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Ones who got away from Edmonton Oilers shining with other NHL teams

EDMONTON — Yes, we acknowledge that hindsight is 20-20, and that there are always extenuating circumstances for some of the moves that are made, but since the Edmonton Oilers are out of the playoffs yet again, we had nothing but time on our hands.

That and the fact that goaltender Devan Dubnyk has become THE story in the National Hockey League after pulling the Minnesota Wild into the post-season with a performance that was worthy of Hart Trophy consideration.

That just got us thinking about the ones who got away ...

Devan Dubnyk

The Wild were trailing by eight points in the Western Conference wild card race when they acquired Dubnyk from the Arizona Coyotes on Jan.