Should The Edmonton Oilers Trade Their First-Round Pick?

WINNIPEG, MB - OCTOBER 16: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets shoots the puck during third period action against the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell MTS Place on October 16, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Oilers defeated the Jets 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB - OCTOBER 16: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets shoots the puck during third period action against the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell MTS Place on October 16, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Oilers defeated the Jets 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
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EDMONTON, AB – DECEMBER 31: Bryan Little #18, Jacob Trouba #8, Mathieu Perreault #85, Josh Morrissey #44 and Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets celebrate after a goal during the game against the Edmonton Oilers on December 31, 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

3. The Organizational Depth at Wing

This trade would give the Jets an opportunity to address an organizational need and clear some much-needed cap. But can they afford to move a productive top-six winger? Well with players like Jack Roslovic and others knocking on the door of a top-six role it makes it much easier to swallow.

Roslovic looked promising in his first season with the Jets, putting up 14 points in 31 games as a rookie. His numbers this past season in a bottom-six role were nothing to get excited about for Jets fans. However, the talent is undeniable and very noticeable.

So many are eager to see what the former USHL phenom can do when paired with some of Winnipeg’s most talented forwards.

The only problem is that Winnipeg has too many wingers on their roster for him to make that jump.

Mason Appleton is another player who is inching closer to being a fixture in the Jets forward group. The 23-year-old has come off back to back seasons flirting with a point per game status in the AHL for the Manitoba Moose. A mark that many believe indicates when players are ready to graduate to the NHL level.

The benefits of this trade would have it’s losses immediately compensated by the organizational depth on the wing and could give the Jets the missing piece in their roster to put them over the top.