Rumor: Oilers ‘full court press’ to find forward help

[Volica]

That’s not the case at all. McDavid, Draisaitl, and RNH stack up to most of the rest of the NHL in terms of ‘elite’ level forwards.

It’s not that a team like the Flames has such a better top 3 than the Oilers - heck you could make the argument that McDavid-Drai-RNH are every bit as good as Gaudreau-Monahan-Tkachuk, if not better. Same deal with pretty much any team in the league.

Where the huge imbalance occurs is after that it’s Chiasson, Lucic, Khaira, Puljujarvi vs Backlund/Lindholm/Jankowski/Bennett.

Considering Backlund and Lindholm are great top 6 forwards. Kind of proves my point though. Last year I talked at length how the Flames needed two additional elite pieces to their forward group. Tkachuk developed into one, and Lindholm fell into our laps as the other one.

Backlund and Lindholm aren't 'depth' players. They are high caliber players in this league. One guy always gets a good Selke turnout, and the other dude has three less points than: Lucic, Khaira, Rieder, Puljujarvi and Kassian combined.

Even if you change the lineup, and Edmonton gets the Jankowski's/Bennett's/etc of the world; it wouldn't make them that significantly better of a team to actually be a playoff threat. They need another big player in that top 6, as well as a better bottom 6.

 

[780il]

Considering Backlund and Lindholm are great top 6 forwards. Kind of proves my point though. Last year I talked at length how the Flames needed two additional elite pieces to their forward group. Tkachuk developed into one, and Lindholm fell into our laps as the other one.

Backlund and Lindholm aren't 'depth' players. They are high caliber players in this league. One guy always gets a good Selke turnout, and the other dude has three less points than: Lucic, Khaira, Rieder, Puljujarvi and Kassian combined.

Even if you change the lineup, and Edmonton gets the Jankowski's/Bennett's/etc of the world; it wouldn't make them that significantly better of a team to actually be a playoff threat. They need another big player in that top 6, as well as a better bottom 6.

We need one of a Mark Stone and a Ryan Dzingel type player to propel our forward group.

 

[topshelf15]

We need one of a Mark Stone and a Ryan Dzingel type player to propel our forward group.

It seems like a likely fit ,but with Ottawa,s ownership still uncertain.. Its really hard to gauge ,which direction we will go

 

[Volica]

We need one of a Mark Stone and a Ryan Dzingel type player to propel our forward group.

An add of Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel as well as a modified bottom 6, the Oil would have one of the best forward groups in hockey.
Like, top 5-6.

 

[topshelf15]

An add of Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel as well as a modified bottom 6, the Oil would have one of the best forward groups in hockey.
Like, top 5-6.

Yep but finding the 13 or so mil a season to keep both of them lies the real issue....Its not impossible mind you and Ottawa does need to make the cap floor if both along with Duchene are moved...But its likely not coming cheap to facilitate this

 

[InTkachukWeTrust]

An add of Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel as well as a modified bottom 6, the Oil would have one of the best forward groups in hockey.
Like, top 5-6.

There could be a big trade in the future. Stone + Dzingel for like 5-6 pieces

 

[780il]

An add of Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel as well as a modified bottom 6, the Oil would have one of the best forward groups in hockey.
Like, top 5-6.

Sucks that Chia has the cap space needed for those guys invested in 4th liners and bottom pair dmen

 

[topshelf15]

Sucks that Chia has the cap space needed for those guys invested in 4th liners and bottom pair dmen

Ottawa loves to overpay 4th liners and bottom pairing defenders....They will fit right in here lol

 

[InTkachukWeTrust]

2 of the worst GMs going at it, this should be interesting....

 

[ChaoticOrange]

2 of the worst GMs going at it, this should be interesting....

It’ll be something nobody likes, like 2nd+Benson+Manning for Dzingel.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Why would the Leafs wanna get fleeced?

This would be debatable.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Go get tarasenko.. That would be fun to see

Chia will be fired soon anyways so may as well go hard!!

 

[Pointteen]

It’ll be something nobody likes, like 2nd+Benson+Manning for Dzingel.

I'm fine with this. Benson isn't a guarantee and it makes up for trading for Manning in the first place.

 

[bossram]

Draisaitl has factored into 42% of Edmonton’s goals, if you want to play that game.

For reference, Sidney Crosby has factored into 34% of Pittsburgh’s.

~52% vs. 34%. Hmm.

The premise that Edmonton has no forward depth because Chiarelli is a bad GM is still correct.

 

[King1s]

This is next level chiaturd stuff. Can't wait for the next crappy move.