Most of the hockey world breathed a sigh of relief when the Edmonton Oilers did not land ANOTHER number one overall pick. In most years some may gripe about the Toronto Maple Leafs bagging the number one pick after their blatant tank job this season, but everything is relative.
After having picked number one overall to select Ryan Nugent Hopkins, Nail Yakupov, Taylor Hall, and of course, Connor McDavid, the Oilers continue to languish at the bottom of the standings.
The Oilers and their new GM, Peter Chiarelli, are tired of settling for stockpiling top prospects. They need to push the issue, and they’ve taken the unusual step of unequivocally stating they are looking into trade options of their number 4 selection in this 2016 draft.