We are now two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline. As the rumors start to pile up, teams are going to have to make decisions on whether to be buyers in hopes of making a run towards the spring or to be sellers in preparation for the future.
While Chiarelli was still the GM in January, the Oilers were reportedly aggressively trying to find scoring help. Chiarelli was on the hot seat, and he was likely well aware of how much pressure there was on him to make the playoffs. The standings in the West were muddled, and the Oilers were in thick of the race despite a stretch of futility that dates back to mid-December.
Fans didn’t want Chiarelli to make any more moves in an effort to save his job because they had lost all trust in the former GM. They did not want him mortgaging the future to help this team limp into the playoffs this season. However, since his firing, many fans have become more open to possibilities when it comes to trades.
Two days after the firing occurred, I posed a question on Twitter about which prospects that Oilers fans perceive as being untouchable. I suggested that Puljujarvi, Yamamoto, Bouchard, Jones, McCleod, Benson, and Maksimov are the prospects that I view as being untouchable. Perhaps “untouchable” is a strong word, but those are the ones that I would be upset to see moved unless the return is impactful.
Of the 29 people that offered an opinion on the subject, only 4 suggested…
CLICK HERE if you want to find out what those four people suggest and why Ryan thinks the Oilers should be sellers at the trade deadline this year.
