The Toronto Maple Leafs made a huge deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, swapping Matthew Knies for Kirill Marchenko in a trade that had other parts. It begs the question: could the Edmonton Oilers have picked up Knies or Marchenko at the price they were traded for?

Here’s the full trade:

To the Leafs: F Kirill Marchenko, G Elvis Merzlikins, and F Miles Wood

To the Blue Jackets: F Matthew Knies, F Steven Lorentz, D Emil Andrae, and a 2027 second-round pick

Each team swaps talented young wingers and a few extra pieces. Knies is a defensively responsible 23-year-old power forward, and Marchenko is a six-foot-three, 26-year-old scoring winger with speed to burn.

Now the Oilers only have one high-end winger like Marchenko or Knies, and that’s Zach Hyman. They........

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