Speculation: Oilers preparing to move Lucic?

[TFHockey]

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[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Good Luck with that

 

[TFHockey]

Good Luck with that

Well one hurdle was Lucic's NTC. That might not be an obstacle anymore, or least not as big of one. Things are brewing.

 

[MinJaBen]

Lucic for Darling?

 

[Riseonfire]

To where? The IR?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Well one hurdle was Lucic's NTC. That might not be an obstacle anymore, or least not as big of one. Things are brewing.

That's not the hurdle, the hurdle is finding a team that will take that contract

 

[Ararana]

Lucic has a NMC on top of the term and AAV he got?

 

[Mighty Makar]

Lucic has a NMC on top of the term and AAV he got?

Chia doing Chia things.

 

[Dan Kelly]

Interesting to see if he'll actually end up somewhere else by the fall?

 

[rynryn]

hahaaaa good luck.

 

[normaliswear]

Preparing or begging?

 

[Braeden]

1 for 1 for Loui Eriksson.

 

[TFHockey]

Lucic has a NMC on top of the term and AAV he got?

Yeah, as per Cap Friendly:

June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 - Modified NTC: Submits a list of 8 teams he can be traded to / July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 - Modified NTC: Submits a list of 10 teams he can be traded to

 

[belair]

Lucic has more value to NHL GMs and coaches than he does to HFBoards capologists. He's still a young power-forward who's regularly in the top end of the league in hits and averages around 40 to 50 points a season. Those players are hard to find. I don't think he's likely to get a significant return, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similarly maligned player with a heavy contract as the kind of return he nets.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Lucic for Darling?

We have Talbot and Koskinen and Montoya. I honestly don’t know what we’d do with Darling.

We could lie and say he’s 19, make him shave, and play for the Oil Kings I guess?

 

[Jay haller]

Lucic has more value to NHL GMs and coaches than he does to HFBoards capologists. He's still a young power-forward who's regularly in the top end of the league in hits and averages around 40 to 50 points a season. Those players are hard to find. I don't think he's likely to get a significant return, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similarly maligned player with a heavy contract as the kind of return he nets.

Except he’s not young anymore and his numbers looks more and more like Simon/probie

 

[mouz135]

More than likely Lucic is on the team come next season, and Klef is shipped out. I'd take that bet. He can appear on the trade bait list as many times as he wants, doesn't mean they can move him,

 

[belair]

Except he’s not young anymore and his numbers looks more and more like Simon/probie

He just turned 30 today. He's still relatively young in terms of a professional hockey player's career. Players generally produce into their mid thirties.

 

[StuckOutHere]

I remember when no one saw this coming.

 

[BB88]

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Need to take a really, really bad contract back, or retain half or add a 1st to get rid of that.

Lucic has more value to NHL GMs and coaches than he does to HFBoards capologists. He's still a young power-forward who's regularly in the top end of the league in hits and averages around 40 to 50 points a season. Those players are hard to find. I don't think he's likely to get a significant return, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similarly maligned player with a heavy contract as the kind of return he nets.

He's at the end of his prime, he doesn't have any high end skills to keep his game well over 30, and contract like that is an anchor.

 

[TFHockey]

Need to take a really, really bad contract back, or retain half or add a 1st to get rid of that.

That seems like a lateral move at best.

 

[BB88]

That seems like a lateral move at best.

Yes, but that contract is abysmal.

So I highly doubt there's a team jumpin on joy with Lucic possible being available.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Lucic has more value to NHL GMs and coaches than he does to HFBoards capologists. He's still a young power-forward who's regularly in the top end of the league in hits and averages around 40 to 50 points a season. Those players are hard to find. I don't think he's likely to get a significant return, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similarly maligned player with a heavy contract as the kind of return he nets.

No he doesn't and no he isn't. His days of being a reliable top 6 producer are over. The game is far too fast and his contract far too big. The only way he nets any kind of return at all is if you attach the 10th overall pick to him, and even then teams would be wary.

 

[North]

No he doesn't and no he isn't. His days of being a reliable top 6 producer are over. The game is far too fast and his contract far too big. The only way he nets any kind of return at all is if you attach the 10th overall pick to him, and even then teams would be wary.

He started last season very well. He hit the skids in the latter half of the season but seems to understand he has some work to put in during the off season in order to bounce back. I wouldn't write him off just yet.

 

[TFHockey]

No he doesn't and no he isn't. His days of being a reliable top 6 producer are over. The game is far too fast and his contract far too big. The only way he nets any kind of return at all is if you attach the 10th overall pick to him, and even then teams would be wary.

You might be right. Lucic was a lock for 50 points for 8 years or so, but it might be the game has changed enough where he can't do that anymore. I guess we'll see if last year was an outlier or if that is the new norm for him. No one can say for sure one way or another.

If there are only takers for Lucic if the 10 oa is attached I highly doubt Edmonton deals him. They're more likely to make him a compliance buyout when the CBA expires. That being said there are a lot of rumors flying about the media in the city right now. It might be a better deal than you suppose.