The Oilers have too many elite forwards and not enough defense. The Avalanche don’t have *any* elite forwards.
Recently my editor Nadia Archuleta suggested we should raid the Rangers roster. Her theory is that the Avs need to import some winning tradition. Well, I want to look at whether it might be a good idea to import some players from a losing organization.
The Oilers, by my count, have a grand total of 6 forwards good enough to play on a top line. In order of this season’s performance they are: Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Benoit Pouliot, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.