Forgot to sign mcloed who I think is better than rodrigues and will cost less than half.

They wont get far considering they are maxed out cap wise with no extra roster players and Injuries are bound to happen....
And not signing McLeod is a big mistake.

Rodrigues should come in cheaper than that. You're out of cap space with just a 20 man roster and still have to sign McLeod.

Honestly I think its clear that the Oilers would be better off with Ryan + Foegele than they would with Milano + Rodrigues. Especially considering the fact that teams will want picks to take Ryan and Foegele.

Combined 5v5 stats

Goals/60
R+F: 1.41
M+R: 1.15

Points/60
R+F: 3.15
M+R: 3.37

Shots/60
R+F: 13.56
M+R: 16.15

iSCF/60
R+F: 14.30
M+R: 15.60

ixG/60
R+F: 1.39
M+R: 1.48

iHDCF/60
R+F: 6.87
M+R: 6.91

Hits/60
R+F: 10.66
M+R: 6.37

Takeaways/60
R+F: 4.44
M+R: 3.55

Faceoff win percentage
Ryan: 60.37
Rodrigues: 47.06

So Edmonton's duo scores more, hits more, defends better and wins 60% of the faceoffs. I don't see how paying assets to have someone take Ryan + Foegele just to get fewer goals, less physicality and poorer faceoff performance is worth the edge in assists and shots.