Confirmed Trade: [DET/EDM] Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin for future considerations

[93gilmour93]

Clearing space for Holl and Kerfoot cause the oilers love ex Leafs

 

[DJB]

Incoming Karlsson trade

 

[Petes2424]

Kostin is rumoured to want 2m or else bolt to the KHL

Yamo makes double what he should be and is quickly trending towards being a bust. The cap space is more valuable for Edmonton while Detroit gets to hopefully turn Yamos career around.

It makes sense for both teams. Thank you Yzerman for doing us a solid

Detroit needs to put money on the table. They’ll likely sign him. Shouldn’t be an issue. It’s nuts they couldn’t get anything for him.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Klim Kostin was a beast in the playoffs and scored timely goals. Big guy, plays with tenacity, the kind of player you need to win in the playoffs... which is what I thought the Oilers wanted to do. WTF Edmonton???

Must have been the sweetener to take on yam

 

[HanSolo]

Wait I thought only Vegas does this

 

[jetsforever]

Crazy that Yamamoto has zero value

 

[McOvechking]

Oilers were desperate to shed Kailer’s contract in full without taking anything back. Hurts to lose Kostin though.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Oil fans. Is Kostin sandpaper?

 

[Pengu]

win for the Oilers

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

These seem like good players.
If I’m a vet NHL player right now I’m not fond of the way things are trending with the cap.

They need to raise it

 

[innitfam]

Well I thought he'd have to buy Yam out. Colour me wrong. Guess they will be going with Bjugstad and Janmark.

 

[Right Wing]

Klim Kostin was a beast in the playoffs and scored timely goals. Big guy, plays with tenacity, the kind of player you need to win in the playoffs... which is what I thought the Oilers wanted to do. WTF Edmonton???

Not an Oilers fan but agree. He was one of there best players in playoffs. Hard forechecker, opened up space.

 

[PuckFather]

The name should change from the Stanley Cup to the Cap Space Cup the way it’s going

 

[EverTheCynic]

Yamamoto did have negative value then? Had to attach a piece to dump him.

At least we don't have to hear Oilers fans pretending like Yamamoto is an NHL player any longer.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Oil fans. Is Kostin sandpaper?

Klimdros

 

[Oilslick941611]

Honestly great deal for the Oilers. Cap space is way more valuable than those guys

Yammo yes, Id wish Kostin returned.

 

[Rubi]

So Holland maybe gets a steak dinner from Yzerman for trading away Yamamoto and Kostin for nothing. Oh wait.... maybe its Holland thats buying. Great asset management Kenny.

 

[CamPopplestone]

Seems win/win. Oilers get cap space, Detroit gets an overpaid player that's still young that they have no issues affording.

 

[BKarchitect]

Kostin is a serviceable player but was already being overhyped on small sample size impact and the Oilers being thirsty for useful bodies in their bottom six last year.

They’ll be fine to fill out the edges of the Detroit roster for a year or two so they don’t have to rush any prospects. Any expectation above that is probably aiming too high.

 

[Go Wings]

Honestly great deal for the Oilers. Cap space is way more valuable than those guys

You are assuming Holland doesn't waste that cap space on something stupid. Good luck with that

 

[BlueOil]

Kostin was positively noticeable for the Oilers in the playoffs. Be interesting to see what he can do with the Wings and more ice time.

he had some good moments and then he had moments like this where his teammates tried to help him mid-shift and he still didn't respond to the push

project for sure to stay in the line up

 

[NYR94]

The good old two-for-none special

 

[EXTRAS]

Kostin isn't going to the khl. The guy just spent like 4 years in the AHL. The moment he becomes an NHLer he isn't going back to Russia. That's just silly

 

[McJedi]

Smart trade guy the oilers. All it cost to dump Yamamoto was a 4th liner they couldn’t afford.

Good job by Holland. Cap space found.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Yzerman digging through other team's garbage cans again.