Revisiting the 2019 NHL entry draft - how did the Oilers make out?

Round three - Ilya Konovalov, 85th overall (pick acquired from the NY Islanders in exchange for Brandon Davidson. The Oilers traded their third round pick along with Chris Wideman to Florida for Alex Petrovic).

Not much to say about this pick. Goalie Konovalov was drafted out of the KHL in Russia, and played 17 games for Bakersfield in the 2021-22 season, putting up dreadful numbers - a .893 sv% and 2.73 GAA. He immediately returned to the KHL where he still plays, as a great regular season goalie but a lousy goalie in the playoffs. See for yourself. Maybe he'll be like Mikko Koskinen and an NHL team will take a flyer on him a year or two from now.

Hit or miss? Miss.

Who did the Oilers miss out on? No one of much consequence. Most teams missed on this pick, the only ones who hit were the Washington Capitals on Aliaksei Protas, and he's only playing on their fourth line and that's it - and that's the only guy who hit 100 NHL games out of this round of this draft.

Round four - Matej Blumel, 100th overall

Back to their own drafting position in the top 10 of each round now, the Oilers picked dual-sided winger Blumel with this pick. He showed signs of potential when he put up 30 goals and 60 points in 58 games in the US junior leagues. He played for three seasons in the pro leagues of his native Czechia, and never put up more than 17 goals or 30 points in that period. As a result, he wasn't signed to an ELC by the Oilers and thus he became a free agent and was scooped up by the Dallas Stars. He had a six game callup two seasons ago where he scored what has been his one and only NHL goal to date, spending the rest of the time on the Stars farm team. He had an impressive season last year 31-31-62 in 72 AHL games for the Texas Stars, but on a team as good as the Stars he'll be hard pressed to make the roster, and at 24 his chances aren't closing in on him, but they're growing slimmer by the day. Could he be a late bloomer? Maybe, but right now it looks like the Oilers might not have lost much by letting him go. That being said, not a great use of a draft pick, even if it is only a fourth rounder.

Hit or miss? Miss

Who did the Oilers miss out on? No one of any consequence, most teams missed on picks in this round. The only players worth anything in this round that were drafted after Blumel were bottom pairing blueliner Henry Thrun (Anaheim), and third line winger Dmitry Voronkov (Columbus). Third line winger Mattias Macelli was drafted two picks before Blumel (Arizona/Utah) - he'll be playing with Nick Bjugstad and Shane Doan's son Josh on the Utah hockey club's third line this upcoming season.