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Originally Posted by Bourque's Twin
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.
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I agree. I'm surprised to see Barrie moved as he has looked like a pretty solid d-man whenever I've watched the Oilers.