There is no way on earth that we are trading Holloway for Dobson. There's this guy called Evan Bouchard who still exists.

foegele better than paul

The Oilers have no 2-way Right Handed Defenceman in the system with Bouchard being the Offensive Defenceman taking over for Barrie, and Ceci being a Defensive D man in the bottom pairing. Who picks up the big minutes and also produces while being safe in the zone?

I'm not saying Dobson is a bad player. He is an amazing young d-man. But if it's gonna cost us 3 first round picks AND a 2nd round pick, that is a NO.

A Mobile Right Handed Defenceman is the most difficult player to acquire at a young age. You can sign through free agency but that player will be old and on a bad contract, aka Letang or Klingberg signings. Or they are locked up on very pricey contracts but Dobson is achievable only cause the Islanders have Pulock and Pelech. It'll take an overpayment to achieve a Dobson Trade and Bourgault IMO is more of what the Oilers needed on a line

Last time, TB acquired Hagel for 3rd 1st round picks, didn't end out well... Either way, the main priority of this team is to find a good goalie and provide secondary scoring to McDavid and Draisaitl. Since Woody and Manson took over, the defense has looked fine IMO. Holloway had a strong performance in the AHL which makes him a lock for the main roster next season. He is basically our best prospect rn and trading him for Dobson ALONG WITH BROBERG AND ANOTHER 1ST is wayy too much to offer from Edmonton's side.

I see what you're getting at, this design is based off the Avs and the defence pairings for all the spots including, Toews-Makar, Byram-Johnson, Girard-Manson. So I got Oilers all defencemen in their prime and elite. Living up to the Defence wins Championship style. Oilers can get away with it if the Bottom 6 is upgraded as the top 6 is elite already