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THE SECOND ROUND (2016 UPDATE)

Stu MacGregor’s second rounds (and third rounds) probably got him fired. After taking over in time for the 2008 draft, MacGregor called out seven names in the second round. Two men can safely be called...

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THE THIRD ROUND (2016 UPDATE)

If the second round of Oilers drafting features some unusual choices, the third round is where the circus comes out to play. Tall trees from small towns, enforcers who never punched, and once again a...

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THE FOURTH ROUND (2016 UPDATE)

If you are the person who gets angry about your favorite NHL team missing in the fourth round, put down the bong. By the fourth round, NHL teams are drafting players with an 18.9% chance of playing 100...

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THE FIFTH ROUND (2016 EDITION)

Fifth-round picks have a 14.9% chance of turning into NHL players (expressed as ‘playing 100 games’) and this is the real lottery area. The one fifth-round success since the turn of the century was...

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THE SIXTH ROUND (2016 EDITION)

For the Edmonton Oilers, the sixth round is where luck landed in 2010 and Brandon Davidson is the prize. Make no mistake, if they knew he was going to be this player, Steve Tambellini and Stu MacGregor...

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LUCKY STAR

We can argue about the wisdom of individual moves, but there is no case I can see to counter the following statement: In the last two drafts, the Edmonton Oilers received luck beyond compare. The...

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THE SECOND ROUND (2017 UPDATE)

If the Oilers had drafted even close to average in the second round over the last decade, some of the management and coaching staff of the past might still be here. The new regime has had only one pick...

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THE THIRD ROUND (2017 UPDATE)

While the successes of the second round (Martin Marincin, Tyler Pitlick, Anton Lander) play in the NHL as support players, 2013 third-round selection Anton Slepyshev has first-round talent and what...

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THE FOURTH ROUND (2017 UPDATE)

Dillon Simpson was drafted in 2011 and made his NHL debut in 2016-17. ‘Draft and college’ can be an effective way of handling graduation dates for prospects and the fourth round is a good spot to be...

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Urge for Going

Stan Gilbertson had been hanging around pro hockey forever (Oakland could have had him for nothing in 1967, I think they technically had a right to claim him as a San Fransisco Seal before Boston...

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