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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Whoever the Oilers can add at the trade deadline will play a much larger role in Edmonton’s playoff chances compared to Broberg or Holloway.
Broberg was their worst D in the regular season at 5v5, and his 0.88 playoff GA/60 might look good until you see his expected GA/60 is 3.13, second only to Darnell Nurse.
He’s a top-10 pick who has failed to establish himself as a regular 5 years after he was drafted.
If the Blues want to gamble on him, it makes sense from their end - it costs them basically nothing, and the cap considerations are irrelevant. They add to players in their early 20s.
The Oilers really don’t need more fringe NHLers making way more than they ought to.
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Not really sure you can justify stating that he was their worst 5v5 defender, and regardless that was based on a 12 game sample size anyways. The year prior over a much larger sample size he was an analytical standout for the team, and showed that he was more than capable of being a full timer.
Additionally - was it his fault he failed to establish himself, or was it the organizations? Probably a bit of both, but the team clearly mishandled the asset.