Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Current Prospects

2 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers

While there were plenty of reasons for the Edmonton Oilers’ decade of darkness, one of their major issues was rushing prospects. Thankfully, that is no longer the case, as general manager (GM) Ken Holland came into Edmonton with a reputation of giving his prospects plenty of development time and has done the exact same thing during his time with the Oilers. While prospect development is not the lead reason the Oilers have turned the corner in recent years, it certainly has helped. The Oilers selected the 20-year-old in the fifth round (126th overall) of the 2020 draft, and he has improved significantly since then. (from ‘Bruce McCurdy: Edmonton Oilers draft power winger Reid Schaefer at #32 overall’, Edmonton Journal 07/08/22)....

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