The Case for Blair Betts

Now that most of the trade rumors have died down and the season still being a little over a month away, how about this idea? The return of Blair Betts. With a little over a month to do before the season starts, Blair Betts still does not have a team. It seems that this offseason, the only team Betts has been linked to is the Edmonton Oilers. Although he had been linked earlier this offseason with old coach Tom Renney and the Oilers, Edmonton has since inked two more centers in Gilbert Brule and Ryan Stone. Although neither of the two may be NHL ready this year, in a year or two, former Penguins prospect and 32nd overall pick in the 2003 Draft, Ryan Stone, may be ready to take the ice in the NHL. Including Stone and Brule, who will be working their way up the ranks in the Oilers organization, the Oilers have a total of eight centers inked for the upcoming season. The remaining six centers are:Shawn Harcoff, an Oilers alternate captain, who is one year into a six-year, $33 million con...