Utterly ridiculous post
Weber is still a fantastic defenseman. If the Olympics started tomorrow i think Canada still selects him top 2 for D.
Maybe he'll decline at some point and he is signed for long but he carries tremendous impact/value on ice and would actually be an absolutely incredibly valuable player to add to Edmonton. Both for on-ice play and the leadership he brings off ice.
Now im obviously not saying he's worth a top 2 overall pick - but to say you wouldn't take him for free is just dumb.
The only way the Oilers could take Weber is if you are taking Lucic and Manning and (now) Gagner and...
You have to take all of that with the #2OA for us to even consider it. You would only trade for Weber if you feel you can win in the next few years because after that his contract
is likely an anchor. We could offer even one roster payer of value added to that #1 or #2 OA because then there is zero chance we are even a playoff team.
So in that sense, Weber is worthless to the Oilers.
Here is the only trade that would make sense for the Oilers to acquire Weber...
To the Oilers...
Weber
Lehkonen
To the Canadiens
#1OA or #2 OA
Lucic
Manning
Gagner
... still not sure that gets us to where we need to be to resemble and actual playoff roster.... and I already know the Canadien fans' reaction to that.
Honestly the Oilers are in hell right now. They need to keep the cost controlled ELCs and wait for some of the dead weight to fall off.
The only way the Oilers can trade that pick is for a really good NHL player that fits a need on your team, one that is signed to a team friendly deal or a trade like the one I put forward. This is the Oilers situation.