Yamamoto alone is a MASSIVE overpay

I would not do this if I was the Oilers, but from the Jackets perspective, they probably think a 1st and a prospect/someone like Yamamoto is worth their goalie (again, I don't). In which case why would they take on the Koskinen deal?

1 year of Koskinen cap hit in a year of tanking. A potential consistent top 6 forward. And a 1st round pick in a deep draft. All for a goalie that likely doesn't fit the mold long term? Yes a million times over. You must closely advise Holland on a regular basis?

Yeah, I'm not down with that trade at all. Merzlikins likely goes to market next summer and you can get him then for nothing but money.

Koskinen's save percentage over the past 2 seasons - apart from the crazy start to this year when he played 12 games in 24 nights, traveling thousands of miles across 4 time zones - was .916 in all situations. Merzlikins posted a .920 over the past 2 seasons in all situations. Is that .004 really worth Yamamoto + a 1st??

To put it in greater perspective, Koskinen faced 1553 shots over that timeframe. If Merzlikin's sv% would hold firm behind Edmonton's more porous defense, he would have saved just 6 more goals than Koskinen did, in 52 games. Six goals. Meanwhile you're sending back Yamamoto who scored 19 goals over the past 1.5 seasons AND a 1st round pick.

That's a hilariously bad trade for the Oilers.