Oilers traded down when Wallstedt was still on the board, and instead the Wild took him. He may not be helping them now, (neither is Bourgault), but he at least had the potential to fix their goaltending woes at some point. My friends were excited on draft day when they seen him dropping right to them lol.
For a team in Edmonton that isn't a desirable place for lots of players (even less without Mcdrai to boost their stats for a bigger payday), they can't afford to have a bad gm that signs horrible contracts like Lucic or Campbell. They need one who isnt afraid to make a trade, but also win them more often thsn not while actually filling in the glaring holes they have. Instead they make trades like Lucic for Neal (bad signing trade) , or trade good assets for Griffin Reinhart. Also, you better make sure your scouting at all levels is top notch so you can have team control over some players longer, or find undervalued guys that will actually move the needle for them now .
That team has always gone as far as Mcdrai/historical PP takes them, and even with them pacing for 100 point seasons this is the result you get. It's actually quite comical at this point to see how many goals they can allow on the first 10 shots or how quickly they will give a goal right back after scoring. All I know is, being in a group chat with oiler fans has been fun recently lol.
