Wow, another 1st pick

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Again I'm no fan of his but in his defence he was put in a crap position by the team, he was a shutdown center expected to score goals as well.

A shutdown center, really? A minus 23 rating is not really a shut down center in my opinion. Last time I looked, that's the worst on the team

How many teams have gone through rebuilds and still have a sold out building on a lot of nights?

I agree. Maybe Canadians are just crazy about their hockey. Check out the Maple Laughs. They are in worse shape than the Oilers and their building is sold out every night. It's great to be the owner of that team

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Originally Posted by Oilers

A shutdown center, really? A minus 23 rating is not really a shut down center in my opinion. Last time I looked, that's the worst on the team

True but he is out against the top line on every team. Im not a fan of plus minus I think its a poor representation of defensive ability. I have no idea why I keep defending him lol...I'd rather he wasn't here as well

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True but he is out against the top line on every team. Im not a fan of plus minus I think its a poor representation of defensive ability. I have no idea why I keep defending him lol...I'd rather he wasn't here as well

That's what a shut down center does... shutting down the other team top line. I am not a big fan of plus/minus either but still, it does show something. And at -23, he's horrible at shutting down anybody.

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Originally Posted by Oilers

That's what a shut down center does... shutting down the other team top line. I am not a big fan of plus/minus either but still, it does show something. And at -23, he's horrible at shutting down anybody.

True but the defence was sketchy at the best of times and for over half the year the Goaltending wasn't up to par as well.

Lol I can't stop.

Anyway enough old player talk what do you think the should do with the first pick?

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Anyway enough old player talk what do you think the should do with the first pick?

I think they should trade away and fill the holes on this team. Swapping picks with Columbus for Jack Johnson is not a bad idea. They can use the #2 pick to pick Murray. We would have then 2 pretty good D-man.

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I'm sort of on the fence (very weird of me I'm very opinionated my wife says) If they can pull the trigger on a top flight D-man sure but I could also see taking Yakupov and start winning 8-6 lol Thats a ridiculous top six!

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I am all for 8-6 games. I love wild open hockey and end to end rushes. Unfortunately, in today's NHL, it's the defense that will win championship so I think I would go for some top notch D-man instead.

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Originally Posted by subman

Anyway enough old player talk what do you think the should do with the first pick?

Take Yakupov or trade the pick straight up for a top pairing defenceman currently playing in the league. Someone like Oliver Ekman-Larsson. I don't like the idea of trading for multiple lesser parts or more draft picks.