Ban Price trades
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Very little of this AGM is good for Edmonton.
Patrick might not even have a career, and you're giving up (mathematically) a bonafide third line winger and two quality picks for him and a late second round pick. This is the kind of trade that set Edmonton back (see Griffin Reinhart, 2015) instead of propelling them forward. If Puljujarvi is worth somewhere in the realm of a 2nd rounder plus, you're bleeding value on Edmonton's picks here.
If Boyd is projected to be a 4th line center for his career, you could probably have him for Chiasson and a mid to late pick straight up. No need to give Benning away for free. Recoup some actual value with him.
All of your other signings sans Athanasiou, Bear, and Khudobin are bad. Martha won't play hockey ever again due to his eye injury and Day/Lowe only consume AHL roster spots that are otherwise accounted for already. Brind'Amour might be worth a contract, but I believe the organization has another year to wait on him. Cairns is not worth an ELC.
Benson is likely not ready for full-time NHL employment and I'd bet my last dollar that Neal doesn't return next season. Be it a CBO or conventional buyout, his deal is incredibly hard to justify when he won't see the kind of icetime he had last season.