"What happened was, all of a sudden, we got a lot of defencemen. We traded for Grebeshkov. We signed Tarnstrom. We traded for Pitkanen. We signed Souray. Then, I'm thinking, 'Holy mackerel, we've got a lot of guys here"
Lest we forget exactly how rosters come together in Edmonton. h/t dawgbone
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