The Oilers are incredible at blowing up 1st round picks. MAP was an extraordinary f***up in the draft where pretty much every team took a franchise player or two. Yakupov's miss set the team back for years, though that draft was weak. Jay-Poo when they could get Tkachuk. Now Broberg.
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Jimmi McJenkins
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Totally on Tkachuk, but I remember the attitude when that draft was happening, and it was MUCH less positive.
He was not very well-known at the time. But after the first season in the NHL, it was obvious who was the better pick, even with JP's perceived potential.
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I get that Foegele should be happy to be on the 2nd line, but I think he should be on a line with McLeod. I think Perry will be dead weight on McLeod's line.
Jimmi McJenkins
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Unless they find a couple top-6 forwards via trade, I don't see that happening, I think Perry will be fine.
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I am very curious how Broberg looks in this structure.....I have a feeling we will just throw him away (unless it was for a cost controlled top 4 that isn't really old)
Jimmi McJenkins
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I think if they did just want to "move on" from the prospect that Broberg is (or isn't) they probably would have done that in November, I think they value him enough to not just throw him in.
And I agree, I would like to see what he and Desharnais can do for a couple games.
People bring up so many draft blunders... the Reinhart trade etc.. but for some reason I will never forgive the Oilers for taking Tyler Benson over Alex Debrincat. Debrincat had just put up a 51g 53a 104p season in 68gp WITH CONNER MCDAVID
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Jimmi McJenkins
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I still love, though, that Boston had 3 good picks in that draft and got Jake Debrusk with so much goodness still on the board.
And that was their best pick of the 3. Also Debrincat followed up that season with 51g 50a 101p in 60gp without McDavid AND WE PICKED TYLER f***ING BENSON
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It just shows you good NHL players are in general. even lower rung ones.
I swear all I used to hear on EDM and VAN radio was how Benson was a phenom growing up lol
Broberg looks like a deer in the headlights with the puck. I have time for him and I hope he finds his game, but man oh man he has a long way to go before he's an nhl defenseman
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Jimmi McJenkins
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I really liked the McLeod-Drai-Foegele line. I hate Drai and McDavid playing together. Draisaitl completely ignores defence when playing with McDavid IMO. I like him centering his own line. I feel like he takes more responsibility defensively and I like him as a line driver playing HIS slow-it-down cycle game and not trying to play McDavid's high tempo game.
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I think it's a foregone conclusion he will be a trade bait at the deadline. The Oilers window is now and Broberg still has some value (maybe of a 2nd round pick).
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