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"Ken? Steve here. Let's make another deal."In Carson Soucy Women Jersey  le s than 24 hours, Ken Holland and Steve Yzerman, two general managers who go way back to the late '90s and threeStanley Cups when the former was the Red Wings GM and the latter his captain, made a second swap hours before the NHL trade deadline.First, as the clock was striking midnight on Feb. 24, Yzerman sent Holland defenseman  Alexander Wennberg Jersey Mike Green and then, around mid-afternoon on Monday, the two made another swap sending the speedyAndreas Athanasiou to Alberta. This move is a big one for the Oilers, who need a skilled, speedy forward to play with Connor McDavid.Oilers received from Detroit:Andreas Athanasiou (F) and Ryan Kuffner (F)Red Wings received from EdmontonSam Gagner (F), 2020 Jared McCann Women Jersey  second-round pick and 2021 second-round pickOilers grade: A-The Oilers faithful can no longer say their team didn't do anything at the trade deadline with the team acquiring one of the fastest skaters in the league not named Connor McDavid. This season, the 25-year-old forward has 10 goals and 14 a sists in 46 games; not great  Chris Driedger Jersey numbers, however, keep in mind last year he did post a 30-goal season  and this year's Red Wings team is terrible.Sure, he is a league-worst minus-45 in plus/minus rating, but that's a number that's highly skewed  and again, not unexpected considering how bad Detroit is. His CF% is somewhat respectable at 44.73 percent this season, although GF% leaves little to be desired (25.40), . Both should rise considering Jamie Oleksiak Men Jersey  he'll beplaying alongside McDavid  who elevates everyone's game around him  or the NHL's point leader, Leon Draisaitl.We'll see how Athanasiou works out on McDavid's left side, but watching this blazing fast experiment should be fun.AA is a 15-20 goal player, but remember, Pat Maroon had a career high 27 next to McD.Chia son a CH 22Ka sian a CH 15.20 = 30 next to No. 97. Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec Calle Jarnkrok Men Jersey ) However, Sportsnet's Eric Engels did  Calle Jarnkrok Jersey report that a Red Wings teammate said last week: "These young guys come in and think it's all about the highlights. We've all talked to him to try to get him to understand how he'll be succe sful but he doesn't want to listen."So it may be a bit of a project for head coach Dave Tippett.In Detroit last week, heres what one player said to me about Andreas Athanasiou:  Eric Engels (@EricEngels) Despite it all, the Oilers are battling for a top spot in the Pacific Division and with the addition of Athanasiou, Green and Tyler Ennis from the Senators, the Oilers may finally be Marcus Johansson Women Jersey  primed for a long playoff run.