Rejoint: juill. 2017
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Pretty interesting.
Obviously Drai is the big hitter in the deal, but Faulk is a very good dman and Carolina has replacements for him so they would be inclined to deal from strength to fill weakness. You're also getting a 1st rounder which should be a decent pick since Carolina isn't exactly awesome. Lindholm is a nice young player as well and shouldn't be overlooked in the deal. You also get to unload Russell's contract, which while he isn't terrible, at 4m it makes him underwhelming.
I understand the knee jerk reaction to say no since Leon was so good last year, but he really has you guys in a pickle at the moment. If a middle ground with him can't be reached, this wouldn't be the worst option.
If I am the Oilers, push to change the 2019 to 2018...trigger finger has to get itchy at that point...