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Bourque's Twin · 02-28-2023, 05:16 PM

I think this is a terrible trade. I thought Barrie played a super important role for the Oilers. Ekholm is older and has a lot of mileage on him. Barrie is 12th in the NHL in D points and is the only D who contributes on the PP, which is the Oilers’ differentiating factor.

They also mortgaged their future for the “upgrade”. If Ekholm was the Ekholm of 4-5 years ago, this would worry me.

02-28-2023, 05:16 PM	#181
Bourque's Twin First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Section 120 Exp:	I think this is a terrible trade. I thought Barrie played a super important role for the Oilers. Ekholm is older and has a lot of mileage on him. Barrie is 12th in the NHL in D points and is the only D who contributes on the PP, which is the Oilers’ differentiating factor. They also mortgaged their future for the “upgrade”. If Ekholm was the Ekholm of 4-5 years ago, this would worry me.