No Oilers to beat in the playoffs.

Pretty sure Bowman said that Nylander is done for the season, Dach had surgery on his wrist and is expected to miss 4 to 5 months so he's pretty much done for the season as well.

Oilers decline not using a first to address a need that doesn’t exist.

Imagine thinking Edmonton would give up a 1st for Connor Murphy!

*Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane have no choice but to break their shoulders by carrying the team. Both his 80 points.
*Dominik Kubalik continues to impress. He scores 30 goals.
*Adam Boqvist owns the blue line. He comes into camp stronger and bigger, ready to defend and also puts up a casual 35 points in 56 games.

Overly optimistic here.
- Eighty points in 56 games is a 117-point pace - something Kane has never done and is not going to do at 32. DeBrincat scored 0.64 P/G last year, or 36 points in a 56-game schedule. He could improve that, but 80? Not a chance. There are only 2 players in the league with a realistic chance of hitting 80, and both of them play for the Edmonton Oilers.
- Kubalik did very well last year, but a big part of that was playing with Toews. If Toews misses a significant portion of the season (or all of it as you propose), expect significant regression for Kubalik. Thirty goals in 56 games is a 44-goal pace, not a chance that's happening on a team without Toews or Dach.
- Boqvist has never been good defensively, not even playing against teenagers in junior. Expecting him to grow is a stretch (lol) too. The only semi-realistic thing about this section is him putting up a massive 51-point pace, but there's nothing casual about that. Even if he gets all the #1PP time though, I don't see him getting 35 points - he simply isn't a good enough distributor to run a world-class powerplay. He played the half-boards in London (not the point - that went to Evan Bouchard) to maximize the effect of his shot, but does he win that spot over Kane, Debrincat or Kubalik? Doubtful.

I think Chicago is going to be in for a world of hurt. Best to move Keith and Kane next summer to maximize their return and focus on a proper rebuild.

murphy isn't worth a first

Imagine thinking Edmonton's defense is good

Yes he is; look at his advanced stats and the rotation of partners he has had and notice every time he plays with someone, he lifts up their stats. Murphy is a big, physical shut down defensive zone puck mover; easily worth a 1st especially given his contract. He should be making $4M to $4.5M

Time will tell but does the cost make sense without providing bouch or broberg opportunity first? I don’t mind making competition for the job but that’s not how.

Bear, Murphy, Barrie would be interesting. Larson in my opinion isn't that good. Murphy also plays both sides.

Good enough that Holland isn't giving Chicago a 1st for Connor Murphy!

Murphy would automatically become the 2nd best defender on the Oilers; wait and see how bad their defense is once again.

Sure bud. Wait until the deadline and see just what return you get for Murphy - it won't be a 1st.

Yep, I said that. Read description, bud

I see you are a Boqvist hater. He was 19-20 last year playing on a crappy regular season team. I see your point about full 82 game season point per game math. I eyeballed and did some mental math, didn't actually calculate. Your point about Kane, DeBrincat, and Kubalik's ppg ratio with my proposed stats makes sense. However, Boqvist shows a ton of promise. He'll be a stud.

Not a hater at all. I've been watching him for 4-5 years now and was hoping he'd fall to Edmonton in the draft. He's going to be a stud, he's just not a 5-tool guy, that's all. And I did say that a 51-point pace was semi-realistic, I do think he has that offensive ability, although 2021 is probably too soon to see that. Just don't expect Lidstrom-style defensive ability.