After 6 years with the Dallas Stars organization, Jamie Oleksiak is now officially a Pittsburgh Penguin, thanks to the trade on Tuesday that netted the Stars a 2019 fourth round pick.
Though many fans are upset about how Oleksiak developed with the Stars, it’s worth remembering that the blame shouldn’t rest solely with the young defenseman:
To be fair to Oleksiak, very little of this is his fault. He didn't pick himself 14th overall in 2011. He didn't decide to shoehorn a litany of young defensemen into the organization at the same time.