Ex-Oilers Prospect’s Junior Tear Reopens An Old Wound

One former Oilers top prospect is forcing people to revisit a trade they never fully stopped debating. His historic junior season gives the whole story a little extra sting, because hindsight is undefeated in this league and management remembers every evaluation. Edmonton has lived through enough prospect drama to know that missed talent always finds a way back into the conversation. The question now is whether this one becomes a footnote or a full-blown regret.