The Oilers stood pat with Stuart Skinner after the NHL Trade Deadline, but did they do enough to maintain optimism going forward?

All things considered, the trade deadline Stan Bowman and company delivered for the Oilers looks good at first blush.

Giving the Edmonton Oilers a chance to get a game further than they did last year. Lately, though, it's looked about as likely as Canada sacking the beaver in favor of the bald eagle. And that was before Friday afternoon.

The NHL’s trade deadline has come and gone and the Edmonton Oilers not only nibbled around the edges, but tried to make some big swings. The two trades

Overall, it’s solid but not spectacular work by Jeff Jackson, Stan Bowman and the Oilers' management and scouting groups.