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2011-12 Oilers Preview

Posted on July 21, 2013 at 10:50 PM.

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2011 NHL Entry Draft Edmonton Oilers
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
2	Red Deer Rebels - WHL	Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan	C	6'0"	160
8	Vancouver Giants - WHL	Musil, David	D	6'3"	191
15	Portland Winterhawks - WHL	Rattie, Ty	RW	6'0"	170
67	Quebec Ramparts - QMJHL	Tam, Mikael	D	5'11"	180
114	Guelph Storm - OHL	Foote, Brandon	G	5'11"	168
135	Acadie-Bathurst Titan - QMJHL	Arseneau, Vincent	LW	6'1"	187
150	Sudbury Wolves - OHL	Corrado, Frankie	D	6'0"	174
165	Niagara IceDogs - OHL	Visentin, Mark	G	6'0"	186
195	Oshawa Generals - OHL	Jenner, Boone	C	6'0"	193

Draft Recap

Edmonton did another good job at addressing their needs, they are now thoroughly stocked at the defense and center positions, their organizational depth is deep in those areas. Edmonton had to trade up to get their main man, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but their depth of picks made that move a non issue. With 19 picks in the last two drafts, the Oilers cabinet is stocked with talent.

Trades

6.23.11

Edmonton acquires 2nd Overall (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) from New Jersey, in exchange for 9th Overall (Myles Bell) & 105th Overall (Zack Evans-Renaud)

Edmonton acquires LW-Alex Semin (Rights To) from Washington in exchange for D-Ryan Whitney

Edmonton acquires C-Tyler Ennis & D-Mike Weber from Buffalo in exchange for C-Andrew Cogliano & C-Patrick O'Sullivan

Contract Renewals

Alex Semin - 4 years @ $19.600m (4.900m AAV)

Ryan Jones - 3 years @ $3.285m (1.095m AAV)

Ladislav Smid - 1 year @ $1.000m

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - 3 years @ $2.700m (0.900m AAV) ELC

Mark Pysyk - 3 years @ $2.400m (0.800m AAV) ELC

[i]Mike Weber - 1 year @ $0.740m

Ryan Reaves - 2 years @ $1.300m (0.650m AAV)

Denotes 2-Way Contract

Released

LW - Ethan Moreau
RW - Zack Stortini
RW - Fredrik Sjostrom
LW - Matt Marquardt
LW - Bryan Lerg
G - Christopher Nihlstorp

Free Agent Signings

D - Josh Gorges - 4 years @ $13.600m (3.400m AAV)

RW - Taylor Beck - 3 years @ $1.500m (0.500m AAV)

Opening Night Roster

Edmonton Oilers Depth Chart - 2011-12
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Semin	Hall	Ennis	Torres
C	Couture	Eberle	Nugent-Hopkins	Horcoff
RW	Hemsky	Penner	Jones	Moore
D #1	Hamhuis	Sbisa	Smid
D #2	Pietrangelo	Gorges	Babchuk
G	Khabibulin	Dubnyk