I like it all except the Nuge trade, Nuge is clear of Dumba

If they Oilers are willing to move RNH, 1sts and 2nds should be for more then making the playoffs, it should be for acquiring pieces that can help make the cup final

I think as the year goes on and if negotiations aren’t going well I could see them doing something like this, I just have this feeling Nuge is gonna be the big UFA next year

There’s potential but as the team sits currently they need to climb out of the hole to even compete

So downgrading the defense is going to get them to the playoffs?!

Explain?

Dumba, Bonino and a prime second for two rentals who'd play less than 45 games after having to sit out a quarantine period? I can't see Bill Guerin doing that.

Dumba and Dunn aren't good defensively - you have both players playing above their established ability defensively.

I think that any trade-deadline deals are going to have to be intra-division.

Wild aren't trading dumba for Ryan Nugent whose a free agent. Sorry, nope from Minnesota. Wild also don't need Tyson barrie.

Also adding on Bonino & a 2nd is straight up funny. Ryan Nugent isn't going to get much for Edmonton as a rental

Sorry this deal is absolutely no from Minnesota @SomeonesOffended

I'd be intrigued by a Dumba for Nuge swap (likely involving additional parts) if Nuge came with an extension. If not, I'd pass personally

Fantastic point, wonder if we may see an artifical trade deadline 2 weeks prior to the actual deadline because of the quarantine ramifications

MN would have to be a trade and sign deal with RNH before the trade was made. Not sure RNH is the center MN needs long term, but he's an improvement to what MN currently has for sure.

Cant picture mn wanting rnh. They wouldn’t trade a quality top 4D for a rental. The wild would just not make this trade unless there’s a good reasonable extension on rnh already in place.

My thoughts exactly

That's just categorically false. If Dumba were strictly a #4 defenseman who couldn't play any higher, then yes you'd be right. Unfortunately for you, Dumba is most definitely a top 4 defenseman and more than capable of handling a top pairing role, duties and minutes, and has done so at numerous times throughout his career with the Wild.

The caveat in this trade, isn't whether Dumba can play in a top pairing role, as he can. It's if Edmonton can properly support him with a defenseman who can hold the zone defensively while Dumba counter attacks off the rush.

Edmonton's best defensive d-man is Bear, but he plays the same position. So he's out.

Nurse is by far the best choice here because he plays a decent two-way game, even if he’s more inclined to offense than defense. The catch here is Nurse willing to be more of a stay-at-home defenseman if he’s paired with Dumba?

Simply put, Dumba to the Oilers doesn't work not because he can't play the part but because the Oilers defense suck on actual defense. That's more of a Oilers problem then a Dumba isn't good enough to play up there problem.

Really? Nuge won't get much as a rental? Goodrow got a first ahaha

He also had a year left