The Edmonton Oilers have only picked eighth in the NHL Entry Draft once in their history. 8 and Jesse Puljujarvi for Winnipeg winger Nikolaj Ehlers, 23, who has 199 points in 298 NHL games? Yeah, I know, the Oilers have screwed up the Finnish winger and there might still be a player inhere coming off double hip surgery. True, the Oilers have cap issues and Ehlers makes $6 million for another six years. “We have to sign Starrett but he’s exceeded our expectations in Bakersfield.

Source: National Post April 12, 2019 13:30 UTC