Confirmed Trade: [EDM/CHI] Duncan Keith and Tim Soderlund for Caleb Jones and Conditional 2nd/3rd round pick

[Brown Cat]

No retention, or are the details all not here yet? If it's with no retention then Holland still making shit moves.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

If all this is is Keith for Jones and a 4th, Chicago wins that trade hands down. I think you can get some value out of Keith in a reduced role but adding 4.7 mil to do it from Edmonton's perspective is not a good idea.

 

[Static]

they got "Stuff" , Caleb Jones is meh and the pick is in the 3rd or 4th round. Nothing big.

Didn't have to be anything big, anything at all is incredible.

 

[MMC]

 

[Mike Jones]

Oilers are really in win now mode.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Holland is going to Holland. I do not miss him.

 

[Brown Cat]

Thank God

Ok Satan

 

[threeVo]

People clown the Sabres for expecting a big return when there are still GMs like this in charge of teams assets.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Value wise this does not look great for EDM.

But EDM also has Broberg and Bouchard (and Bear) and this team could really use a veteran leader back there.

This deal doesn't hurt them that much, but could be a boon if the "intangibles" factor works out. It's a gamble that will tell fans whether Holland should keep his job or not.

I like Jones and think he's still got upside, but they won't really miss him. It's more about cap space.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Seems like a solid deal for both teams. Oilers give up nothing for a veteran D which is a big need and Hawks clear salary so they can go after an equally bad D-man who will get a bad contract so they can chase another cup run instead of rebuilding like they should.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Keith is still good, just don't play him 20+ mins per night.

 

[MessierII]

If there is no retention this is horrible

 

[biturbo19]

Wow. Impressive that Chicago were able to move that deal, without taking back some sort of salary dump, and/or retention. I can definitely see this working out for the Oilers, as a second pairing defenceman who can still give you some decent minutes in the right situation, and a wealth of experience and that "winning pedigree". Just surprised they couldn't manage to offload something undesirable in exchange. Though i guess they only have a couple really terrible contracts, and those were probably non-starters.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Chicago is not retaining at all? I think in a vacuum this trade isn’t that bad, but considering Edmonton’s cap complications…yikes.

 

[super6646]

Keith is still good, just don't play him 20+ mins per night.

20 mins is second pairing lol.

He sucks ass now

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

If salary is retained beyond 500k this sucks

If no salary is retained this blows but at least they did Keith a solid and we can move on

I am not a fan of Jones though

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

 

[JT Kreider]

I dont get how everyone is saying this is such a bad deal for EDM. Keith is perfect for what the Oilers needs are, just as long as they have the cap space to work with.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Oilers are really in win now mode.

more like win in 2015 mode

 

[Shane Diesel]

keith is still a good d man.

By what measure?

 

[Boxscore]

Hawks will get Caleb then use it as a perk to trade for Seth and sign him long-term.

 

[Minnesnota]

people severely underrating Ducan Keith is crazy to see.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I imagine there will be some retention on Keith to be reported later.
Chicago got a much better deal with Edmonton than they could have ever gotten with Seattle.

 

[ChiHawk21]

I think people know he is still a good dman, but this offseason its all about cap room across the league. I love the acquisition of Keith as a player standpoint, but if there is no retention, it's a gigantic fail by Edmonton

who are they going to get as good as keith tho? theres only about 3-5 free agent defenseman clearly better then him at this moment and he wants to be in edmonton.

 

[GreeningOil]

Fire Holland