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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I think it is just the caliber of players that were there for the Oilers at 16. Barzal, Connor, Chabot, Boeser, Konecny all would be top line wingers or top PP Dman with that pick. The 2nd they traded could have been Aho, Carlo, or Andersson who would all be helping that team right now. They moved those assets for a pure bust. At least Larsson is playing in their top 4.
There is definitely a good chance the Oilers screw those picks up but considering the players available their franchise could have been set for a decade with McDavid, Chabot, Aho
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I know it’s all revisionist history for Oiler fans. Somehow ignoring the fact that another team developed the final product of the player. It’s like the rumoured Comrie for Perry & a 1st Lowe rejected in autumn of 2003.
It looks bad in hindsight until you remember that you’re not getting 2007 Corey Perry developed by the Ducks. You would receive a 2003 Corey Perry ready to be pumped full of glory at the Oilers bottomless fueling station of manifest destiny. That Corey Perry would have went the way of his former teammate
Robbie Schremp.