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I think Edmonton accepts this, or something close. Holland will hate to lose 2 veterans and especially those 2, but the cap is flat so moves will have to be made.
Edmonton had the best powerplay in over 40 years this year. Everyone looks to McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins (and rightly so), but did you know that Chiasson played on the 1st unit when Neal was off due to injury? But then when Neal came back Chiasson maintained his spot on the 1st unit. Why? Because the powerplay was vastly better with him on it. For the season, the 1st unit scored 15.76 GF/60 with Chiasson and 10.71 without him.
Russell contributed well to the 4v5 PK. Among the 5 Oilers defensemen that played regular PK minutes, Russell had the lowest CA/60, FA/60, SA/60, xGA/60, SCA/60 and HDCA/60. I might have missed one... but anyways, he'll help your PK for sure.