Oilers' 2012 Draft: What If They Picked Rielly or Vasilevskiy?

0:00On April 24th, Edmonton Euler's fans still cringe over that first overall pick in the 2012 draft, Nail Yakopov, who turned into one of the league's biggest busts. The guy barely made a dent before bouncing out of the NHL, leaving the team high and dry on talent. That draft was a stack with stars, but realistic top options like Morgan really, taken six by Toronto, or Philip Forsberg, 11th to Nashville, stood out in hindsight. Even Goli Andre Vasilesky at 19th or Matt Dumba at 7th could have been reached as worth considering. Euler's nation has wondered for years how these guys would fit today, especially with the team's shaky defense and Goli carousel holding them back. From deep playoff runs, despite stars like Konamiq David and Leon Drizidal. Picture Riley or Dumba, pairing with Darnel Nurse on the blue line for a shutdown top duo, or Vasilevsky locking down the net like he did for. Tampa's Cup win, Forsberg could wing it with McDavid, adding that sniper punch to top line

1:01craves. Any of those picks, beats Yakopov, and plugs the hole right now, with Vasilevsky topping the redraft wish list. Man, the Euler's might be contenders if they'd gone another way back then. From your team, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today.