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7. Ryan Spooner
Next time someone interviews PC about the 2 Ryans trade, perhaps there should be a donkey braying sound in the background when you play the clip.
Also, rumor has it that PC tried to get Spooner included in the Petrovic and Manning trades, but both Florida and Chicago said No Mas.
That pretty much says it all about Spooner, who has been a great disappointment since coming here from the Rangers. 2-1-3 in 19 games to be exact.
That projects out to 9 goals and 19 points, but considering Spooner hasn’t had a point since Dec. 14 and hasn’t had a goal since Dec. 13, those numbers you just know are flattering him.
To add insult to injury, Ryan Strome has put up 4-5-9 for the Rangers since the trade and currently has put up two goals and one assist in his past three games played for them.
So essentially what that means is unless Spooner pours it on in the last half of the season that the Oilers lost this trade as the change of scenery worked for Strome but not for Spooner.
Now we have a $3.1 million boat anchor contract for this year and next. After the Oilers talk about how they can get rid of Lucic’s contract, then the second item on the agenda will be doing the same thing with Spooner.
Thanks for the screw job, Chiarelli.