Quoting: OilersFan77
Any Oiler fan would be more than happy to add Voracek, Simmonds, Giroux, van Reimsdyk, or Couturier. Not to mention Patrick, who I admit I haven't watched, but is certainly a promising player. You can fix a 4th line easily enough. Fixing a second line is far harder and that's what we in Edmonton desperately need to do. You're probably right that the young d-core, while filled with promise, is struggling with inexperience. Goaltending has been a problem for years, I hope our Edmonton boy Hart can succeed. The Flyers have far more depth at forward than most teams, you're certainly right when you day it's a likely just a bad mix. They probably could use a shakeup.
Edmonton needs to find a way to add a true 2W with limited assets that we can afford to give up. Due to that we have to be sure, we can't afford to overpay.
The Flyers have a big void at #2 center. Patrick isn't a #2 center yet and if he was they'd have a hole at #3. If Giroux plays center that fixes the center issue but opens a LW issue to the same degree. A player is playing on the 2nd line that isn't ready for that level. That's a major problem up front and it hurts the mix too.
I only mention the Flyers 4th line because it's basically cap disasters they can't get rid of (Weise or Lehtera) or AHL-NHL tweeners like Jordan Weal before his trade and now Phil Varone. Best suited for scoring roles but don't fit that role in the NHL. The 4th line is best for actual grinders and PK specialists that the Flyers don't have down there. The Flyers need bad contracts to end, a shakeup, and their prospects to hit home. Most notably Morgan Frost and Carter Hart. They need Provorov to bounce back and Nolan Patrick to keep progressing.
Edmonton has McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nugent Hopkins. They need to stop making mistake signings and get out of bad contracts they have. I mentioned Jordan Weal and Phil Varone and I see them as possible players to come cheap and play with McDavid. They have talent and speed. McDavid will create the space they can't on their own. It's not much unlike what Crosby does in Pittsburgh with his ever evolving cast of linemates. Connor Sheary and Jake Guentzel got paid for Crosby's work and McDavid will need to do the same for his wings.