2017 OILERS READER SURVEY RESULTS

1. Should the Oilers trade Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or both?

Yes, Eberle: 65 per cent

Yes, both: 20 per cent

No, neither: nine per cent Undecided: four per cent

Yes, Nugent-Hopkins: two per cent

2. What do you think Jordan Eberle is worth in trade?

A Top 6 forward or a Top 4 defenceman: 26 per cent

A Bottom 6 forward or bottompairing defenceman: 25 per cent

A first- or second-round pick/top prospect: 21 per cent

A mid-round draft pick/mid-range prospect: 15 per cent

Anything: 13 per cent

3. How many games should goalie Cam Talbot start next season? He started 73 regular-season games in 2016-17.

60-70: 69 per cent

50-60: 29 per cent

70-80: nine per cent

Undecided: two per cent

4. Should Laurent Brossoit remain as Oilers backup goalie or should the Oilers trade for a veteran No. 2 to give Brossoit more playing time/development in the AHL?

Keep Brossoit in NHL: 56 per cent Acquire veteran backup, send Brossoit to AHL: 33 per cent Undecided: 10 per cent

5. Should the Oilers try to re-sign defenceman Kris Russell, who is due to become an unrestricted free agent in July?

Yes: 82 per cent

No: 10 per cent

Undecided: eight per cent

6. Of these players, which player do you expect the Oilers to lose in the Las Vegas expansion draft?

Benoit Pouliot: 24 per cent Griffin Reinhart: 23 per cent Jordan Eberle: 20 per cent

Mark Letestu: 16 per cent

Zack Kassian: seven per cent Jujhar Khaira: six per cent

Mark Fayne: four per cent

7. Should the Oilers acquire a faceoff specialist in the off-season?

Yes: 73 per cent

No: 19 per cent

Undecided: eight per cent

8. Do the Oilers need to acquire a top defenceman in the off-season?

No, Oscar Klefbom is that player for the Oilers: 52 per cent

Yes, you can’t have too many:

40 per cent

Undecided: eight per cent

9. How did you find the prices for food, drinks at the Oilers’ new home, Rogers Place, this season?

Too expensive: 81 per cent

I thought prices were OK: 18 per cent Cheap: one per cent

10. What sort of contract should Leon Draisaitl, whose entry-level contract has expired, command?

A long-term contract: 82 per cent A shorter-term ‘bridge’ contract: 17 per cent

Undecided: one per cent