LeBrun on "bone-rattling, franchise-changing" blockbuster trade for Oilers
/Pierre LeBrun was on Edmonton’s TSN 1260 on Thursday afternoon.
On the Edmonton Oilers :
“For sure when it comes to the Oilers, a trade for a top centre continues to be their priority from what I understand, but where is that guy? I mean, it’s not to say it’s impossible. The Dallas Stars were having their own issues, but nevertheless have traded for two top centres in 13 months have shown you that it is possible, but it’s mighty hard.
“And certainly that has to continue to be the focal point, I think, if Edmonton moves forward with a big trade. But I think what’s going to be the real uncomfortable moment in Edmonton is that if they do decide to shake this team up with a blockbuster between now and March 2, if they truly want to bring change it’s going to have to be probably a guy they actually don’t want to trade. Because otherwise I’m not quite sure that they’re going to enact the kind of change they want.
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“I don’t think Nail Yakupov is going to get you the kind of change that you need. I think if it’s really the change you kind of need, do you start to look at Jordan Eberle or Justin Schultz. Again guys that you don’t want to keep, you want to build around those guys. Or sorry, guys you don’t want to move, but want to keep. But on the other hand, if it’s really a bone-rattling, franchise-changing move that has to happen between now and March 2, it’s unfortunately going to have to involve somebody you really like because the fact that you really like him, means a lot of other teams will as well.”
Source: TSN 1260/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey