn't move one of the Golden boys.
Just because they painted themselves into a corner they shouldn't get a pass for making a terrible trade now because of a "need".