Revisiting the 2015 NHL entry draft - how did the Oilers make out?
By Phil Gretzky
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Rounds 2-4
Rounds two and three - no picks - both picks were moved in the much maligned Griffin Reinhart trade with the New York Islanders. The third round pick was actually initially sent to Anaheim by the Oilers in the trade for goalie Viktor Fasth, and it was flipped to the Islanders by the Ducks for Eric Brewer.
Round four - Caleb Jones, 117th overall - it's worth noting that the Oilers' own fourth round pick was traded away to St. Louis along with Magnus Pajaarvi and a third round pick in exchange for David Perron. They also traded away a second round pick in 2014 in this trade which turned into Ivan Barbashev - and that stings a bit.
Jones was selected with a fourth round pick that was acquired from Montreal after the Oilers traded away Jeff Petry to them. Jones turned into nothing special but he did okay for a fourth round pick. He was eventually traded away to Chicago for Duncan Keith, so he could play with his brother Seth there. He has remained a bottom pairing defender ever since, par for the course for a fourth round pick. From Chicago he was traded away to Colorado, then signed as a free agent with the Kings this past offseason.
Hit or miss? Considering where he was drafted, let's call this a hit. Not every draft pick is going to be a smash hit, but if you can stick around in the NHL carving out a role for yourself, that's a solid career.
Who did the Oilers miss out on? No one of any consequence, the biggest name taken after Jones was Mathieu Joseph.