Oilers need to trade for more goals
BY JAY PARR-PEARSON - FAN FUEL BLOGGER
The Edmonton Oilers lack of secondary scoring has been a problem since the season began. The offence seems to revolve around Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sam Gagner receiving the benefit of playing with them.
Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff have fallen off greatly after the first six weeks of the season as has Ryan Jones. The Oilers need to focus their efforts at the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline on adding a secondary scoring threat.
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The Oilers have scored 147 goals so far this season, with 58 coming from Eberle, Hall and Nugent-Hopkins. These three youngsters account for 40 per cent of the club's scoring.
Priority for the Oilers at the deadline and this offseason is improving the talent level in adding an entire second line. The preference being bigger power forwards to improve the size and competition level of the Oilers forwards.
What players do you think would be a good fit for Edmonton? Is it worth trading draft picks for a big power forward to help speed up the development?
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