Edmonton adds in a 4th this year to wings trade

They don't really need that much defensive help. Their real issue is winning on the dot. There is only so much McDavid can do, and he's getting the easier matchups there.
They got blown away on the dot by TOR and it showed.
If EDM could win more on the dot they'd be a much harder team to play. I do have to give McDavid some credit here. He's starting to understand that. He's starting to become a much more rounded player.
Part of their problem is the weaker division. It's easy to win faceoffs against other younger centers who aren't good at them either. But when they hit a team like TOR who has people who can win on the dot, they go 33% on the dot and they lose.
They got to do better.

Yea I agree absolutely. Bob Stauffer on the radio broadcast was gonna lose it if we gave up another crucial d-zone draw. Faceoffs don't make it or break it but it makes things much trickier than they need to be

It's easy to be reactionary after that loss, but I honestly think we could use some defensive help. Our top 4 LD is a huge weakness, and we could absolutely use a middle 6 forward with a defensive conscious over a scoring winger. We rank 2nd in the league in goal scoring. The only thing left to do is bolster defensive capability throughout the lineup. A 4th line that can win draws and PK very well, a 3rd line that can do well enough in the faceoff circle and not get hemmed in their zone for extended periods of time, likely driven by a capable 3C