Oilers88
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That crossed my mind as well. We have no first or second rounder next year, which means that as it currently stands we have next to nothing of value to trade at the deadline. I'm hoping something happens in the next few days to elucidate why they thought that was ok. Options could be:Conspiracy theory time:
Oilers were OK trading away their first next season because they are expecting to get a first back in another trade within the next few days.
i) We're somehow getting a late first or early second back in a different trade. I honestly have no idea what that could be, but maybe it's tied to the cap dump Stauffer alluded to; or
ii) They're getting some business done this summer and are comfortable not being players at the deadline this year. I get the sense they hoped to do something bigger at this past year's deadline, but with the way the season played out it was a pretty mediocre market. If they're able to clear some cap space and sign a Debrusk or Arvidsson, maybe they're ok with that being their move to put them over the top?
Even if those two things are true, I probably would still have erred on the side of keeping next year's first just in case. I'm hoping I'll see what Jeff Jackson was thinking on this one in a few days, because right now I don't see it.