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Opinion: Edmonton Oilers have the skill to win; what about the will?

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Before this year’s trade deadline, I offered a polarizing opinion on trading Evan Bouchard. It wasn’t, in fact, about Bouchard per se. It was about the Oilers’ penchant of sacrificing defence for offence. It was also about the tendency to wear rose-coloured glasses when evaluating prized, point-scoring defencemen.

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