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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Yes, because they have a surplus of forwards, and a weakness of defenseman. They traded from a position of strength to shore up their weakness.
Halls goals will be replaced, probably by a more well-rounded winger. Saying a loss of goals as a reason as to why the Oilers haven't gotten better means you don't understand hockey, because a loss of goal scoring is just as much of a problem as giving up more goals.
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Except you're the one assuming a 23 year old kid being thrown into the fire is going to single handedly fix their defense. That shows a huge lack of understanding as to how hockey works on your part. That is the most difficult position, and a young kid being thrown into a putrid system with all kinds of pressure is a huge question mark, not a given.
It also puts pressure on a lot of rookie forwards to replace Hall's scoring which is also by no means a given.
Lastly, suggesting they may add a more well rounded winger (when they haven't
yet) further underlines they did NOT get better
yesterday as you incorrectly asserted.