Simpleton
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Ekholm would be a great deadline acquisition for any team that intends to make a serious run in the playoffs. Last season his trade value was probably a 1st round pick an a solid prospect. His agent says there will be no contract negotiations if Ekholm isn't signed before Tuesday, and its difficult to imagine he'll fetch more than a late 1st round pick if he remains an impending UFA when the TDL arrives. It looks like this season the Oilers will have one of the best groups of top six forwards in the NHL, quite possibly the best. Barring a catastrophic injury within that group, I think Holland will want to spend on goaltending, defense, and bottom-six grit rather than adding a player like Forsberg. So, unless he can manufacture a reasonable deal for a goaltender, perhaps a guy like Varlamov, he might spend less to chase a guy like Khudobin and save his 1st round pick to go after a defender like Ekholm.