Oilers Eye Ben Macbeath at No. 52 in NHL Draft

Edmonton is working the draft board the way good teams do - with a name in mind, a range in mind, and probably three backup plans in the notebook. Ben Macbeath sits in the kind of spot where the right team can steal value, which is why the Oilers’ interest matters. Late in the second round, these choices often come down to projection, patience, and which organization trusts its scouting room the most. The pick could tell you a lot about how Edmonton sees its next layer of depth.