Swap JBD for Brannstrom and I'd say that it looks good

Deal. Whatsup with Holloway tho?

Without even factoring in the cap, I'd pass on that from EDM's perspective.

Oilers are already so tight against the cap they can't even have a 23 man roster. Unless you're taking back Ceci or something, this doesn't work for them

He’d get 100+ pts with McDavid at 5 mil. But pass right on ahead

I feel like Holloway will at best be a 3rd Lw, if you look at the Oilers roster closely, McDavid needs someone other than Draisaitl or RNH to play with, I think Batherson would complement McDavid huge

Batherson would be wicked with McDavid. That said they can't afford him in this deal. They also need what Foegele brings. They pass cause they just can't do it.

if he's that good then why don't u keep him?

a.) he wouldn't play with McDavid, or at least not so long as that Nuge-McDavid-Hyman line is demolishing opponents
b.) he's already playing with some pretty talented players in OTT (~50% of the TOI with Stutzle this year)
c.) he wouldn't get 1st unit PP time until that unit stops being effective/dominant

For all those reasons, I think you're wrong. However, those aren't even central to my reasoning. My reasoning is twofold: 1.) I don't think he's worth that package and 2.) I don't see him as the ideal fit that would allow me to excuse the overpayment (an example of an ideal fit is someone like Konecny). Skating ability and two-way ability are vital components for me if I'm making a trade of this type & size.

cause the sens are garbage and they need to rebuild again

Edmonton doesn't need wingers for McDavid. Those are RNH and Hyman, who are already clocking around 100 points per season with 97. Edmonton would want wingers for Draisaitl, and the current template suggests higher-skilled versions of McLeod and Foegele.

I dont know enough about Batherson's game to say with any confidence that he's a one-to-one compatible with either third liner Edmonton is currently running with Leon, but the salary cap needs to work first and foremost.