Pencils down, general managers. The teams you have now assembled will be the ones you’re married to for the rest of the season.

For Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman, his work was all completed in the days leading up to the trade deadline, making two separate trades with the Chicago Blackhawks: one to acquire Connor Murphy, and another to nab Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach.

The reaction in Oil Country has been mixed, with fans liking the acquisition of Murphy for a 2028 second-round pick, but questioning if giving up a top-12 protected first-round pick and Andrew Mangiapane for Dickinson and Dach was worth it.

And with the dust settled on all the deadline deals, let’s see how the experts graded the Oilers trade deadline.

Daily Faceoff — Trade deadline winners

Hey, before you judge: look around the league. Landing Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy may not feel sexy, but the Oilers addressed their top roster needs in acquiring them: third-line center, right-shot defenseman and not one but two members of the NHL’s top-ranked penalty kill coming over to help an ailing penalty kill. It was no use chasing a goaltender if his name wasn’t Sergei Bobrovsky, so the Oilers fared well, especially when we consider how few playoff contenders really........

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