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  1. Bad pick. He's like Virtanen without the high-end skating. Also has character issues. Cam Robinson hates it.
  2. They're buying Benning's sales pitch that OEL is a top-pairing defenseman who just had a "tough couple years" versus another Myers. Should have just flipped the 2nd for Garland.
  3. Benning basically saying he made the trade based on OEL regaining his form from 5+ years ago. Cross yo' fingers. These kind of bets don't work out too often. Probability is players that start a 2-3 year decline, continue it regardless of age.
  4. No it’s not they both play the LS and that pairing would get slaughtered defensively 5-on-5. The LS is currently Hughes-OEL-Rathbone. Schmidt is currently our top pairing RS D playing his offside.
  5. You can see the stats but a lot of it is engagement levels and the fact he’s extremely soft on the puck. Either something broke with him physically or he has serious issues with competition level.
  6. He has been brutal 5-on-5 for three years and is soft as butter. Let’s call it the “Holtby effect” where people only recall when players were actually good and don’t account for recent performance. Could also be called the “Benning lens” or something cause everyone apparently thinks OEL is coming off his rookie season. Worst contact in the league.
  7. I don't love the Oilers, but it's not hard to see Edler viewing a nice 2-year contract in Edmonton offering him a heck of a lot better chance at a Cup than Vancouver without moving too far away. Either Edler or Hamonic also make a lot of sense for Edmonton and Calgary.
  8. Both have more cap flexibility. And I think both Edler and Hamonic are destined for Alberta.
  9. Given what Risto just got the Canucks are far, far better off keeping Schmidt at this point. They will not be able to replace him with a better defenseman given the trade market and lack of cap space. If they are serious about the playoffs the no-brainer move is to mend relations with Schmidt and keep him.
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