Value of: Leon Draisaitl to your team

[ChaoticOrange]

would Pietrangelo be of interest to the Oilers? we have other pieces and prospects we can talk about. or would you rather Parayko as the base?

Parayko isn’t good enough, Pietrangelo has no contract certainty.

 

[BangarangxRufio]

Parayko isn’t good enough, Pietrangelo has no contract certainty.

So Petro and Kyrou doesnt interest?

 

[John Bruins]

I dont think you could find a single Oilers fan that would be offended by or dissagree with your post. Spot on

The only reason I said “No Offence to Edmonton Oilers fans” is because the monitors on HFboard are sitting on their parents basement just look for reasons to ban someone on little power trip.

 

[780il]

Schenn+Dunn+2nd for Draisatl+Nurse+4th
or
Pietrangelo+Dunn+4th for Draisatl+Nurse+2nd
or
Parayko+Dunn+3rd for Draisatl+Nurse+2nd
or
Schwartz+Bouwmeester+2nd for Draisatl+Nurse+5th
or
Tarasenko+Dunn+3rd for Draisatl+Nurse+2nd

The only one I even cared to read over again was the last one. Even then, no.

 

[BangarangxRufio]

The only one I even cared to read over again was the last one. Even then, no.

okay, worth checking in on, love Drai

 

[ChaoticOrange]

So Petro and Kyrou doesnt interest?

Absolutely not if we couldn’t work out an extension first, and even then I’m not totally convinced. We’re a Draisaitl trade away from having an AHL team up front for McDavid to play with.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

So you are a better player then Hall ? Remember Hall couldn’t do it ? But hey anyone can .

Hall > drai

 

[Cats2TheCup]

In looking at the oiler situation, either McDavid or Leon Draisaitl will be moved to address the needs of the organization and obviously it will be Leon Draisaitl. Not IF but when they realize they are going to have move a big piece out to address their needs; what will they get?

Haven't you guys learned anything yet. "Obviously it will be Leon" means Chia will undoubtedly trade McDavid instead.

 

[The Merchant]

Girard + Ott 1st

*Swap EJ with Girard at Edmonton's preference

 

[Unspecified]

Draisaitl and Larsson for Tarasenko and Parayko.

The goal is to improve via trade not get even worse.

 

[McSuper]

Hall > drai

No he isn’t . They are different players . I take the RW / C over the LW . When Draisaitl is moving his feet there are few better then him . Problem is like a lot of big players they don’t bring it every night .

Edit . Hall was a good fit with Draisaitl but Chia being smarter then everyone else figure a 2 for 1 was better . Trade Hall for Larsson the sign Lucic to a buy out proof contract with Hall’s money .

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Barrie or EJ + Jost + Conditional 1st

 

[McSuper]

The goal is to improve via trade not get even worse.

Someone needs to tell Chia . He just doesn’t get this .

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

No he isn’t . They are different players . I take the RW / C over the LW . When Draisaitl is moving his feet there are few better then him . Problem is like a lot of big players they don’t bring it every night .

Edit . Hall was a good fit with Draisaitl but Chia being smarter then everyone else figure a 2 for 1 was better . Trade Hall for Larsson the sign Lucic to a buy out proof contract with Hall’s money .

Yeah I forgot drai won the MVP last year. Thanks for jogging my memory.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Yeah I forgot drai won the MVP last year. Thanks for jogging my memory.

Positions matter. Hall wasn’t going to win anything on the Oilers. The mvp thing is stupid away. Half the teams in the NHL wouldn’t even considered giving up their best player for Hall

 

[zar]

Your reality is more optimistic than my wildest fantasies, and even more unlikely to be realized.

Lolwut?

How do you still get away with posting this garbage. I would lose my **** seeing Jones alone traded for that

The Jackets laugh at you....that may not even get Jones.

Please just ignore that poster. Every fan base has one.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Positions matter. Hall wasn’t going to win anything on the Oilers. The mvp thing is stupid away. Half the teams in the NHL wouldn’t even considered giving up their best player for Hall

“MVP thing is stupid”, good argument. I’m pretty sure drai is under a ppg player at C.

 

[zar]

Let's put it this way... it is true that RNH and Draisatl have put up inferior numbers centering their own line... but when you have 4th liners playing the wings how do you expect them to be a ppg player.

Assuming one of RNH or Drai are wingers (they have rotated in)...
As of today, the 3rd and 4th highest scoring wingers on the Oilers are:
Puljujarvi 3 goals
Ty Rattie 2 goals

... I am not sure anyone outside of maybe Crosby and McDavid (maybe a couple others) could produce more than 60-65 points with those kind of wingers.

 

[koyvoo]

I wouldn’t pay all that much because the contract is a bit too rich for what he brings.

 

[steveat]

Forget about trading Drai or any of your centres.

Oilers need to evaluate their program and staff because player advancement sucks. McD/Drai and Nuge are all smart players who have above average IQ and can skate well. The problem is player development. Your centres can teach themselves and the type of players that will succeed with or without help. It's players like Poolparty/Yamamoto that need help, These guys should..even in their youth and inexperience be getting at least .5 PPG playing along side these players.

Get a new AHL coach and some outside consulting to get your prospects going. Trading is obviously not an area of strength - to change this, you have to get a more intelligent Chia or a swimsuit model.

 

[Lukin1978]

I'd be shocked if this happened

Look who the Oilers have for a gm

 

[joestevens29]

Or we could fire Chiarelli and continue to build through the draft. These speed up build trades and signings all backfired.

Oh so pretty much what chia is already doing. Good call

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

I think one of the big issues with the Oilers is that they behave like McDavid is a UFA in two years. He is very young, you can't get everything you need to support him in one year.

I like Benson, Puljijarvi, and Yamamoto but their is no need to toss them in the deep end of the pool and watch them drown. Patience is badly needed. You were a 100 point team just recently. Stop the madness. If you miss the playoffs so be it. Grab a great pick and wait for Bouchard and others to provide that support. A quick fix trade is when Chia starts going mental and terrible things happen.

 

[matt trick]

If they were to make this type of move (they probably should not) it seems like Minnesota would be a good fit. Lots of quality dmen (Brodin, Spurgeon, Dumba) under 30, and lots of second line caliber forwards who could be elevated with McDavid (Coyle, Nino, Zucker, Foligno).

Something like Zucker, Spurgeon, Coyle for Draisaitl, a cap dump (Kassian maybe?), and a good young asset. Minnesota gets a young #1 center they've never had, while giving up their fastest/best winger, #3 d-man and a good middle six winger with size and scoring touch.

Minnesota begins a rebuild around Draisaitl, Dumba, Granlund with Suter, Parise, and Koivu as aging leaders. Edmonton gets a power forward to compliment McDavid, a good PMD, and a first line wing to to score 30+ with McDavid each year.

Zucker-McDavid-Coyle
UFA-RNH-Yamamjavari

Klefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Spurgeon
Jones-Russel

 

[FelixPotvin29]

If they trade Drai they might as well trade McDavid