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Oilers Side of the Trade Tree and Subsequent Deals Pt. 2

Doug Lynch is definitely not a name that should jump out of the page for you. Unless you are a fan of the St. Louis Blues, this is probably the first time you are hearing his name. Lynch only played two games in the NHL, both with the Edmonton Oilers. Lynch was then traded along with Eric Brewer and Jeff Woywitka to the St. Louis Blues for former league MVP Chris Pronger. Woywitka played 152 games with the Blues before signing with the Dallas Stars. Brewer would play 332 games with the Blues becoming a solid piece of their blueline. Later, Brewer was dealt by the Blues to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Brock Beukeboom and a 3rd-round pick. Beukeboom never made it to the NHL. Interestingly enough, the Blues used that 3rd-round pick on a goaltender by the name of Jordan Binnington.

The third piece the Oilers got for trading Guerin to the Bruins was the 1st-round pick that turned into Anson Carter. Carter played 211 games with the Oilers and scored 69 goals from 2000-01 to 2002-03. The Oilers traded Carter to the New York Rangers on March 11th, 2003 along with Ales Pisa in exchange for Cory Cross and Radek Dvorak. Cross played 113 games with the Oilers and was packaged with Jani Rita to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dick Tarnstrom. All small names, but a part of this tree.

Carter would play just 54 games with the Rangers. The Rangers then sent him to the Washington Capitals for superstar Jaromir Jagr. Jagr’s full salary was deemed a big enough price to pay to take on instead of players and prospects. Jagr would terrorize Devils fans until he left for Russia in 2008. Carter played 38 games with the Capitals before being traded to the Kings for Jared Aulin. Carter didn’t score a goal in 15 games with the Kings before signing with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent. Aulin never played a game with the Capitals, thus ending the Oilers’ side of the trade tree.