B-Side Edmonton Oilers Draft Preview: Part 1

The 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver is almost here and like all Oiler fans out there, I am excited to see our new GM, Ken Holland, put the Oilers back on track. There is a lot of speculation out there on what he might do this weekend. Oilers will of course draft the best player available as the team has need of elite players in every position but there is a lot of uncertainty as to who is the best player outside of the top 2.

Ken Holland will have put together a list that ranks players for all seven rounds of the draft. There is an argument to be made for trading up in the draft to secure a player like Bowem Byram who will almost certainly be drafted in the top 5. There is also an argument for…