Show up early for almost any Oilers practice and the first player you’ll see on the ice is likely Vasily Podkolzin. He loves ...

Names like Vasily Podkolzin, Ty Emberson, Kasperi Kapanen and John Klingberg were brought in to help in depth roles, with Podkolzin and Klingberg (in his early days) occupying prominent positions.

Of all the players on this list, Kreider is the biggest bust, going from a 30-goal, 200-shot threat to someone who is only ...