2008 Oilers Draft Review: #103, D Johan Motin

The Dustin Penner offer sheet drained the Oilers of their own first-round pick, their second-round pick, and their third-round pick this year. As a result, after the Eberle selection the Oilers got to sit around and presumably play some cards while Lowe tried to convince Prendergast that they were going to draft a Latvian player named Seymour Butz. I mean, I'm sure they made some calls around about lining a trade up, but they sure didn't pull the trigger on anything.Thus, the Oilers waited eighty-one selections until their next turn came up. When that turn arrived, they did what they like to do lately and grabbed a defenseman.Pick #103: D Johan Motin (Bofors, Swedish Allsvenskan) [15.2+3=5 18]Motin participated in the World U-18 Championships as part of Team Sweden, and it's from there that we get the bulk of our information on this 6'1" 202-pound pile of Swedish reasonableness. He's a guy who plays a simple, no-frills style of hockey. Not a lot of offensive...