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Here’s my unpopular opinion of the moment: the Edmonton Oilers need an airlift of talent from Bakersfield and should immediately recall Cooper Marody and Tyler Benson.

Why is this unpopular? I posted the notion on Twitter and got all kinds of pushback:

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🇭🇷Garett @g_dika: I just wouldn’t do it. The Oilers are grasping currently. No point in ruining what is going on in the Bake right now. Those players aren’t going to put you over the top to win 10 of the last 13 games. Accept your fate and the NHL level and learn from it.

Fauph @TheFauph: Nope. They absolutely shouldn’t. Bakersfield is on fire, and creating an enormously successful environment right now. Breaking that apart would just be another typical Oiler mistake. You don’t kill the confidence of developing players by removing them from success like that.”

Braylie Brooke @BraylieBrooke:Why on earth bring them here now? Let them ride out this amazing season! Oilers club will still exist next year.