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Originally Posted by FanSince'01
Oilers with shiny new toy syndrome yet again. Also hilarious they gave up on their current best prospect - who they went out of their way to trade for - for Howard.
Probably a wash in terms of talent between the two, but Howard is more ready for NHL action and the Oilers are going to need a few players close to league minimum to fill out their thin-as-hell roster.
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Which is exactly why they make this trade. They get a guy 2 years closer to playing on an entry level which they desperately need. He either helps now or doesn’t, but by the time oreilly arrives if there’s no cup in the building (good chance there’s not) then it likely won’t matter as he’ll be too late.