And drafting 1st overall has helped us so much over the last 7 years...
With the 1st overall we HAVE to take Matthews. We won't get enough value for the pick to trade it and you can not take anyone else in that spot or else fans will riot, ditto to the 2nd overall pick with Laine. I believe the lowest the Oilers should pick for our own good is the 3rd spot and take either Chychrun or Sergachev. We need to pick dmen, teams that win championships almost always have a great defence. If we want to turn into the Pittsburgh Penguins then yes winning the lottery is whats best for the organization. But just be prepared to keep losing until we find some men and to have an unbalanced roster because we can't afford all the high picks and to fix the defence.