This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, his concerns about the Edmonton Oilers moving out veteran d-man Brett Kulak in the Stuart Skinner-Tristan Jarry trade, with those concerns shared by hockey analyst and former NHLer Rob Brown.

The Oilers also traded for Spencer Stastney, 25, a third-pairing Nashville d-man with a reputation for fast skating and decent puck-moving to help fill the hole left by Kulak’s absence.

“Spencer Stastney sounds like he’s a good young player,” Rishaug said on Oilers Now with Bryn Griffiths. “Sounds like he’s a developing young player and that as he continues to grow and learn and get more experience, he moves really well… But he’s not going to step in and just simply replace Brett Kulak. Like Brett Kulak is the absolute key to this and why I’m surprised the Oilers g

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