Confirmed with Link: [EDM/MIN] Ilya Bryzgalov for MIN 4th Round Pick 2014

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#Oilers have acquired a 2014 fourth-round draft pick from the @mnwild in exchange for goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.

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[dustrock]

Well, a 4th is something I suppose.

 

[nightfighter]

Huzzah!

 

[OilerTyler]

I'd rather have Bryz than Fasth next season but maybe Bryz didn't want to re-sign

 

[Arpeggio]

No problem with this. This pick could be used to bring someone in.

Also I'm not a big fan of Bryzgalov, he did alright but I don't think he wanted to be here.

 

[PaPaDee]

About what I expected to get in return.

 

[McDNicks17]

Think of how many 6th rounders that gets us.

 

[Debonair]

Pick up Scrivens for a 3rd and trade Bryz for a 4th... good when you look at the big picture. Especially since Bryz probably wouldn't come back.

 

[PaPaDee]

I'd rather have Bryz than Fasth next season but maybe Bryz didn't want to re-sign

Pretty sure he wasn't coming back.

 

[sepHF]

We traded Smid to make room for Bryzgalov so we could trade him for a 4th.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

Think of how many 6th rounders that gets us.

 

[dustrock]

Mac T must have moved the most goalies in NHL history for 1 season.

 

[BleedingOil]

We traded Smid to make room for Bryzgalov so we could trade him for a 4th.

No Smid was overpaid and brutal

 

[misfit]

I never thought Bryzgalov was going to stay, so it's good that we got something for him. 4th is probably about right.

 

[Digger12]

I'm happy we got a 4th rounder + 20 games of .908% goaltending for someone we got for nothing but some money earlier in the year. It's not much, but I'll take something over nothing.

 

[dustrock]

I never thought Bryzgalov was going to stay, so it's good that we got something for him. 4th is probably about right.

Agreed.

 

[Gord]

No Smid was overpaid and brutal

so you say.
I say he was the Oilers best defenseman.

what a waste.

 

[ChokeOnOil]

Can someone tell me why the **** Smid was traded? Anyone?

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Can someone tell me why the **** Smid was traded? Anyone?

Because he was a nice guy, who was one of our only solid D-men, having a slightly off year.

Duh.

The money was right for his type of play, and he was a perfect fit for a second pairing shutdown line. How in anyway does this fit the rest of the Oilers' plan? It's all about being the biggest pile of **** that was ever shat. Smid was ruining that image.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I'd rather have Bryz than Fasth next season but maybe Bryz didn't want to re-sign

I think that was a forgone conclusion

 

[plikestechno]

No way Bryz was signing here so a 4th is better than nothing. Hopefully Fasth is feeling better now. He's only signed through next year so no big whup.

Will be interesting to see what we get for guys like Hemsky and Schultz now. Probably not much, if anything. Thankfully their contracts expire at the end of the year anyways.

 

[6 God]

We traded Smid to make room for Bryzgalov so we could trade him for a 4th.

Or we could have traded Smid to make room for Bryz who would have walked off for nothing.

 

[Groucho]

so you say.
I say he was the Oilers best defenseman.

what a waste.

Not even by a long shot.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so you say.
I say he was the Oilers best defenseman.

what a waste.

You know, you both could be correct

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Can someone tell me why the **** Smid was traded? Anyone?

My "guess" is because they didn't want to be tied to that contract with this type of player for any great length. Smid would be useful here, Right Now, but in a year? 2 years? 3 years? That's the question, does he become a boat anchor. If you, as management, dont' see this player as part of the "plans" going forward, why piss around with keeping him around.

Smid isn't here and isn't coming back, probably time to get over it. Plus if Smid's here, Marincin isn't.

As for this deal, perfect, get something for a guy you got for free.